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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4/30/25  7:42 pm
Commenter: Awny Rael, On Point Acupuncture

Oppose, acupuncture should only be done by licensed acupuncturists.
 

I oppose athletic trainers doing dry needling because compared to our 4+ years of rigorous training, knowledge base in TCM and clinical hours of practice, they have not enough training to do dry needling which is a repackaged name for acupuncture. Dry needling can be dangerous and cause more harm than good. Please protect our scope of practice for acupuncture and Chinese medicine professionals! 

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