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Identifying Veterans in Your Practice: What Clinicians Need to Know

Abstract: Clinicians in ambulatory care are likely seeing veterans regularly without knowing it. In fact, most practices are not screening for military service, and most veterans …

Hip and knee replacement as a proxy measure for lower limb osteoarthritis in Scottish military veterans

Abstract: Introduction: Physical activity is an important component of military training. Although injuries and musculoskeletal disorders are the most common cause of medical …

Remote ultrasound diagnostics disrupting traditional military frontline healthcare delivery

Abstract:Accurate and reliable diagnostic capability is essential in deployed healthcare to aid decision-making and mitigate risk. This is important for both the patient and the …

Development and validation of the mirror image comfort and avoidance scale (MICAS)

Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to measure the experience of viewing one’s reflection in the mirror for use in rehabilitation, nursing, …

Mindfulness-based Interventions for Military Veterans: A systematic Review and Analysis of the Literature

Abstract: In recent years, mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have experienced exponential growth in terms of development, application, and research. However, few studies have …

Atypical Anorexia Nervosa, not so atypical after all: Prevalence, correlates, and clinical severity among United States military Veterans

Abstract: Objective: DSM-5 Atypical Anorexia Nervosa (AAN), a new eating disorder diagnosis, presents similarly to Anorexia Nervosa (AN) in the absence of severe underweight. The …

Caring for carers: Understanding the physical and psychological well-being of carers of veterans in Australia

Abstract: Carers of veterans tend to put their own physical and psychological well-being needs behind the needs of the person they are caring for and often do not seek assistance …

Empty Curriculum, Empty Mind: Teaching Mindfulness with Military Veterans

Abstract: This conceptual essay places the Buddhist notion of sunyata, or emptiness, at the heart of the enterprise of teaching mindfulness with military veterans. It is a term …

Veterans Aware Manifesto: Acute & Community Trusts

Abstract: This document is aimed at healthcare providers and sets out the objectives of the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA), the standards expected from ‘Veteran …

Neuromuscular exercises on pain intensity, functional disability, proprioception, and balance of military personnel with chronic low back pain.

Abstract: Background: Due to their occupational status, military personnel are a high-risk group for low back pain (LBP). Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the …

Self-rated sleep quality predicts incident suicide ideation in US military veterans: Results from a 7-year, nationally representative, prospective cohort study

Abstract: Sleep disturbance is a risk factor for future suicidal behaviours (e.g. suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, death by suicide), and military veterans are at increased …