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The California Physical Therapy Association advocates for the physical therapy profession in the state of California.

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For members who would like to better understand the discussion that occurred on the Assembly floor, we encourage you to view the recording of the debate for yourselves.

https://t.co/dR35Ecm83y
(Fwd to timestamp 5:45:40 to view the presentation & discussion of the bill)

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It is important that we understand what happened, what we were up against, and why advocacy remains essential to advancing our profession.

An Update from CPTA President, Oscar Gallardo, PT, DPT, regarding what happened to #AB2497. Read his statement 👉https://t.co/5DUZkPXpwa

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We are deeply disappointed #AB2497 did not move forward this year. Thank you to everyone who advocated, called, and wrote in support. While this setback is difficult, we gained valuable insight, strengthened partnerships, and remain committed to advancing patient access.

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🗣️✍️ Advocacy takes action—and teamwork.
The Steve Watson Award honors CPTA members whose enthusiasm, leadership, and commitment to CAL-PT-PAC make a real impact in the legislative arena.🗓 Last chance to submit a nomination by June 1. 🔗https://t.co/niwfVhzTYS

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#AB2497 Assembly Floor Vote Occurs This Week!

📞 Call your Assemblymember and ask for their support
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Even a simple message saying “I strongly support AB 2497” makes a difference. Act today! 🔗 https://t.co/xFbpcDfizN

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Congratulations to the following CPTA members who received awards for the 2026 APTA Honors and Awards Cycle!

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A Message from CPTA President, Oscar Gallardo, PT, DPT, regarding the removal of dry needling language from #AB2497. Read his statement 👉https://t.co/5DUZkPXpwa

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of the dry needling provision. Please do your part to side with truth not fiction.

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but about persuasion, and the voice of the people that yell the loudest can unfortunately drown out the truth. Still, I have hope that amendments to the bill simply come in the form of specifying the level of training needed rather than an outright elimination

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to appropriation of traditional Chinese medicine, the straw man arguments fly in the face of the scientifically-accepted evidence of the safe and appropriate purview of dry needling in the domain of physical therapists' scope of practice. Alas, politics is not about evidence

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is the real "disrespect" about which committee member Nguyen should have been so vehemently complaining. I understand that this issue has relevance for acupuncturists but not in the way that has been presented. From misrepresentation of patient safety to business territorialism

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supposedly should be better informed. As committee member Macedo mentioned, the 2 practices are being conflated, acupuncture and dry needling. Acupuncture is a profession, not a technique. Dry needling is a technique. To reduce an entire profession to one technique

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at the proceedings of the Business and Professions committee over AB2497, seeking to modernize the CA PT Practice Act. My disappointment wasn't simply in the level of opposition mounted by the acupuncture lobby but the misrepresentation of dry needling by committee members who

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@CPTAtweets @sfdryneedling @EIMTeam @DrFrankGargano @DrDunning @DrSethPT @PTPintcast @AAOMPT @AliMacedo4CA @StephNguyenCA Letter to my legislator, @addis4cc ...
I am writing as a constituent and a dry needling physical therapist licensed in multiple states. I watched in dismay