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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12/30/15  3:09 pm
Commenter: Kristen Kirk, DPT

Support Dry Needling by Physical Therapists
 

Physical therapists have extensive education in human anatomy, including the musculoskeletal and nervous systems, and work with it every day. Before training with dry needling, they graduate from an accredited graduate PT program, which is now a doctorate degree. So, it is not just 54 hours of training. They are provided with the education and skills necessary to perform safe and effective dry needling as part of their treatment plans.

Physical therapists do not claim to be acupuncturists and the method and goals are different. One profession can't restrict another profession to use a tool that is within their field of practice. Many medical professions overlap with tools and techniques.

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