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 NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 12/30/2015
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12/25/15  6:14 pm
Commenter: Conor Logan L.Ac.

Dry needling for PTs, without proper training, would be a big mistake.
 

 Physical therapists do not have the required training in order to  safely at minister acupuncture two patients. Acupuncturists go through 3000 to 3500 hours of training in order to acquire the skills necessary to properly treat patients with acupuncture. Dry needling would result in a negative impact to acupuncture by flooding the market with poorly trained practitioners. 

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