by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 10, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Addiction, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and PTSD, Acupuncture and The Military, Acupuncture and The U.S. Air Force, Chinese Medicine, Mental Health, Pain Relief, Veterans
In the military magazine, Stars and Stripes, I read a report about doctors treating injured soldiers with acupuncture while they are being transported from Ramstein to the States. The doctors hope to control the soldiers’ pain during the air evacuation. This...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 3, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Anxiety, Acupuncture and PTSD, Acupuncture and The Military, Acupuncturists Without Borders, Chinese Medicine, Health, Mental Health, PTSD, Veterans
PTSD are the initials that stand for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a severe type of anxiety disorder. PTSD results from a person witnessing or being involved in a traumatic event that causes intense fear, helplessness or horror, such as, a natural disaster (think...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Nov 28, 2010 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Headaches, Acupuncture and Migraines, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and PTSD, Acupuncture and Stress, Acupuncture and The Military, Acupuncture and Traumatic Brain Injury, Chinese Medicine, Healthcare, Mental Health, PTSD, Veterans
In the last couple of years the military and Veterans have been using acupuncture more frequently and with success. Acupuncture has been used in Iraq and here at home to treat Veterans with PTSD and chronic pain. Acupuncture Today recently published this...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jul 5, 2010 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Headaches, Acupuncture and Migraines, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and PTSD, Acupuncture and Stress, Acupuncture and The Military, Acupuncture Improves Memory, Chinese Medicine, Managing Anxiety, Mental Health, PTSD, Veterans
Great News From Acufinder.com$1.2 Million Grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to Study AcupunctureBy: New England School of Acupuncture NEWTON, MA (June 23, 2010) – The New England School of Acupuncture (NESA) is the recipient of a $1.2 million U.S....
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Nov 30, 2009 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and PTSD, Acupuncture and Stress, Acupuncture and The Military, Chinese Medicine, Health, Mental Health, PTSD, Veterans
A hopeful story recently appeared in The journal Times.com from Wisconsin. It described a veteran who became addicted to drugs after his duty in Viet Nam. Finally, 25 years ago, he entered a Veteran’s Hospital Stress Unit where he was treated for Post-Traumatic Stress...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Sep 12, 2009 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and PTSD, Acupuncture and Stress, Acupuncture and The Military, Chinese Medicine, Health, Mental Health, Pain Relief, PTSD, Stress Relief, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Veterans
Since I’ve been in this field, I’ve seen acupuncture become more and more mainstream and now even the military recognizes its benefits. The Star News Online recently reported that Karen Vaughn a Wilmington, Delaware, acupuncturist, volunteers her Fridays at Camp...
