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Jul 08

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Acus Foundation July-August 2016 Newsletter published

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, Acus Foundation, Las Vegas, Medical Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Nellis, Veterans | No Comments

Click here to read the latest newsletter! 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

Jun 14

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Acus Foundation graduates first cohort of Nellis AFB physicians

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, Acus Foundation, anxiety, Medical Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Opioids, Pain, Veterans | No Comments

The Acus team warmly congratulates the first cohort of U.S. Air Force physicians who graduated from our "Medical Acupuncture for Military Physicians" course at Nellis Air Force Base on Monday, June 13, 2016! These residents completed 300 hours of medical acupuncture training, and they will use their acupuncture skills both...

May 30

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Acupuncture at the Phoenix VA: An Interview with Dr. Nacchal Nachiappan

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, Acus Foundation, Las Vegas, Medical Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Opioids, Veterans | No Comments

Acus Acting Executive Director Brad Erickson, PhD, interviews Acus graduate Nacchal Nachiappan, MD, about her experience using acupuncture to treat veterans. Where do you practice medicine, what kinds of patients do you care for, and what are their particular challenges? I'm at the Phoenix VA. My specialty is general internal...

Jan 29

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Acupuncture and senior care at Nellis AFB

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, anxiety, Medicine, Military, Pain, Prescription drugs, Seniors, Stroke, Veterans | No Comments

Much of the public attention on acupuncture in the military has focused on the benefits for active duty soldiers and recent veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. Yet medical clinics at military bases serve a large population of retired military personnel and their families. As medical providers at these facilities incorporate...

Jan 06

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Interview with Dr. Freda Dreher, Acus Clinical Preceptor

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Pain, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans, Wounded warriors | No Comments

"This acupuncture treatment neither removed nor added anything to your body. Thus the healing is within you." Acus Preceptor Dr. Freda Dreher explains how acupuncture influences the neurological and physiological processes that perpetuate PTS among military service members in this interview with Acus Acting Executive Director Brad Erickson. Dr. Freda...