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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1/22/17  10:58 am
Commenter: Wunian Chen, University of North Carolina

Dry needling therapy is Acupuncture therapy, should apply to Acupuncture regulations.
 

Acupuncture therapy is putting dry needles into trigger points and other points to treat diseases. It needs thousands hours training in order to get Acupuncture license. Dry needling therapy is also using dry needles to treat the diseases. 

Is there any evidence can prove the difference between Acupuncture and dry needling?

Why Dry needling therapy only needs few half days training to be able to do Acupuncture?

Stop dry needling therapy to protect public health!

Wunian Chen

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