By Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Zulema Sotelo DoD News, Defense Media Activity SILVERDALE, Wash., April 6, 2015 Aches and pains, whether from age or accident, have a tendency to be a byproduct for many sailors and Marines in their duties. To help ease the hurt, active-duty personnel have the option of seeking help […]
Mil Med. 2015 Mar;180(3):350-354. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practices in Military Personnel and Families Presenting to a Military Emergency Department. Ross EM1, Darracq MA2. Author information 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134. 2Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, UC San Diego, 200 West Arbor […]
February 6, 2015 By KEITH ROGERS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL The standing ovation for retired Army Staff Sgt. Shilo Harris was so long and loud that he pulled his ears off — the artificial ones doctors had made for him during his long road to recovery from a bomb blast in Iraq. The impromptu act was […]
Veterans Affairs Watch this video to see how veterans in the VA health care system receive essential services from doctors of chiropractic. In recent years, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has started the long-overdue process of providing veterans with access to chiropractic care by placing doctors of chiropractic on staff at VA hospitals. The process […]
This is testimony before Senator Sanders’ recent hearing on some veterans’ bills that he’s put forward, including an expansion of chiropractic services. Wayne Jonas, the President of the Samueli Institute and former Director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at NIH, talks about how the veteran of today,the injured warrior of today, […]