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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12/30/15  1:57 am
Commenter: Dr. Lei Li

No to dry needing by PT
 

No To dry needling by PT. It is a public safety issue!  Physical therapist only receive less than 100 hour post graduate course  for acupuncture. It is irresponsible for untrained physical therapists to practice acupuncture with the name of "dry needling". It is illegal for Physical therapist to use acupuncture needle to practice " dry needling", it is illegal to bypass acupuncture law to practice "dry needling", 

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