Clinicians Approved to Take Dry Needling Courses
All course participants must have a professional education and current license that allows you to perform dry needling as a health care professional. Please contact us here and we will help to answer any questions you may have.
Athletic Trainers
Structure & Function Education (BOC AP #P10069) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers. Athletic trainers must ensure their state practice act does not prohibit them from performing dry needling as part of the athletic training plan of care. The National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) provides a Dry Needling fact sheet as a resource for athletic trainers. Click here to access the fact sheet.
Please view our CEU page for more detailed information. Contact us here with any questions or more specific course information you may need.
Chiropractors
Structure & Function Education is a PACE-recognized provider. PACE is a division of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards and serves Alaska, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.
Chiropractors must ensure they can practice dry needling in their state. The Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards has published limited state information on dry needling laws, which can be found by clicking here.
Please view our CEU page for more detailed information. Contact us here with any questions or more specific course information you may need.
Physical Therapists
The info listed below is per the APTA website. Click here for updated information from the APTA. We obtain state approval for CEUs in the states where our in-person courses are held. If you are from another state and need state approval, we may already have it or it may be a reciprocity state. Please view our CEU page for more detailed information. Contact us here with any questions or more specific course information you may need.
DRY NEEDLING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE
States With Laws Permitting Physical Therapists to Dry Needle
| Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas |
| Colorado | Delaware | Florida | Georgia |
| Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa |
| Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine |
| Maryland | Mississippi | Montana | Nebraska |
| Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico |
| North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Rhode Island |
| South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas |
| Utah Vermont | Virginia | Washington, D.C. | West Virginia |
| Wisconsin | Wyoming |
States Where Laws Are Silent on Physical Therapists to Dry Needle
| Connecticut | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota |
| Missouri | Oklahoma | Pennsylvania |
States Where Laws Prohibit Physical Therapists to Dry Needle
| California | Hawaii |
| New York | Oregon |
The info listed above is per the APTA website. Click here for updated information from the APTA. Please contact us here with any questions or more specific course information you may need.
Physical Therapy Assistants
Physical Therapy Assistants in the following states may take our dry needling courses.
| Illinois | Kentucky |
| Texas | Oklahoma |