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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12/28/15  11:24 pm
Commenter: Jia Yang, L.Ac, MSTCM

Dry Needling should be done by licensed acupuncturist!
 

1, Dry needle is acupuncture, is one kind of techique of acupuncture! It is not a manual therapy techique! So it should not proformed by Physical Therapist. Physical Therapist may use exercise, modelities, cold & heat to help patient rehabilitation, but should not have the right to pierce patient's skin! That's is commom sence; 2, Trigger points are one kind of acupuncture points. So, Dry needle theroy is part of the morden acupuncture theroy; 3, Acupuncture needle is acupuncturists' exclusive tool protected by law. Any one doesn't has acupuncture licese should not use it! 

 

 

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