By Christine Leccese
We are all too familiar with the effects of American soldiers coming into contact with improvised explosive devices (IEDs). We’ve seen loss of life, limb, and other physical damage. However, many injuries are impossible to see. Some will have serious traumatic brain injury or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Others will suffer a minor concussion and experience a temporary ringing in their ears, dizziness, nausea, and other typical concussion symptoms.
Acupuncture, once looked at as a strange form of medicine from a faraway country, has become commonplace in America. However, today most people are familiar with it as a form of treatment, and the global economy has made ideas from China not seem so far away. Military health care providers are even using it at Camp Leatherneck in Southern Afghanistan to treat soldiers with mild traumatic brain injury – and they are seeing some pretty remarkable results with it.
The Concussion Restoration Care Center at Camp Leatherneck has treated more than 50 patients with acupuncture, and all of them have seen improvements in their sleep, anxiety, and frequency of headaches. Check out this video to see more about it.
If you think you might have PTSD, depression, or other mental health issues, you can take a free, anonymous screening and get more information.
Christine Leccese is the marketing and communications manager at Military Pathways.
