I am very much in opposition to athletic trainers being able to perform needling. The four years of a masters program it takes for acupuncturists to understand, anatomy, including neurology and vascularity, beyond just musculature and bones, lead us to be able to needle safely understanding when it’s appropriate to needle including direction, Depth, and gauge of needles, and what is appropriate needling in terms of constitution of a person. This could be detrimental to athletes if athletic trainers can insert medical devices without proper training. 

thank you,

Jennifer