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  1:34 pm
Commenter: Mike Zhang

Dry needle is acupuncture and is out of the scope of practice for PT
 

Dry needling is literally acupuncture, it is not right to for PT to practice dry needling since that's acupuncturist job. 

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