Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Medicine
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Licensure of Athletic Trainers [18 VAC 85 ‑ 120]
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5/2/25  10:16 pm
Commenter: Anonymous

YES to ATCs Dry Needling
 

I say YES to this amendment. I have read so many comments about athletic trainers being “unlicensed, uncertified, personal trainers, non-health care providers, etc. to be exact 119 comments that oppose this amendment have said this. All these comments are incorrect. As we are licensed, certified health care providers. Also, if athletic trainers are “a danger to the public, when it comes to dry needling”, why hasn’t the board of medicine for other states banned ATCs from performing this skill, all these years? The reason is because we are not a danger to the public regarding dry needling and we have the skills and knowledge to prove this. 

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