Open AccessProvider Perspectives of Battlefield Acupuncture
Author(s) -
Karleen F. Giannitrapani,
Princess E. Ackland,
Jesse R Holliday,
Steve Zeliadt,
Juli Olson,
Benjamin Kligler,
Stephanie L. Taylor
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001332
Subject(s) - battlefield , acupuncture , medline , medicine , alternative medicine , history , political science , ancient history , pathology , law
Nonpharmacological options to treat pain are in demand, in part to address the opioid crisis. One such option is acupuncture. Battlefield acupuncture (BFA) is an auricular needling protocol currently used to treat pain in the Veterans Health Administration. We aimed to identify the advantages and disadvantages of BFA from providers' perspectives.