Action | Practice of dry needling |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 2/24/2017 |
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The Ohio Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is opposed to the unlicensed and dangerous practice of dry needling by physical therapists and other health care practitioners. This is a summary of some of our concerns about dry needling:
Patient safety should not be compromised. Until reasonable standards for training, credentialing and licensing are in place, physical therapists who want to practice "dry needling" should go to acupuncture school and learn to do this procedure safely.
Sincerely,
Jared West
President OAAOM