Athletic trainers are licensed health care providers through the state and have a national  agency with a board certification exam. We already have the ability to provide treatments that break the skin. In addition, dry needling and acupuncture are 2 very different treatments, with different goals. Athletic trainers spend years in accredited university programs to sit for the board exam, followed by specific extra education to perform dry needling, when appropriate. Athletic trainers are more than qualified to provide this service and should be permitted to do so.