Volunteer Acupuncturists Return To Haiti

Last year I wrote about the volunteer acupuncturists who went to Haiti after the catastrophic earthquake hit. They provided more than 4,500 treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder and pain management. This happened through the combined efforts of Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) and Pathways to Wellness.  Now a year later AWB is returning to Haiti this spring with the help of a $20,000

Acupuncture Gives Hope To Patients With PTSD

PTSD are the initials that stand for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a severe type of anxiety disorder. PTSD results from a person witnessing or being involved in a traumatic event that causes intense fear, helplessness or horror, such as, a natural disaster (think hurricane Katrina), rape, childhood abuse, a tragic accident, or war.

Diagnostic manuals say that signs and symptoms of

Acupuncturists Are Headed To Haiti

I am proud to report that Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) and Pathways to Wellness have come together to launch a relief response to the emergency in Haiti. On February 3rd Diana Fried, AWB Executive Director, and Julia Raneri, AWB Haiti Operations Manager and NADA registered trainer, will be going with a group of Doctors as the first team. They plan to organize a ground operation and get