I've been reading the comments from both sides for about a week now. Most of the concerns are athletic trainers don't have the knowledge to dry needle safely. We've also been called personal trainers which leads me to believe there has been very little research into what our profession is and what our skill sets are. I would like the acupuncturists to know we have years of training. We have the background knowledge to perform dry needling safely. I would even be open to having a longer dry needling program to cover any gaps that might exist. If the real fear is taking away clients, I don't think our populations overlap that extremely. Many of us work with minors at public schools and would not likely be allowed to use this skill there. I believe athletic trainers should be allowed to train in and practice dry needling.