AAPAS is urging you to oppose Virginia Public Petition 18 VAC 85-120, Amend regulations to permit athletic trainers to use the modality of dry needling. You may do so by going to the petition web page and leaving a public comment. You my compose your own messasge or copy and paste the example messsage listed below.
AAPAS号召全美针灸界行动起来，帮助弗吉尼亚州阻止运动训练师将“干针疗法”纳入其工作范围的提案。
目前，支持该提案的运动训练师的评论数量是我们反对意见的三倍。
AAPAS呼吁您立即采取行动，在5/7 號前提交一份公开评论，反对对《18VAC85-120-110条例》的拟议修改，该修改将允许运动训练师实施干针疗法。
这一提案威胁到公众安全，增加了医疗委员会的风险和法律责任，并且削弱了弗吉尼亚州法律和法规对持牌针灸师所要求的严格教育和执照标准。
您的声音至关重要。请积极发声，帮助我们阻止这一危险的先例。
在提交评论时，请分享您的担忧、真实经历以及专业经验。
我们团结一致，就能保护我们的患者，维护我们行业的专业标准。
立即行动——每一条评论都至关重要！
具体做法如下：寫上名字，選您所在的州，
subject: oppose
內容以下範文copy /paste，在下面的链接中
点击红色的progress 字，
进入网站看到小绿点的地方点enter comment。 然后就把名字，来自那个州，subject:oppose ,
paragraph: 把樣品信寫上
左下方把生成出來的字母填在框框裡
點submit
https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/Comments.cfm?petitionid=429
I am writing to express strong opposition to the proposed amendment to 18VAC85-120-110, which would permit athletic trainers to perform dry needling.
Dry needling is an invasive procedure that requires in-depth knowledge , specialized clinical training, to develop the safety needling technique as a licensed acupuncturist. Insufficient education and training will cause potential complications such as infection, nerve damage, or pneumothorax
This proposal threatens public safety, increases risk and liability to the Board of Medicine, and undermines the rigorous education and licensure standards that licensed acupuncturists must meet and are enacted by Virginia Law and regulations.
I urge the Board to reject this amendment and uphold the standards that ensure only properly trained professionals are permitted to perform dry needling.
