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 Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 2/24/2017
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12/27/16  11:03 am
Commenter: Arash Zirakzadeh

Dry Needling in PT practice
 

I have been practicing dry needling for about 2.5 years. I use dry needling to inactivate muscular trigger points. I believe that dry needling is a very effective way to release muscles especially in more chronic patients. I have taken my courses with myo pain seminars which was very comprehensive and required more than 100 hours of education. Also, I had to study a lot to be able to get the certification and safely practice dry needling, I have been working on trigger points for a long time and I have translated the main texct book of tirgger point by Janet Travell to Farsi , my home language. I found dry needling as one of the most effective ways to work on trigger points. I believe physical therapies have great knowledge of anatomy that helps a lot in mastering dry needling techniques and practicing safely.   

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