It is a safe and effective treatment method for certified professionals. They take extensive training in order to safely and effectively perform this treatment. The uneducated people who are opposed to this passing have not done the research necessary to understand how safe and effective this treatment can be for our patients. Acupuncture is also a different technique than dry needling in many ways. The needle may be similar but the techniques are different. Most people opposed to this passing are people who use acupuncture that don’t want skilled individuals taking clients away from them. I have been using dry needling in my practice as an athletic trainer for years and the only adverse affect that has occurred is muscle soreness. I strongly recommend that you all pass this to help us improve our patients care and their outcomes.