Athletic trainers should NOT be allowed to perform dry needling. That is a speciality that requires extensive training and is beyond their scope of practice. Without proper training and supervision there are health risks to the patients including but not limited to nerve damage and pnuemothorax if the dry needling is performed incorrectly. Which the liklihood is very high if poorly trained people are performing it.

Besides being a public safety hazard, it also jeapordizes professions such as highly trained and qualified acupuncturists.

And less trained chiropractors and physical therapists.