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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4/24/25  1:50 pm
Commenter: Anonymous

no to athletic trainers performing dry needling
 

The minimal training available to ATs in dry needling cannot adequately prepare them to safely perform an invasive technique, which inherently carries risk. Allowing undertrained professionals to perform it diminishes the standard of care

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