Action | Practice of dry needling |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 2/24/2017 |
In my experience, physical therapists barely understand physical therapy. To think they grasp the complexity of acupucture points and how they combine to produce the desired effects is ludicrous, and DANGEROUS. Dry needling IS acupuncture. It takes many years of study to become a certified: one should be allowed to skip all that training simply because they have friends with political pull. There are four main reasons they should not be allowed to practice acupucture without qualifications: