Using needles to stimulate points to treat people is the basic concept of acupuncture. Where does treatment using needles come from? Acupuncture. What does so-called dry needling do? Use needles to stimulate acupuncture points and get results. Without acupuncture points, where would a person practicing dry needling put the needles? Besides, the technique of dry needling had been in practice in China long ago because of acupuncture.

Can acupuncturists take a two week course and practice physical therapy? No! That would be an insult to the profession, and would imply physical therapy is a shallow medicine. But jus like acupuncture, physical therapy is a standard and profound healing method which helps many people. So please continue to help patients heal, but just do not steal from the ancient Chinese art of acupuncture and call it your own. Acknowledge that dry needling is acupuncture, learn the art properly and do not steal the credit. Get properly trained in acupuncture and tell your patients dry needling is acupuncture, otherwise you would be the same as the deceitful Chinese government.