NEWS AND INFO

ACUPUNCTURE FOR BACK PAIN
BY WEBMD

WHAT'S A 'MUSCLE KNOT' AND HOW CAN YOU TREAT IT?

SCIATICA STRETCHES

INSOMNIA AND ACUPUNCTURE

ACUPUNCTURE VS. DRY NEEDLING

REGULATING DRY NEEDLING
The AMA adopted a policy that said physical therapists and other non-physicians practicing dry needling should — at a minimum — have standards that are similar to the ones for training, certification and continuing education that exist for acupuncture.
"Lax regulation and nonexistent standards surround this invasive practice. For patients' safety, practitioners should meet standards required for licensed acupuncturists and physicians," AMA Board Member Russell W. H. Kridel, M.D.