Battlefield Acupuncture Certification
By john howard 2015 paperback.
Battlefield acupuncture certification. Yes it exists and the military is using it to fight troops pain. Upcoming battlefield acupuncture courses bfa in the news click on photo below to see bfa articles. Lets take a step back to when i first discovered the woo that is battlefield acupuncture the man most responsible for its promotion was col. He came up with the name battlefield acupuncture for the simple reason that it could be used on the battlefield when it was not advisable to use western pain medications.
Recently i have received several requests for information on battlefield acupuncture. And the veterans health administration national pain management program office recently completed a 3 yr 54 million acupuncture education and training program. Over 2800 providers were trained. Dr richard niemtzow who is a radiation oncologist by training but for purposes of this post one of the foremost proponents of battlefield acupuncture.
Battlefield acupuncture certification program more information coming soon. Donguibogam academy is an international outreach and education program to increase awareness of korean medicine. Battlefield acupuncture is an auricular therapy ear acupuncture protocol that was invented by dr. 7999 plus 15 shipping.
Battlefield acupuncture is purported to influence central nervous system pain processing through its effects on a somatotopic organization of the body represented in the auricle. The term battlefield acupuncture was first used in 2001 by my friend and colleague col. All graduates of the battlefield acupuncture program will receive a 13 x 19 diploma stating that you are a certified battlefield acupuncture practitioner. Richard niemtzow md phd who serves as a consultant for complementary and alternative medicine to the surgeon general of the air force.
If you have already taken the ba course from either john howard or richard niemtzow then you will be automatically grandfathered in to the certification program. This requires either training prior to deployment or having a trained instructor administer the.