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Acupuncture – Pentagon’s new weapon

Posted by Dr Vitalis Acupuncture in acupuncture, pain relief, surgery

Acupuncture pain relief now used by Pentagon


US Air Force doctors will have a new medical weapon in their arsenal: acupuncture. Military physicians, pleased with the success of treating wounded troops at home, will begin teaching battlefield medics how to fight severe or chronic pain by inserting tiny acupuncture needles under soldiers’ skin, the Baltimore Sun reports.

“This is one of the fastest pain attenuators in existence,” a surgeon said, adding that relief lasts for days.

Update: Jul 21, 2009 |
Please listen to a report by Stephanie Marudas | NPR


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4 Responses to “Acupuncture – Pentagon’s new weapon”

  1. Added by Natali on December 19th, 2008 at 10:08 pm

    I use acupuncture for pain it works!

  2. Added by acupuncture Sydney on January 19th, 2009 at 5:43 am

    It’s strange that the US Government has only just discovered this, research has found that acupuncture is very effective in treating pain.

  3. Added by Anonymous on January 24th, 2009 at 4:11 am

    Ha-ha! Yes, they are a bit slow… It will take them a year to close close the Guantanamo Bay detention centre…

  4. Added by Anonymous on February 10th, 2009 at 3:04 am

    Let’s hope that acupuncture is not the only change in Pentagon under Obama.

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