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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2/11/17  3:28 pm
Commenter: li biao jiao LAc., BILL JIAO ACUPUNCTURE PLLC

Dry Needling is ACUPUNCTURE, Dry needling is outside the legal scope of practice for PT.
 

Dr. Sir

I am Li Biao Jiao LAc. I am against dry needling. Reason as following:

1,Dry Needling is ACUPUNCTURE, Dry needling is outside the legal scope of practice for PT.

2. Becoming a licensed acupuncturist and practitioner of Chinese Medicine entails a minimum of 3500 credit hours studying. PT use dry needling for patient is not safe!

Thanks for consideration! 

 

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