The DN Project - Keep dry needling within the scope of physical therapist practice
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Yvette Slezak
11 years ago
I have used this technique skillfully for several years now. Patients get better faster- Enough said
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jared king
11 years ago
very affective
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Averill Sutchar
11 years ago
Recently added needling to my PT practice and getting unbelievable results! would be a crime to take this tool out of clinicians' hands!
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Adrienne Fehr DO
11 years ago
Dry Needling is very beneficial and should be kept in the scope of PT practice.
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Dave Demarest
11 years ago
Just got back from 10 months in Colorado Springs and discovered TDN while doing physical threapy there. TDN and accupuncture are NOT the same! I've tried both threapies and had tremenodous results from TDN, while accupuncture was minimal at best. I've been using massage therapy, PT/OT, spinal manipulation and accupuncture post Transverse Myelitis (T4-T7) in September 2010. TDN created the greatest relief from hypertonia (spasticity) and pain. I was estatic with the results of TDN after the last four years of 'just getting by' with relief from other treatments.
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Ann Band
11 years ago
I want to have this as an option
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John Reinwald
11 years ago
Dry needling performed by skilled physical therapist is a must, a must for patients, and a must for the physical therapy profession as a whole!
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Stephanie Bachmeier
11 years ago
please make dry needling legal for PTs!
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Chuck Cranny
11 years ago
Stand United as a Profession
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David Berkshire, LAc
11 years ago
It is important that we are able to clearly show that Chinese Medicine has its place and that Dry needling has its seperate place which can be done safely in the hands of PTs
With all the training and certification required for TDN, I completely trust the practitioner, and I LOVE the results.
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Hillary Blumberg
11 years ago
I have been doing dry needling for 3 years now and can say that it is completely within our scope of practice. In no way do I ever claim that I perform "acupuncture" and can say that the only similarity between these 2 practices is the needle used. It would be like saying manipulation is the same as massage, because both involve the use of hands and a table. Acupuncturists do not own the rights to needles!
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brooks Ramage
11 years ago
best thing ever
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Geoffrey Ormiston
11 years ago
TDN has been beneficial b in treating many of my patients.
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Tara poloni
11 years ago
I'm an OT that has benefited from dry needling...I don't see why it wouldn't be part of the PT scope of practice!
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Anne Hertel
11 years ago
Dry needling has helped me significantly, more than any other modality, in treating the chronic pain and tension I have in my neck and shoulders. And the fact that it's administered by a physical therapist, who understands the muscles and movements of the body, makes it that much more reassuring that I am in good hands when I receive the treatment. It is inappropriately being lumped into the category of acupuncture just because it uses needles, but that is an overbroad generalization that is being applied by the Washington Courts. I have never been concerned about my safety when receiving this treatment from my physical therapist, and I find it insulting that the Courts and media are making those statements. I fully support physical therapists being allowed to provide this treatment to their patients in Washington State.
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MobilityDocs
11 years ago
"The procedure is unsafe to the public" is a false accusation, as DPT's we have extensive training and research knowledge to not only be safe and efficient, but the leading practitioners for this procedure
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Kristin
11 years ago
I am certified through Myopain, which is a comprehensive program with a written and practical examination at the end that certifies practitioners to be safe trigger point dry needling specialists.
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Bri m
11 years ago
it is wonderful and not unsafe. I feel better and more comfortable with the setting of dry needling than most acupuncturists, some of those places can be quite dodgy.
I have used this technique skillfully for several years now. Patients get better faster- Enough said
very affective
Recently added needling to my PT practice and getting unbelievable results! would be a crime to take this tool out of clinicians' hands!
Dry Needling is very beneficial and should be kept in the scope of PT practice.
Just got back from 10 months in Colorado Springs and discovered TDN while doing physical threapy there. TDN and accupuncture are NOT the same! I've tried both threapies and had tremenodous results from TDN, while accupuncture was minimal at best. I've been using massage therapy, PT/OT, spinal manipulation and accupuncture post Transverse Myelitis (T4-T7) in September 2010. TDN created the greatest relief from hypertonia (spasticity) and pain. I was estatic with the results of TDN after the last four years of 'just getting by' with relief from other treatments.
I want to have this as an option
Dry needling performed by skilled physical therapist is a must, a must for patients, and a must for the physical therapy profession as a whole!
please make dry needling legal for PTs!
Stand United as a Profession
It is important that we are able to clearly show that Chinese Medicine has its place and that Dry needling has its seperate place which can be done safely in the hands of PTs
[email protected]
With all the training and certification required for TDN, I completely trust the practitioner, and I LOVE the results.
I have been doing dry needling for 3 years now and can say that it is completely within our scope of practice. In no way do I ever claim that I perform "acupuncture" and can say that the only similarity between these 2 practices is the needle used. It would be like saying manipulation is the same as massage, because both involve the use of hands and a table. Acupuncturists do not own the rights to needles!
best thing ever
TDN has been beneficial b in treating many of my patients.
I'm an OT that has benefited from dry needling...I don't see why it wouldn't be part of the PT scope of practice!
Dry needling has helped me significantly, more than any other modality, in treating the chronic pain and tension I have in my neck and shoulders. And the fact that it's administered by a physical therapist, who understands the muscles and movements of the body, makes it that much more reassuring that I am in good hands when I receive the treatment. It is inappropriately being lumped into the category of acupuncture just because it uses needles, but that is an overbroad generalization that is being applied by the Washington Courts. I have never been concerned about my safety when receiving this treatment from my physical therapist, and I find it insulting that the Courts and media are making those statements. I fully support physical therapists being allowed to provide this treatment to their patients in Washington State.
"The procedure is unsafe to the public" is a false accusation, as DPT's we have extensive training and research knowledge to not only be safe and efficient, but the leading practitioners for this procedure
I am certified through Myopain, which is a comprehensive program with a written and practical examination at the end that certifies practitioners to be safe trigger point dry needling specialists.
it is wonderful and not unsafe. I feel better and more comfortable with the setting of dry needling than most acupuncturists, some of those places can be quite dodgy.