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Integrative Healthcare for the Military: A Samueli Institute/Department of Defense PartnershipSita Ananth
Explore 8(4), 256-257 (July/August 2012)
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"...the bottom line for the military is to identify safe and effective treatments that can be implemented on a widespread basis within the current military infrastructure. There is a pragmatism and openness that allows, in some cases, for using methods or treatments that will help get the 'mission accomplished' so long as they are not harmful to the patient. This includes modalities such as acupuncture, yoga, homeopathy, and mind–body techniques.
"This is where the Samueli Institute comes in. For the last decade, the Institute, a nonprofit research organization dedicated to exploring the science of healing, has been making the case, through rigorous research, for the military in integrative therapies. Founded by philanthropists Henry and Susan Samueli and led by Wayne Jonas, MD, a retired Army physician and former head of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Alternative Medicine, the Institute has conducted dozens of research projects ranging from acupuncture to mind body therapies to nutrition and wellness for the DoD. It began in 2001,
when the DoD’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) asked the Institute to evaluate research done by Jacques Benveniste, a French immunologist, in which he asserted the ability of water to retain a 'memory' of substances previously dissolved in it to arbitrary dilution...The Institute’s researchers were not able to demonstrate these biological effects, says Jonas, but what was more interesting about this project was the emergence of a 'social management' process for doing research in controversial areas, bringing together investigators who come in with biases on both sides of the issue."
"Col. Kevin T. Galloway, chief of staff and member of the PMTF, said that much of the push for integrative medicine services has come from soldiers and other military medicine beneficiaries who have had experiences with alternative care methods and vouch these methods do work in situations such as pain management...'(They) come to us saying, "This works for me. How can I get it?"'"
"Here are some examples of ongoing recent research projects.
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MIND-BODY THERAPIES FOR STRESS MANAGEMENTIntegrative Restoration (iRest®) for Military Healthcare Providers
This pilot study, developed and tailored for healthcare providers who treat and care for traumatically injured service members, was conducted to assess interest, feasibility, and logistics of an Integrative Restoration (iRest®) Yoga Nidra intervention—a research-based transformative practice of deep relaxation and meditative inquiry."
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NUTRITIONOptimizing Omega-3
...the Samueli Institute is analyzing the feasibility of modifying food sources to increase their omega-3 content. TheDoD is particularly interested in how increasing omega-3 fatty acids in the diet can improve brain function and resilience of soldiers."
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ACUPUNCTUREAuricular Stimulation Procedure for Pain
The Institute has investigated whether a simple ear acupuncture procedure—used in conjunction with standard medical care—delivered to wounded Service Members during aeromedical evacuation, might help alleviate pain."
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Comparative Effectiveness Study to Evaluate Two Acupuncture Methods for the
Treatment of Headaches Associated with TBI [traumatic brain injury]This ongoing study is attempting to understand the speed and extent of the impact of healing prompted by two acupuncture approaches—auricular acupuncture and traditional Chinese acupuncture compared with usual medical care for treatment of headaches and the comorbidities of war-related Trauma Stress response..."
"Alaine Duncan, LAc, the lead acupuncturist and codesigner of the TBI headache study, says soldiers truly value the opportunity to experience nondrug approaches to restoring their lives and health."
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Stinkt hochgradig nach Scharlatanerie. Nachdem Harald Walach und Stefan Schmidt seit Jahren damit verwickelt sind,
siehe unter anderem
http://transgallaxys.com/~kanzlerzwo/index.php?topic=6517.msg14753#msg14753besteht die Gefahr, daß die beiden sich nach ihrer Pleite in der Viadrina dorthin absetzen?
Eine andere Frage, die sich natürlich erst recht stellt: Welche "Forschungsaufträge" sind denn bisher gelaufen? Was haben Walach und Schmidt für das Samueli-Institut getan? Welche Verbindungen bestehen zum amerikanischen Militär?
Die Hochschulkommission hat möglicherweise noch nicht mal erkannt, daß sie bisher nur die Schneeflocke auf dem Eisberg gesichtet hat...
