An acupuncturist in order to graduate must have between 1,800 to 2,300 hours depending on the state to be licensed and practice acupuncture.  There is so much to learn about the body and the points and how best they are used, when you don't use certain modalities and when you do, when some points are harmful to a patient, such as someone pregnant or beneficial to a patient.  This is the core that needs to be considered.  IF you let PTs do dry needling, which is where they penetrate the skin in areas where there is an acupuncture point or a meridiain which is on a channel that acupuncturists use to needle or diagnose, these PTs are then performing acupuncture without a license. Physical therapists have no background of when we use points, why we use points together, what combos will work, what points will cause the patient injury, fatigue, more pain, and even puncturing a lung in extreme cases. Thousands of years has been dedicated to the fine medicine of acupuncture. please leave needling to the acupuncturists. Say NO to dry needling.