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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5/7/25  10:27 pm
Commenter: Patrice Hapke, Acupuncturist

STONGLY OPPOSE
 

Allowing athletic trainers to "Dry Needle" is ludicrously dangerous. Already, PTs have caused more pneumo-thoraxes in the one year they have been allowed to dry needle than acupuncturists have in 50 years, and they at least have allopathic anatomy and physiology courses. Trainers?? What qualities a trainer to insert needles for therapeutic benefit? NOTHING. This would only increase the adverse outcomes of Dry Needling. 

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