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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2/23/17  11:06 pm
Commenter: elizabeth

No to Dry Needling
 

Needling does wonders, there is no doubt about it. But it should be preformed by professionals who have specilized in the study of it. There are modalitites that licenced acupuncturist can't perform and If patients would benefit from acupucnture their PT should refer them to a trusted Acupucturist. This is also how we build interdisciplany teams in the health care arena. "Dry needling" is acupucnture and should not be taught over a weekend seminar. 

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