I would like to agree with the rest of the athletic trainers on this matter, in support of dry needling inclusion in the scope of athletic training in the state of Virginia. As licensed medical professionals, we are trained in several skills and aspects of healthcare and a wide variety of subjects. Dry needling is also a topic we have been taught about, yet unable to perform due to the legal writings of our scope of practice. As a form of therapeutic intervention, dry needling has been shown to make drastic improvements for patients suffering from many types of injuries, including acute and chronic injuries. Dry needling has been approved in many other states and has been pulling athletic trainers to those states because of it. If Virginia would approve of this as well, then there could be more athletic trainers willing to work in Virginia. Please vote to allow athletic trainers to add dry needling to their toolbox in Virginia!