Acupuncture on the job

How about weekly on-site acupuncture treatments for your staff?

In the September issue of the Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine an article titled "Employee use and perceived benefit of a complementary and alternative medicine wellness clinic at a major military hospital: evaluation of a pilot program." was published.

Results of a pilot program at a major military hospital indicate the hospital's employees would benefit from a wellness center that employs complementary and alternative therapies.

The objectives of the study were to examine the feasibility of a weekly on-site complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) wellness clinic for staff at a military hospital, and to describe employees' perceptions of program effectiveness. The study setting was at a United States Department of Defense hospital and the subjects were hospital nurses, physicians, clinicians, support staff and administrators, the abstract noted. Employees could select from ear acupuncture, clinical acupressure and Zero Balancing. A self-report survey was done after each clinic visit to evaluate clinic features and perceived impact on stress-related symptoms, compassion for patients, sleep, and workplace or personal relationships.

Among the results:

• 97.9 percent of participants strongly agreed they felt more relaxed after sessions;

• 94.5 percent of participants felt less stress after sessions;

• 84.3 percent of participants felt less pain after sessions; and

• 78.8 percent of participants would recommend the wellness center to a colleague.

Among surveys completed after five or more visits, more than half (59-85 percent of participants) "strongly agreed that experienced increased compassion with patients, better sleep, improved mood, and more ease in relations with co-workers”.

This study suggests that weekly CAM-based treatments have positive health benefits related to stress reduction at work as well as improved mood and sleep.

Let me set up such a program at your office for more productive, happier employees. Call 303-947-6224 or email DrMLucas@AcupunctureWoman.com.

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