Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Physical Therapy
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Physical Therapy [18 VAC 112 ‑ 20]
Action Practice of dry needling
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 12/30/2015
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12/26/15  1:57 pm
Commenter: David Stokke, LAc

I oppose Dry needling for PT's. 54 hours of training is not safe.
 

Allowing PTs to perform acupuncture without an acupuncture license would be a serious mistake. Acupuncture is not within their scope of practice, and 54 hours of training is not safe. Please leave the practice of acupuncture exclusively for acupuncturists with proper training.

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