Chronic pain is a serious problem for combat veterans and soldiers. In a sample of 2597 soldiers who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq, 44% reported pain lasting for more than 3 months, half of whom reported pain for 1 year or more. (JAMA Intern Med 2014;174:1400–1). Between 2010 to 2014, 65.5% of US military veterans reported pain in the previous 3 months, with 9.1% classified as having severe pain. |
Battlefield Acupuncture / Battlefield Acupressure
BFA / BFAP
An Emerging Method for Easing Pain
A protocol of up to five semipermanent needles / seeds
The use of only up to five specific sites in one or both ears.
Seminars 2022 | |||||||||
Type | Location | Dates | CEU | Details | |||||
BFA | USA | Baltimore, MD | 9/17-9/18 | 16 NCCAOM/16 CE Br | Sister's site | ||||
BFA | USA | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 6/25-6/26 | Sister's site | |||||
BFA | USA | Orlanddo, FL | 4/23-4/24 | Sister's site |