Greetings honorable representatives, I send this to express my strong objection to athletic trainers performing dry needling. Following an injury I had dry needling done on myself by a physical therapist who I later discovered had very little training. It ended up making my condition much worse. Athletic trainers will not be undergoing any more training than physical therapists, and most likely even less. This makes the potential for harm that much greater. I have done quite a bit of research on dry needling since then and I assure you this is not as simple a technique as athletic trainers and physical therapists would have you believe.

I ask you to please vote no on this proposed bill. Thank you for your time and your service.

Respectfully,

Tyme Gigliotti