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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2/23/17  3:55 pm
Commenter: Audrey Lagares Lama

No dry needling
 

Needling acupuncture points is part of Traditional Chineese Medicine. It is a Masters program on top of a bachelors degree. It is not a weekend course. It's 3 years of intense study and clinical practice. You can do more harm than good. It is a complicated system where the points chosen have to correlate with the diagnosis. Please do not think that anyone can do this without proper education.  

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