PENNSYLVANIA, April 8 - under section 9(a).]

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"Dry needling" means a physical intervention that uses a

filiform needle to stimulate trigger points, diagnose and treat

neuromuscular pain and functional movement deficits. The term

does not include the stimulation of auricular or any other

points based upon areas of oriental medicine or the practice of

acupuncture under the act of February 14, 1986 (P.L.2, No.2),

known as the Acupuncture Licensure Act.

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"Physical therapy" means any of the following:

(1) The evaluation, examination and testing of individuals

with mechanical, physiological and developmental impairments,

functional limitations and disabilities, other health-related or

movement-related conditions, performed to determine a diagnosis,

prognosis and plan of treatment intervention within the scope of

this act or to assess the ongoing effects of intervention.

(2) The performance of tests and measurements as an aid in

diagnosis or evaluation of function and the treatment of the

individual through the utilization of the effective properties

of physical measures such as mechanical stimulation, dry

needling, heat, cold, light, air, water, electricity, sound,

massage or mobilization-manual therapy.

(3) The use of therapeutic exercises and rehabilitative

procedures, including training in functional activities, with or

without the utilization of assistive devices, for the purpose of

limiting or preventing disability and alleviating or correcting

any physical or mental conditions.

(4) Reducing the risk of injury, impairment, functional

limitation and disability, including the promotion and

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