Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Medicine
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Licensure of Athletic Trainers [18 VAC 85 ‑ 120]
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4/30/25  2:14 pm
Commenter: Dr. Oley Smith, DAHM, Dipl. OM, L.Ac.

Opposed to dry needling for Athletic Trainers
 

I oppose athletic trainers doing dry needling because compared to our 4+ years of training, they have not enough training to do dry needling which is a repackaged name for acupuncture. Methodology must informed by understanding, and athletic trainers do not understand acupuncture/dry needling. 

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