Acupuncturists have far more experience in needling. Not only is a 27 hour course not enough for trainers, PT's and Chiropractors not enough for needling in general, it is also dangerous. Acupuncturists need to go to school for at least 1,850 hours. PT's, chiropractors, and now what you'd like to carry into athletic trainers are only required to go to school for 27 hours, and oftentimes are not required to do this training in person. It is not only dangerous and can create long-term issues due to mismanagement of muscle release and pneumothorax, but PT's, Chiropractors and Athletic trainer's have no understanding of the theory behind. They do not know contraindicated points for people who are pregnant nor do they know contraindications for people with various diseases. It is extremely dangerous. I wouldn't trust myself, and you shouldn't trust me either as an acupuncturist who knows the body and skeletal system through and through to take a weekend course in Chiropractic care and crack your neck on Monday. You should apply this same thinking to Chiropractors, PT's and now athletic trainers. I behoove you to rather than employ these non-acupuncturists, to encourage them to refer out to REAL acupuncturists and have a better cross-occupational relationship, and we will continue to refer out when things are out of our scope of practice. Do not allow more people to practice acupuncture without a license.