It is equally useful before the next big game, race, an important event, trip, or when a migraine hits. Oct 31, 2016 colonel niemtzow has trained thousands of his military counterparts in using acupuncture. Small, 1millimeter gold or stainless steel needles are inserted and stay in place until they fall out or the patient removes them several days later. Opening the door for acupuncture in department of defenseveterans administration health care nursing outlook, vol. Air force to use battlefield acupuncture for pain relief. Helms, md3 update of the battlefield acupuncture auriculo technique the update to the battlefield acupuncture 1 technique, as recommended by niemtzow, consists of first following the orginal protocol to determine the. As an acupuncturist, she may specialize in headache and asthma, in addition to other conditions if you want to see songxuan zhou niemtzow, please contact her to book an. As delineateed by functional mri studies, for many people, pain signals in the body as processed by the brain seem to somehow interact with specific points on one or both of the earlobes. We show authentic techniques and accuracy of points as taught directly by colonel richard niemtzow. It is useful as selfcare, or buddy care, in the battlefield when medical care is not available or pain medication may not be advisable while assisting in and completing. John amaro, i just had to learn more about this technique.
Battlefield acupuncture webinar total therapy training. Jan 20, 2021 battlefield acupuncture was created by dr. Abstract the update to the battlefield acupuncture 1 technique, as recommended by niemtzow, consists of first following the orginal protocol to determine the dominant ear. Richard niemtzow, general goldfein and the integration of. For battlefield acupuncture, niemtzow uses only five points on each ear. Acupuncture was associated with reduced sore throat pain for 24 hours and decreased use of pain medication for up to 48 hours. Also known as rapid acupuncture, battlefield acupuncture was developed by dr.
Niemtzow created the name battlefield acupuncture for the simple reason it could be applied on the battlefield when. Modified battlefield acupuncture does not reduce pain or improve. Niemtzow developed this new auricular therapy protocol in 2001. Niemtzow discovered that a very specific sequence of needles inserted into the ears would provide rapid and highly effective relief of many types of pain. Richard niemtzow, at the acupuncture clinic on andrews air force base, md. He has authored five books and 21 articles on these two fields. Niemtzow currently advises the surgeon general of the u. Federovich said that battlefield acupuncture, along with standard. Rainbow bridge healing arts battlefield acupuncture youtube. A new investigation concludes that battlefield acupuncture is effective in relieving pain and can be implemented in the aeromedical evacuation system for wounded warriors. Atacs deployed certified battlefield acupuncture bfa trainers to receptive department of defenseveterans affairs dodva medical centers to teach this technique to qualified providers and collect data to assess patient and project outcomes. Richard niemtzow md battlefield acupuncture was named for the simple reason that it can be used on the battlefield when it was not advisable to use western pain medications.
Army rangers, who often operate in remote locations. Feb 02, 2016 as an academician, he provides international lectures in acupuncture and auriculotherapy. At their invitation, niemtzow and his team trained some rangers last summer. It has even been shown to have faster, longer lasting results than morphine with little to no side effects. Developing a new and innovative acupuncture technique to deal with acute and chronic pain is a considerable undertaking in. Rainbow bridge healing arts battlefield acupuncture.
Aoma is one of the best graduate schools of acupuncture and chinese medicine in the nation. After reading battlefield acupuncture for the clinical practitioner by dr. Last time around, i referred to an earlier study by col. Atacs deployed certified battlefield acupuncture bfa trainers to receptive department of defenseveterans affairs dodva medical centers to teach this technique to.
The first military acupuncture clinic was established in 1995 at walson air force hospital by dr. We use acupuncture as an adjunct to traditional therapy, said niemtzow. Military tries battlefield acupuncture to ease pain by david wood stephen m. Niemtzow editorinchief of medical acupuncture and perhaps most importantly, an airman himself was traveling with general goldfein and treating him.
As with traditional acupuncture, needles are inserted at very specific points on the body. Jan 30, 2009 martha lewis, 62, has a tiny gold acupuncture needle inserted in her ear by air force physician col. Air force on complementary and alternative medicine as well as continuing his research into battlefield acupuncture and. This course teaches you the knowledge and skills to perform battlefield acupuncture with special needles. Battlefield acupuncture offers alternative pain relief for. Richard niemtzow, a former military doctor and radiation oncologist by training. Federovich cautioned that battlefield acupuncture doesnt always work so.
Dvcipm and vha national pain management program office recently completed a joint incentive fund acupuncture education and training program entitled, acupuncture training across clinical settings atacs over the past 3 years. He is also dedicated to the promotion of knowledge and has been awarded the dissemination of seminal works of dr. Battlefield acupuncture acupuncture chinese medicine. Initially, it was designed to be used by physicians and medics in military field hospitals to rapidly treat pain in wounded soldiers when conventional pain. One of the nontraditional treatments will be used in a war zone for the first time. Battlefield acupuncture is the creation of another officer col. Richard niemtzow known as battlefield acupuncture led to the emergence of new auricular treatments fostering potent and promising results.
The ear is also practical because it can be readily accessed whether on the battlefield or in a hospital bed. He began and ended his talk highlighting the work of richard niemtzow, md, phd, mph to bring battlefield acupuncture to the point of injury as his principal example. He came up with the name battlefield acupuncture for the simple reason that it could be used on the battlefield if it were not advisable to use western pain medications. D, to train physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other providers to treat pain throughout the mhs and vha. The battlefield acupuncture technique is a unique auricular ear acupuncture procedure developed in 2001 by then air force colonel richard niemtzow, m. Military tries battlefield acupuncture to ease pain. Battlefield acupuncture is a modern protocol for combating pain fast. Atacs deployed certified battlefield acupuncture bfa trainers to receptive department of defenseveterans affairs dodva medical centers to teach this. Battlefield acupuncture relieves veterans pain vantage point.
The potency of these results quickly brought about government grants and contracts that have no counterparts in the history of acupuncture or auriculotherapy. Niemtzow, md,1 gerhard litscher, phd, mdsc,2 stephen m. Jun 24, 2015 however, battlefield acupuncture is an easy to learn and simplified ear acupuncture developed by colonel niemtzow to train medics and medical teams to temporarily relieve pain. New and improved instruction on battlefield acupuncture, an auricular therapy protocol first developed by retired us air force officer richard niemtzow, md, phd, mph, to quickly help relieve acute pain under battlefield conditions. The patient had experienced dry mouth for several years after radiotherapy treatment for oral cancer. An article from wtop news two years ago describes how col.
Learn this amazing drug free pain relief protocol for use with your clients. Niemtzow archives seminole heights community acupuncture. An important nonpharmacological pain management option, battlefield acupuncture is taught by john howard, longterm colleague of richard niemtzow, md, who developed the battlefield acupuncture protocol. About us battlefield acupuncture seminars battlefield. Dec, 2010 in traditional acupuncture, practitioners use all 20 or so meridians.
Jul 18, 2020 battlefield acupuncture has been a gamechanger for pain management in the military and for veterans. Acupuncture military tries battlefield acupuncture to. Niemtzow created the name battlefield acupuncture for the simple reason it could be applied on the battlefield when using western pain medications was not advisable. Niemtzow has published another one of his studies to support the use of acupuncture in chronic pain syndromes among our combat wounded veterans. You need not have any prior knowledge of acupuncture or any other therapy and the course consists of theory and practical hands on application learning the battlefield acupuncture pain protocol using the equipment provided on the day.
Elements of auriculotherapy book golden needle acupuncture. Niemtzow, after years of work in radiation oncology, developed an acupuncture protocol for dry mouth due to radiotherapy for head and neck malignancies. Implementing battlefield acupuncture through a large medical. Raphael nogier the raft radial artery food test and of dr. Battlefield acupuncture is an auricular therapy ear acupuncture protocol invented by dr. Battlefield acupuncture bfa is an auricular therapy ear acupuncture protocol that was invented by dr. Battlefield acupuncture focuses on locations on the ear that he said have been known for hundreds of years as effective areas for pain control. Niemtzow developed battlefield acupuncture to be a quick, effective therapy for the treatment of pain in wounded military personnel. Niemtzow, md, phd, mph colonel, usaf, mc, fs introduction battlefield acupuncture was developed by the author in 2001 in the course of researching a more efficient auriculotherapy system for the rapid relief of pain. Richard niemtzow while on active duty in the united states air force in 2001.
The name battlefield acupuncture, coined by the author, was probably. The needles are then attached to a device that delivers continuous electric pulses between two needles so that the impulse can pass from one needle to the other. The update to the battlefield acupuncture 1 technique, as recommended by niemtzow, consists of first following the orginal protocol to determine the dominant ear. The procedure developed by niemtzow is a variation of traditional chinese acupuncture in which long, hairthin needles are inserted into the body at any of hundreds of points to ease pain. Books battlefield acupuncture seminars battlefield. These acupuncture techniques have a very high success rate and work usually during the first treatment. Nov 15, 2007 a randomized, singleblind, prospective trial of auricular battlefield acupuncture for the reduction of postoperative tonsillectomy pain in adults pain management, vol. Austin is a licensed chiropractor and medical acupuncturist. He also developed battlefield acupuncture in 2001, a set of auriculotherapy ear acupuncture techniques using semipermanent needles for pain relief without the use of internal medicines.
Doctors use acupuncture as newest battlefield tool joint. Restrictions on acupuncture continued resulting in the decline of traditional chinese medicine. Mar 29, 2017 in one study, conducted by air force doctors at nellis air force base, nev. Covering the standard 5 points for this protocol and methodology of use. We also discuss and teach you the advanced battlefield protocols within this course. How battlefield acupuncture helps those in pain granger. Battlefield acupuncture niemtzow technique and battlefield. Battlefield acupuncture was developed by the author in 2001 in the course of researching a more efficient auriculotherapy system for the rapid relief of pain. A little research led me to this great article by dr. In these patients, there are 5 main points that can be stimulated through needles or pressure on each. Richard niemtzow, who is a radiation oncologist by training but also one of 40 department of defense doctors trained as certified acupuncturists. Hmi helms medical institute helms medical institute. New and improved instruction on battlefield acupuncture, an auricular therapy protocol first developed by retired us air force officer richard niemtzow, md. Niemtzow worked on a study with the air force assessing bfa in combat situations and in cases of air medical evacuation and found it was an effective.
The mission of rapid acupuncture is to provide the latest innovative acupuncture therapy techniques to patients who have not responded to traditional western medicine. Richard niemtzow shows observing healthcare professionals how to properly apply the acupunture needle into master sgt. Richard niemtzow, a developer of battlefield acupuncture bfa, what makes bfa different is that it is safe, easily teachable, and a highly effective treatment option. Battlefield acupuncture bfa masterclass live online. Goldfein had a personal story behind his narrative. The bfa technique involves the sequential placement of semipermanent, singleuse, french aspformula. The potency of these results quickly brought about government grants and contracts that have no counterparts in the history of acupuncture. For new and existing patients, please see recommendations on how to schedule an appointment with songxuan zhou niemtzow online.
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