Fwd: Oregon Physical Therapists Board approves use of acupuncture

[Guest guest]

Just FYI. You can expect more of this unless you can prove safety or

efficacy issues, which I doubt is possible. Probably doesn't bode well

for those who treat a lot of musculoskeletal complaints, given that

reimbursement to PTs is so much better than that for L.Ac.s. I would

be wary of starting a turf war over this, though.

 

 

 

> " MIchelle Ybarra-Rojas " <mybarra-rojas

> October 6, 2009 5:51:47 PM EDT

> <

> Oregon Physical Therapists Board approves use of acupuncture

>

> Sent on behalf of Shalena Havens, MAcOM, LAc, OCOM Alumni

> Association President. This is a great time/opportunity to join the

> OAAOM and support the acupuncture community.

>

>

>

>

> My fellow Acupuncturists,

> The Oregon Physical Therapist Licensing Board has approved the use

> of acupuncture by PTs under the term “dry needling”. For additional

> information, please review the recent Oregon Physical Therapist

> Licensing Board Summer 2009 Newsletter and the excerpted text from

> that document-

> BOARD DETERMINES THAT DRY NEEDLING IS WITHIN PT SCOPE OF PRACTICE

> “After extensive research based on numerous inquiries from

> licensees, at its July 17, 2009 meeting, the Board determined that

> the performance of dry needling is within the scope of practice of a

> physical therapist or physical therapist assistant. Statutes and

> Rules governing other health care professions do not prohibit

> qualified physical therapists or physical therapist assistants from

> performing dry needling. As with any other treatment technique or

> modality, as per OAR 848-040-0145(2), a physical therapist or

> physical therapist assistant shall perform, or attempt to perform

> physical therapy interventions only with qualified education and

> experience in that intervention.”

>

>

http://www.ptboard.state.or.us/PTBrd/docs/Publications/Newsletter.Summer.2009.pd\

f

>

> As the organization representing Licensed Acupuncturists (LAc.s) in

> Oregon, the OAAOM is very concerned by this recent development and

> is working with the Oregon Medical Board (OMB), the OMB- Acupuncture

> Committee (OMB-AC), and the national AOM organization- the American

> Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM)- to review

> the best approach to address our concerns in this regard.

>

> Within Oregon, the OMB- with input from the AC- is the regulatory

> group addressing all issues associated with the therapeutic use of

> acupuncture in the state.

>

> The OAAOM Board has also unanimously approved a motion to express

> our concerns to the OMB, and is soliciting support from the Oregon

> College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM) and the National College of

> Natural Medicine (NCNM) in this regard.

>

> The OMB is planning an Acupuncture Committee Conference Call on

> Wednesday, October 7, at 12:55 p.m. to discuss this issue.

>

> You may wish to contact the OMB for additional information in this

> regard or send your own letters to the OMB and the OMB-AC- by e-

> mail, expressing your concerns.

>

> OMB Contacts and e-mails are provided below-

> Kathleen Haley, Executive Director- Oregon Medical Board:

kathleen.haley

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

In Maryland PTs have been dry needling for years now, wonder if this is an

officially approved technique here as well....

 

Lola Fox-Rabinovich, L.Ac., M.Ac.

301-404-1455

Sunrise Acupuncture Clinic

www.sunrise-acupuncture.com

50 W Edmonston Drive, suite 505

Rockville, MD 20852

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On Oct 7, 2009, at 7:41 AM, < wrote:

 

Just FYI. You can expect more of this unless you can prove safety or

efficacy issues, which I doubt is possible. Probably doesn't bode well

for those who treat a lot of musculoskeletal complaints, given that

reimbursement to PTs is so much better than that for L.Ac.s. I would

be wary of starting a turf war over this, though.

 

 

 

" MIchelle Ybarra-Rojas " <mybarra-rojas

October 6, 2009 5:51:47 PM EDT

<

Oregon Physical Therapists Board approves use of acupuncture

 

Sent on behalf of Shalena Havens, MAcOM, LAc, OCOM Alumni

Association President. This is a great time/opportunity to join the

OAAOM and support the acupuncture community.

 

 

 

 

My fellow Acupuncturists,

The Oregon Physical Therapist Licensing Board has approved the use

of acupuncture by PTs under the term ⌠dry needling■. For additional

information, please review the recent Oregon Physical Therapist

Licensing Board Summer 2009 Newsletter and the excerpted text from

that document-

BOARD DETERMINES THAT DRY NEEDLING IS WITHIN PT SCOPE OF PRACTICE

⌠After extensive research based on numerous inquiries from

licensees, at its July 17, 2009 meeting, the Board determined that

the performance of dry needling is within the scope of practice of a

physical therapist or physical therapist assistant. Statutes and

Rules governing other health care professions do not prohibit

qualified physical therapists or physical therapist assistants from

performing dry needling. As with any other treatment technique or

modality, as per OAR 848-040-0145(2), a physical therapist or

physical therapist assistant shall perform, or attempt to perform

physical therapy interventions only with qualified education and

experience in that intervention.â– 

 

http://www.ptboard.state.or.us/PTBrd/docs/Publications/Newsletter.Summer.2009.pd\

f

 

As the organization representing Licensed Acupuncturists (LAc.s) in

Oregon, the OAAOM is very concerned by this recent development and

is working with the Oregon Medical Board (OMB), the OMB- Acupuncture

Committee (OMB-AC), and the national AOM organization- the American

Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM)- to review

the best approach to address our concerns in this regard.

 

Within Oregon, the OMB- with input from the AC- is the regulatory

group addressing all issues associated with the therapeutic use of

acupuncture in the state.

 

The OAAOM Board has also unanimously approved a motion to express

our concerns to the OMB, and is soliciting support from the Oregon

College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM) and the National College of

Natural Medicine (NCNM) in this regard.

 

The OMB is planning an Acupuncture Committee Conference Call on

Wednesday, October 7, at 12:55 p.m. to discuss this issue.

 

You may wish to contact the OMB for additional information in this

regard or send your own letters to the OMB and the OMB-AC- by e-

mail, expressing your concerns.

 

OMB Contacts and e-mails are provided below-

Kathleen Haley, Executive Director- Oregon Medical Board:

kathleen.haley