Dry needling is a proven intervention that is minimally invasive. Athletic Trainers are musculoskeletal experts. To deny the athletic trainers the ability to offer dry needling to their patient population (which extends beyond the traditional athlete) would be a disservice to address access to care in your communities. Athletic trainers are often the first line of medical service that an individual has access to. By allowing ATs to practice under their extensive scope with their physician directives, you are expanding the capacity of the medical communities. It is my hope that these letters of recommendation for athletic trainers to practice at their full ability are received with magnanimous approval. 

Thank you

Dr. Nichola StJames