Oct. 18, 2018 Alternative medicine sticks around at Offutt In 2015, Offutt’s Ehrling Bergquist Clinic began using Battle Field Acupuncture as an alternative pain management technique. The popularity of this treatment has continued to grow at Offutt, which now has 25 trained physician acupuncturists on staff.“We use it to treat pain for just about any
Sept. 4, 2018 Air Force's first Invisible Wounds Center opens The 96th Medical Group held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Air Force’s first Invisible Wounds Center Aug. 30.
July 10, 2018 Prolonged exposure therapy aids recovery for PTSD patients For active-duty service members suffering from PTSD and post-traumatic type symptoms, help is available at David Grant USAF Medical Center’s Mental Health Clinic at Travis Air Force Base, California.
July 3, 2018 A peek behind the curtain: Prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder can be debilitating, but there are therapies that can reduce symptoms, improve quality of life, and help Airmen return to duty.One of the most effective therapies, practiced by many Air Force mental health professionals, is prolonged exposure therapy.
Aug. 17, 2017 New post-traumatic stress research at USSOCOM, MacDill AFB Medical professionals from United States Special Operations Command and the 6th Medical Group are partnering to provide a new, noninvasive treatment for post-traumatic stress at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.The treatment uses Magnetic Electroencephalogram Resonance Therapy (MeRT,) which is a
Feb. 22, 2017 I lost my son: Airman turns tragedy into therapy through resilience Following the unexpected death of her youngest son, Jeremiah, she became reckless. She was drinking daily and didn’t care whether she lived or died. It took a failed suicide attempt and court-ordered therapy for her life to change.