Military tries acupuncture to treat troops for PTSD

At Health On Point, I too often see soldiers who feel they have been 'stuck' in the system. On finding our clinic, these men and women finally receive the support and care they need for both physical and emotional distress.


New approach making inroads in Western medicine.
Tony Bailes of Austin was in the Army in 2003 when he injured his back in Iraq and tried everything his doctor recommended. Nothing helped. Then, the pain specialist prescribed acupuncture, and two weeks later, "my back pain was gone," he said.

This is from a June 21st article in an Austin paper, the Statesman, discussing the use of acupuncture for military members. With complaints ranging from back pain or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), those in the field agree that acupuncture is enhancing Western medicine.

"The military acknowledged we were not adequately meeting the needs of the soldiers in terms of PTSD treatment, and we started exploring different treatment options that weren't our previous first-line treatments," Earthman said. "They have ramped up their efforts to better treat PTSD."

Read the full article here.