PT didn't thinking go to school to get full training level to practice acupuncture this beartiful medicine, but try to use different terminology drescribe acupunctutre as "dry needling", the purpose is want to avoid same training level as acupuncturist by law required to practice the needling. This is completely wrong, not allow by Law.

From Chinese "Ashi xue" Point, translated to English is "trigger " point. Chinese acupuncture Practitioner use "Ashi" points Acupuncture to treat the Neurological, Muscular and Skeletal movement disorder over thandsand years, the disorder may coming from a trauma, or Sports injury; even they to treat for Hemiplagia coming from a Stroke." The result is very  good.  It is  safe and effective practice by qualified  acupuncturist, but we thinking it is not safe and effective by only 54 hour training of PT to practice.  Trigger" point  acupuncture is exactlly is" Ashi xue" points Acupuncture.  so dry needling is truly acupuncture. It is a wrong acupuncture term.