Dry needling is essentially acupuncture. Dry needling threatens acupuncturists’ profession. It doesn’t really matter how rigorous their training is. You are threatening our profession. Lawyers made it illegal (a crime) to practice law for anyone who do not have a law degree, despite many paralegals or any other well-trained in the law being able to do what lawyers can do. Sports trainers, you have your living without acupuncture/dry needling. We are already being threatened by PTs and chiropractors who also have their own modes to make a living. Taking that exclusive right (to needle—acupuncture) away from us is telling us to just starve to death and waste years of training and tons of money. We are the minorities who are trying to really delve into this ancient field of medicine showing how effective it is and people who see the benefits are trying to rip us to pieces. Want to practice dry needling? Get the legitimate training for fairness, please. You will have a lot of credits transferred already. Protect minorities please. Just give us chance to grow and increase in number. Acupuncture training is wholesome and legitimate and studies internal diseases and not just the external (muscle/tendon) diseases. We do not invade others’ scope of practice. Don’t invade ours please.