Environmental Scan of the United States Regulatory Practices of Physical Therapy Dry Needling

Physiother Res Int. 2026 Jul;31(3):e70225. doi: 10.1002/pri.70225. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the dry needling (DN) regulation of physical therapists across United States (US) regulatory jurisdictions and assess alignment of these regulations with identified DN regulatory recommendations. METHODS: Using Choo’s modes of environmental scanning framework, we conducted a comprehensive review of DN regulations […]