Dry needling makes gains, often pitting physical therapists against acupuncturists

Judy Packer-Tursman is a veteran journalist based in Washington, D.C. with 30-plus years of experience in writing primarily about healthcare for newspapers including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, magazines including Medical Economics, newsletters, and digital media including HealthCare Dive. She first became steeped in reporting on integrative medicine as a freelance columnist for The Washington Post health section’s Treatment of Choice in 2000-2001, and she has followed developments in the field with keen interest ever since.