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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2/11/17  12:25 pm
Commenter: Yong Shen

Against dry needling
 

 

I am Yong Shen. I am against dry needling. Reason as following:

First, Dry needling( acupuncture) is under scope of acupuncture.

2nd, PT dry needling is not safe. It take years for undergraduate and graduate study and through license exam. It is not a piece of candy, it is serious medical practice. 

3rd, PT should respect scope of practice, not because you think it is easy, you can just take as ur scope. Why  you not perform endoscope just because it is not that hard. 

I am against dry needling. Thanks for consideration. 

 

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