Considerazioni sull’utilizzo del dry needling in Italia dopo il parere del Consiglio Superiore di Sanità: implicazioni per la salvaguardia del paziente in presenza di negligenza

Gianpaolo Ronconi 1 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unite, Teaching Hospital Foundation “Agostino Gemelli” IRCCS, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy; Cristina Nigito1, Fabio De Giorgio2, Paola E. Ferrara1

1. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unite, Teaching Hospital Foundation “Agostino Gemelli” IRCCS, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy; 2. Public Health Institute, Legal Medicine Section, Teaching Hospital Foundation “Agostino Gemelli”, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.

Key wordsDry Needling, Rehabilitation, Legal Medicine.
SummaryIn an our previous article, we described a case of a professional swimmer who presented a pneumothorax after treatment with dry needling (DN), performed by a physiotherapist.
Although only few cases of serious adverse events after this treatment are reported in literature, the description of this case seemed to us of considerable interest to underline and discuss the medical-legal and ethical aspects related to competencies and responsibilities of medical doctors and physiotherapists performing the procedure.…