Our last newsletter of 2016 has been published! In this issue: Acus Preceptor, Tom Etges, MD talks about “A-ha” moments; resident-physicians at Nellis AFB needle clementines; we welcome newest Acus Advisory Board Member, Kelly Welles; our preceptors head to Nantucket for advanced training, and more. Click here to read the issue.
On Veterans Day, we honor our nation’s veterans at Acus Foundation. It’s a part of our daily life.
We know how to help the men and women who bravely served our country, and who still struggle with chronic pain, PTSD, and the physical and moral injuries caused by war. Our specialized military medical acupuncture techniques have worked time and again to help patients who were often thought of as hopeless.
We’ve seen veterans on the brink of suicide come back to life after a sequence of treatments. We’ve seen spouses declare with joy that they’re enjoying their “new husbands.” We’ve seen soldiers get off opioids and return to duty.
By giving military doctors the tools to treat the whole patient, whether active duty or veteran, we channel the original intention of Veterans Day – celebrating the lessening of pain and suffering – and we ask you to help us continue this important work. Please donate today.
Our latest newsletter is out! Click here to get the most up-to-date Acus news. In this issue read about: our new cohort of resident physicians beginning their medical acupuncture training at Nellis AFB; the release of our 2015 Annual Report; our mid-year Board Meeting; and upcoming Acus events.
We are very pleased to announce that our 2015 Annual Report has just been published. Download your electronic copy here, or if you prefer a paper copy, please email info@acusfoundation.org.
What military physicians, service members, and veterans are saying about Acus medical acupuncture
“The D-word [divorce] hasn’t come up since my first treatment… I’m a normal person again.”
–Marine Sergeant (ret.) injured in an IED explosion
“If we are going to be healers, and the military is going to use its physicians to their fullest capacity, this is the type of training that I fully believe we should be getting.”
–Psychiatrist, U.S. Marine Corps
“I was on 22 medications… now I’m down to two.”
–Air Force Sgt. (ret.) with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress after severe vehicle accident
“Since integrating this treatment [acupuncture] into my clinical practice, I have witnessed an unprecedented improvement to those suffering from chronic pain syndromes.”
–Nurse Practitioner, U.S. Army
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In this issue: A Letter from the Acus Team; Acus Graduates its First Nellis Cohort; Acus Welcomes Inaugural Executive Director; Acus on Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon Smile; Interview with Nacchal Nachiappan, MD on acupuncture at the Phoenix VA
