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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 …

Transgenerational exposure to combat: Military family, moral dilemmas, reclaiming self

This study sought to understand the impact that parental combat trauma has on children who serve in the armed forces. Using Semi structured interviews the study identified one …