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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2/12/17  7:07 am
Commenter: Wunian Chen, University of North Carolina, School of Medicine

Acupuncture is Dry Needle
 

“Trigger Point”theory of “Dry Needle”therapy is exact “Ashi”theory of Acupuncture. Are acupuncture needles wet needles? No , acupuncture needles are dry needles. Can physical therapy set up a border line between“Dry Needles”and Acupuncture. If you can not, you can practice entire acupuncture, with only two weekends training, no care of public health.

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