The American army used acupuncture to relieve pain

On February 12, 2018, electronic newspaper

Acupuncture is no stranger to Chinese, and most Chinese medicine clinics have acupuncture treatments. Now the American army will also introduce this ancient and mysterious treatment to relieve the pain.

Report (militarytimes) military times, acupuncture and moxibustion in China's history has been difficult to textual research, there are at least in the early qin period, its principle and curative effect is still unknown, but it is generally believed that acupuncture for acute and chronic pain, may provide instant relief, because not chemical medicines, so there is absolutely no risk of addiction, able to use, not subject to any restrictions against medical effectively with the advantage of this.

The U.S. military developed battlefield acupuncture (BFA) in 2001. 'battlefield acupuncture is easy to manage and easy to carry, and people who are treated can continue to work,' says Dr. Richard Niemtzow.

Linda, the American air force commander in Qatar. Fu said Lynda (Vu), an acupuncture don't have to wait a few hours and drug effect, or in the face of painkillers cause drowsiness with side effects such as allergies, they can continue to perform the work, including flying a plane.

Currently, there are not enough doctors to use BFA, so training is being carried out to train more medical personnel to use BFA. Once learned, this technique is easy to use.

According to the U.S. air force's department of acupuncture, the BFA is mainly a needle in the ear, where it appears to be a key area of the nervous system, and most people can do it.

The U.S. military wants the BFA to replace opioids or reduce usage. They say the more painkillers are reduced, the more likely they are to return to work.

Stephen, director of the medical center. "Most of our patients come to acupuncture several times and then begin to get better, and then we may not see them for months or years," said Stephen Burns, a professor of medicine at the university of California, Berkeley.

Acupuncture has no side effects, and there may be some swelling, infection or bleeding. Doctors, however, said they had never seen a patient with severe bleeding due to acupuncture.

"Some patients may feel giddy, or feel relaxed, or even laugh, when they are stuck with a needle," burns said. "obviously it's a pleasant side effect."