Therapist delivered massage for Veterans with chronic neck pain: A randomized control trial

Abstract: PURPOSE: Chronic neck pain is challenging to treat in Veterans. Massage therapy benefit evidence for musculoskeletal pain is building and massage is now included in …

The use of complementary health approaches among U.S. Veterans from 2002 to 2022: A prevalence and sex-stratified analysis

Abstract: The article examines the use of Complementary Health Approaches (CHA) among U.S. veterans from 2002 to 2022, with a focus on prevalence and sex-stratified analysis. The …

Patients experience improvements in pain and quality of life when treated at a physician led integrative medicine clinic at a large air force military treatment facility

Abstract: Objective: A large percentage of military treatment facilities (MTFs) offer at least one type of complementary medicine and 80 % of patients surveyed felt that …

Small observational study of battlefield acupuncture for homeless-experienced Veterans

Abstract: Background: Homeless-experienced veterans (HEVs) are an important but challenging group to care for in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health care system, and …

Evaluation of a new Integrative Health and Wellness Clinic for Veterans at the San Francisco VA Health Care System: A mixed-methods pilot study

Abstract: Objective: The Integrative Health and Wellness Clinic (IHWC), established in 2019 at the San Francisco VA Health Care System, is an interdisciplinary clinic consisting of …