News from our Neighbours

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Our colleagues in Oregon state have acted on their displeasure over “dry needling” by Chiropractors, launching a successful  legal challenge. The Oregon court of appeals agreed that the use of needles falls beyond the scope of practice established by that state for Chiropractors, and the court finds “dry needling” is essentially an acupuncture technique.

俄勒冈州的中医同仁们对脊椎按摩师可用“干针”一事表示不满，并且在法律上提出有力的质疑。俄勒冈州上诉法院同意针具的使用已经超出了脊椎按摩师的行医范畴，而且所谓的“干针”本质就是针灸针法。

Here is their statement:

以下是他们的陈述：

“Petitioners challenge the validity of OAR 811-015-0036, a rule adopted by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners (the board) that authorizes chiropractic physicians to perform “dry needling.” Petitioners assert that the rule exceeds the board’s statutory authority, and they make several arguments to support that contention. We address only petitioners’ first argument–that the challenged rule authorizes a technique  that is not encompassed within the practice of “chiropractic,” as defined by ORS 684.010(2)–which is dispositive. Because we conclude that dry needling does not fall within the practice of chiropractic, we declare OAR 811-015-0036 invalid.”

“上访者挑战OAR811-015-0036的有效性,OAR811-015-0036是美国国家脊椎按摩师理事会通过的一条规则，此规定授权脊椎按摩师可以使用“干针”。上访者断言规则超越了理事会的法定权限,并且给出了几个论点论据来支持。我们只解决上访者的第一个质疑。根据规定ORS 684.010(2)，被质疑的规则授权技术并不包含在脊椎按摩师的职业范围内——这是决定性的一点。因为我们认为“干针”不属于脊椎按摩疗法的职业范围,故我们宣布OAR811-015-0036无效。”

Here is the link to the details:

以下是相关连接：http://weeklycupofqi.com/2014/02/04/oregon-court-of-appeals-rules-chiropractors-cannot-practice-dry-needling-with-limited-training/

The ATCMA congratulates our colleagues in Oregon state for this important victory.

BC中医针灸协会祝贺俄勒冈州的中医同仁此次取得的重大胜利！