دورية أكاديمية
Supporting Communities in Humanitarian Crises with Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine A Perspective.
| العنوان: | Supporting Communities in Humanitarian Crises with Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine A Perspective. |
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| المؤلفون: | Budd S; Member of Acupuncturists Without Borders, Portland, OR, USA.; World Medicine, York, United Kingdom.; South Zeal, Okehampton, Devon, England. |
| المصدر: | Medical acupuncture [Med Acupunct] 2023 Aug 01; Vol. 35 (4), pp. 159-162. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 14. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 100899009 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1933-6586 (Print) Linking ISSN: 19336586 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Med Acupunct Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: New Rochelle, NY : Mary Ann Liebert, Inc Original Publication: Los Angeles, Calif. : American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, c1995- |
| مستخلص: | My background is in nursing, midwifery, and acupuncture. In November of 2021, I came across a blog post about volunteering as an acupuncturist in a rehabilitation clinic for migrant refugees and asylum seekers on the island of Lesvos. With experience in the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) protocol and trauma training provided by Acupuncturists Without Borders, I decided to apply to the nongovernmental organization Earth Medicine rehabilitation clinic. I stayed for 2 weeks in January 2022, and went again in September 2022 for 2 weeks, but that time, I was based inside the camp. On returning home from my first trip, and while giving a talk about Lesvos to our regional group, a fellow acupuncturist suggested that we could do something closer to home. Thus, we set up a project in our city, Exeter, in the United Kingdom. Thanks to a willing team of volunteers, asylum seekers and refugees are offered free acupuncture treatments weekly on Saturday mornings. This takes place in a community center in a group setting, using the NADA ear protocol, as well as other acupuncture points and occasional full-body treatments when the circumstances allow this. Although the work on Lesvos was hard, it was also very rewarding. Working there has had a profound effect on me and I plan to go back. At our local project, we receive very positive feedback from the people who come to us. Using acupuncture to address post-traumatic stress disorder is very worthwhile, and I encourage others to consider doing the same. Competing Interests: No competing financial conflicts exist. (Copyright 2023, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.) |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20231106 Latest Revision: 20240802 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240802 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC10620434 |
| DOI: | 10.1089/acu.2023.0012 |
| PMID: | 37928316 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
| تدمد: | 1933-6586 |
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| DOI: | 10.1089/acu.2023.0012 |