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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2/22/17  7:42 pm
Commenter: Kenneth Cheung

NO DRY NEEDLE
 

I strongly feel that the Physical Therapist should NOT use dry needle for their patients.  Firstly, they do not equipped with sufficient knowledge of all the major pressure points in a human body, hence, the number of hours that they study for this particular practice is definitely not sufficient as compared to 2,000+ hours of the license acupuncturist hours they study for the course.  

Secondly, due to the above reasons, I would not recommend that they use dry needle for their patients.

Sincerely,

Kenneth Cheung

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