State Forces Physical Therapists to Wind Down ‘Dry Needling’ Treatment
New Jersey Attorney General’s office rules that dry needling is not part of the legal “scope of practice” for physical therapists and that PTs must stop dry needling by September 2017. Read the whole article...
FDA proposes that doctors learn about acupuncture for pain management
The Food and Drug Administration released proposed changes Wednesday to its blueprint on educating health care providers about treating pain. The guidelines now recommend that doctors get information about chiropractic care and acupuncture as therapies that might help...
When arthritis meds don’t work, there are alternatives.
WASHINGTON POST: . Research suggests that acupuncture, reduces osteoarthritis discomfort for some people. Read the whole article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/when-arthritis-meds-dont-work-there-are-alternatives
Two papers challenge exclusion of acupuncture in British government guidelines
Even as news in the United States recently highlighted the growing inclusion of acupuncture and other complementary and integrative medicine therapies in guidelines for multiple pain conditions, acupuncture is excluded in two British governmental guidelines....