Tag: veterans
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Pacific College Faculty, Alumni, and Board Member Lead National Research at Society for Acupuncture Research
By Stacy Gomes The 2019 Research, Health Care Policy and Community Health conference in Burlington, Vermont showcased the expansive skills and accomplishments of several faculty and alumni. Faculty members Beau Anderson (New York) and Anna Smith (San Diego) and alumnus Ken Glowacki (San Diego) kicked off the pre-conference with the Educator’s Roundtable on how we…
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Non-Addictive Solutions for Veterans’ Chronic Pain
Categories: Research & Articles“People ask you: what’s your level of pain? Is it a 10? What is a 10 that never goes away? It’s still a 10.” (Brunswick, 2015) Death from overdose has quadrupled over the last seven years. However, despite common misconceptions, the vast majority of overdoses are not from illegal drugs, but prescription drugs. On an…
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Acupuncture for PTSD
Categories: Research & ArticlesUpdated: 05/24/19 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can originate from various causes ranging from aggression to violence or disasters. Any situation causing emotional, physical or mental trauma can result in PTSD. The use of acupuncture for PTSD has been scientifically proven to show reduced anxiety levels and stress in individuals. Through such Chinese forms of…
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Acupuncture and PTSD
Categories: Research & ArticlesPost-traumatic stress disorder is an actual and serious disease triggered by exposure to dangerous and frightening events. Symptoms include irrational fears, nightmares and sense that the traumatic events keep happening again and again. It can have serious consequences on the life of the person going through this and on the lives of the people around…