On Jan. 24 1978, the New Zealand governor-general referred to a Commission of Inquiry an investigation to determine the desirability of providing for reimbursement of chiropractic benefits under the New Zealand Social Security Act and the New Zealand Accident Compensation Act. The commision's findings would impact chiropractic worldwide for decades to come.
David B. Fishkin, DC, MPH
Dr. David B. Fishkin, the founder and director of the Dry Needling Institute, has been in practice since 1988, an NYCC graduate and has been developing and applying this technique since 1998. Dr. Fishkin also has been active nationally educating various state chiropractic associations as well as state regulatory agencies about this technique and how it fits into the scope of practice in those states of which 16 currently accept it.