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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2/12/17  8:14 pm
Commenter: Yanchen Xie?Washington Institute of Clinical Research

No dry needling acupuncture
 

 Physical therapist only receive less than 100 hours post graduate course for acupuncture. It is irresponsible for untrained physical therapists to practice acupuncture with the name of "dry needling acupuncture". It is illegal for Physical therapist to use acupuncture needle to practice " dry needling acupuncture", it is illegal to bypass acupuncture law to practice "dry needling acupuncture".

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