Action | Practice of dry needling |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 2/24/2017 |
According to the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (approved by the United States Department of Education) that is responsible for quality assurance of education/training of licensed physical therapists, the educational standards of an accredited physical therapy program does NOT inlcude dry needling (see Standard 7, pp. 26-30 of Accredition Handbook; http://www.capteonline.org/AccreditationHandbook/).