Battlefield Acupuncture Fights Pain
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE,
Ga. -- When it
comes to pain relief, sharp objects aren't often the remedy most consider
first. But with the realized benefits of battlefield acupuncture, that
perception is quickly changing, one pin prick at a time.
Physicians and other
health care providers from the 78th Medical Group attended a training session
March 1 at the Robins Medical Center as part of an effort to get personnel
acquainted with, and ultimately credentialed on, the practice -- which could
soon become an alleviating addition to the base clinic.
Dr. Tom Piazza, one of three physician
acupuncturists at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., led the day-long course in
which students received hands-on instruction by performing the procedure on
each other, as well as other volunteers seeking reprieve from persistent pain.
The story of how
acupuncture found a home in the Air Force began at Andrews where Piazza's
colleague, Dr. Richard Niemtzow, created battlefield acupuncture while on
active duty in 2001, and he has since carried the lesson of its benefits to
doctors around the world.
Master Sgt. Michael
Dougherty, 78th Medical Group independent duty medical technician, had been in
contact with Niemtzow for the past three years on a mission to bring
battlefield acupuncture to Robins.
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