Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Physical Therapy
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Physical Therapy [18 VAC 112 ‑ 20]
Action Practice of dry needling
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 7/26/2019
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7/16/19  7:30 pm
Commenter: Evan Marcus

Oppose PT learning Dry Needling
 

Physical Therapists should not learn Dry Needing because they do not have the right experience or education material. As a licensed Acupuncturist in the state of Florida, I had to pass 4 board examinations to become licensed, earn over 1,000 clinical hours of acupuncture experience in order to become an Acupuncturist, learn the correct needing depth for each part of the human body. More importantly, when to use needling or not depending on the situation. 

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