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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2/21/17  4:07 pm
Commenter: Li Liu

dry needle practice needs equivalent training as acupuncturists
 
dry needles as one form of acupuncture should require practitioners to go through the equivalent training as acupuncturists. To physical therapist dry needling is relatively new without enough training and proper supervised clinical hours it is not safe for the public. Theory can't overpass the practice because dry.needles as subtype of acupuncture is highly skilled and very hands on technique has been required.
CommentID: 57292