Spinal Stenosis Treatment Options

July 7, 2022 By Dr.D.C.Hurd

There are many spinal stenosis treatment options you should consider before resorting to surgery. Most patients with spinal stenosis respond well to non-surgical treatments such as medication, physical therapy, and gentle chiropractic care. Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal, typically caused by age, injury, or congenital disorder. The condition can cause difficulty […]

Acupuncture for Pain Relief

May 26, 2022 By Dr.D.C.Hurd

Acupuncture has been used to relieve pain for centuries and is used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It involves the insertion of needles into specific points on the body. The needles are inserted into the skin and manipulated. This promotes a healthy flow of energy, or “chi”, through the body. It is believed that this […]

Gentle Chiropractic Care Techniques

March 1, 2022 By Dr.D.C.Hurd

Gentle chiropractic care techniques have many advantages over traditional chiropractic care. There are over 150 different chiropractic techniques 1 chiropractors can use to treat pain and alleviate other symptoms. Gentle chiropractic uses techniques that don’t require you to be twisted into a pretzel. There’s no twisting, snapping, or wrestling involved. Gentle chiropractic is more comfortable […]

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 a recognized and covered treatment 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 show that acupuncture is a safe treatment that reduces symptoms of anxiety, depression, and chronic pain. It showed acupuncture improved symptoms much more than customary Usual PTSD Care. The difference in outcomes were large and robust. ⁷

Read more about Veterans Treatment for PTSD here.