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No Cost Acupuncture Treatments for Veterans
Advanced Wellness Solutions provides no-cost acupuncture treatments for veterans in Martin County, Florida, through the Veterans Choice Program. The Veterans Choice Act provides funding for treatment outside of the VA.
Advanced Wellness Solutions offers private, one-on-one treatment rooms for acupuncture and TCM patients. If you are a combat veteran or were enrolled in VA healthcare prior to August 1, 2014, you may be able to apply for benefits.
- Can’t schedule an appointment with your local VA within 30 days
- Living more than 40 miles from the closest VA medical facility
- Must travel by air, boat or ferry to the nearest VA medical facility
- Traveling to the closest VA medical facility imposed a significant burden. Some acceptable reasons include: geographic challenges, bad weather, medical conditions, or other specific factors as determined by your clinician
Acupuncture is recognized and covered for pain management, mental health, and other health conditions. There are no acupuncturists working at the VA. This means everyone who qualifies for the Veterans Choice Program qualifies for 100% covered acupuncture treatments.
Acupuncture can offer the following benefits:
- Improved memory and cognitive function1
- Improved spatial learning2
- Decrease symptoms of PTSD such as anxiety, depression, nightmares, hyper-vigilance and flashbacks3
- Reduced depression and anxiety 4
- Improved sleep quality, sleep efficiency and total sleep time5
- Increase energy and improve fatigue6
A randomized controlled trial shows that acupuncture is a safe treatment that reduces symptoms of anxiety, depression, and chronic pain. It showed acupuncture improved symptoms much more than typical PTSD care. The differences in outcomes were large and robust. 7
Read more about veterans treatment for PTSD here.
No Cost Acupuncture Treatments for Veterans in Martin County, FL
Three broad categories serve as the foundation for covered treatment. Your treatment will be custom tailored to your specific needs and conditions.
Pain management
Acupuncture is approved to treat:
- Chronic pain
- Back pain
- Neck pain
- Shoulder pain
- Knee pain
- Headaches
- Migraines
- Dysmenorrhea (menstrual cramps)
- Osteoarthritis
- Cancer
- Prostatitis
- TMJ
- Postoperative pain
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Post-traumatic pain.
Mental Health:
Acupuncture is approved to treat:
- Depression
- PTSD
- Anxiety
Other Approved Conditions:
Acupuncture is approved to treat:
- Insomnia
- Smoking cessation
- Postoperative Nausea
- Restless leg syndrome
- IBS
- PMS
- Tinnitus
- Menopausal Symptoms
- Blood pressure
- Erectile dysfunction
- Rhinitis (allergies)
- Asthma
- Gastrointestinal disease.
You can combine acupuncture with counseling and conventional Western medicine medications for an effective treatment.
Call Advanced Wellness Solutions today at (772) 403-7640 to schedule your appointment.
