We aim to keep you abreast of news that dramatically impacts our profession as acupuncturists, and so wanted to share this ground breaking story with you: It is now unlawful for physical therapists to practice dry needling in Washington State, USA. Seattle, WA – King County Superior Court Judge Laura Inveen issued a permanent injunction against physical therapists on Friday finding that they lacked the legal authority to practice “dry needling”, a term used by physical therapists who want to insert acupuncture needles into human tissue without the extensive hours of hands-on supervised training required for Licensed Acupuncturists, now called East Asian Medicine Practitioners (EAMP). The court found that under Washington law, the physical therapy scope of practice does not authorize the insertion of any type of needle, including acupuncture needles, for the purpose of “dry needling”, and their practice of “dry needling” constitutes the unlicensed practice of medicine. Read the full article here: acupuncturesafety.net/news/
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 01:09:35 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015