As an acupuncturist required to take (and PAY for) over 2500 hrs of training in order to get a Masters Degree before I had permission to do dry needling, as well as any other needling  on people, I strongly disagree with letting athletic trainers do dry needling. They do not have the extended training necessary to be safe. Accidents and injuries are becoming more prevalent with this progression of untrained health professionals encroaching in the scope of practice of acupuncturists. Dismissing the scope of practice of acupuncturists devalues the entire health profession. PT’s and chiro's already crossed over into acupuncture, dry needling being another name for one of our many techniques to help people. Can I do structural manipulation and adjust people now too. It is unfair to acupuncturists to amend the requirements, but more importantly it is not protecting public safety standards.