Family Acupuncture Log
 

with Kay Madsen, Licensed Acupuncturist
 

February 2014 Special News
Edition  



Help Me Spread the Word!


   I'm always looking for a place to offer education about the helping hand acupuncture can bring to people suffering.  If you know of any forums that would welcome an informative talk about the benefits of Chinese medicine, please let me know.  Here are some ideal places:

  • Support groups
  • Professional Associations
  • In-Service Presentations  
  • Private groups
  • Wellness programs  
  • Parent groups 

   My primary passion is, of course, practicing Chinese medicine.  Sharing my knowledge about it with others runs a close second.  Here's a glimpse of the response to my presentations:

"I was delighted to attend (your presentation at PMTI), as I have been mystified by even the basic concepts of Chinese Medicine all my life, and you were actually able, for the first time, to begin to bring it into focus for me.  What a gift!"

Beth A.  1/14





































































 
About Acupncturists Without Borders

Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) provides immediate disaster relief and recovery to communities that are in crisis resulting from disaster or human conflict.  AWB is committed to creating alliances with local community based organizations and treating all who have been affected - survivors, first responders, emergency personnel and other care providers.  AWB uses community-style acupuncture to provide caring, compassionate treatment in a group setting.  This model of treatment allows everyone treated to exeperience relief from stress and trauma together.  When the entire group feels calm and quiet, hope, determination and resiliency rises powerfully within it.  For more information, please visit www.acuwithoutborders.org 
   





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February 20, 2014 
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    Goodness, are we near the end of February already? I think our recent big snow falls have eaten up the calendar. As for me, I have been very occupied in revving up my new project, the Veterans' Free Community Acupuncture Clinic.

  I wrote to you in January announcing this project and I've spent this past month making it a reality.  We've got the clinic mechanisms set up and now we need some veterans.  I've recently partnered with the Warrior Research Foundation, a local non-profit organization set up for the benefit of military personnel and their families.  I'm excited about this partnership and the project.  Keep a watch on the local tv news, as we hope to garner some coverage to in the near future help get the word out about this program. (Keeping fingers crossed!)

   While I usually don't like to repeat my messages to my e-mail base, I'm sending this information out again.  My hope is that you help me broadcast this information, so PLEASE FORWARD this e-mail!

I have changed the dates and times of the clinics to make it more accessible to the community, so even if you've shared before, please share it again.
    
    I promise soon to send out a new regular newsletter with handy tips on making you healthy! (There's a rash of colds and flu out there.  Seems like a good time for gua sha.) To your continued good health.

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FAMILY ACUPUNCTURE CENTER TREATS VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES SUFFERING FROM POST TRAUMATIC STRESS

 

   The Family Acupuncture Center is an independent and locally run clinic dedicated to the free treatment of trauma experienced by combat veterans, active duty and their families. It is part of a national network of independent member clinics established with the help of Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB).    

 

 

   Thousands of military veterans suffer from serious acute traumatic stress - they may be having flashbacks, panic, insomnia, suicidal ideation, or any number of symptoms. A June, 2007, Washington Post article reported that "nearly 40 percent of soldiers, a third of Marines and half of the National Guard members" are reporting symptoms of mental-health issues.

 

   In 2006, AWB established the Military Stress Recovery Project (MSRP) with a pilot clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Today, 27 clinics operate nationwide treating thousands of our nation's service members.  The campaign, originally intended to help Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, soon discovered veterans from other conflicts were underserved, as well as the families who help them cope with PTSD symptoms.   

 

   Current wars can re-engage trauma with veterans. While many people think PTSD is only combat related, it's not. PTSD can come from sexual assault, abuse or any other traumatic experience. For more than a decade, patients at the Family Acupuncture Center have been treated for non-combat related PTSD. Unlike conventional therapy for PTSD, acupuncture does not rely on rehearsing or replaying the traumatic events. Instead, acupuncture treatment is a more passive experience of relaxation and calm while the needles help to "reset" the brain to stop replaying the overwhelming horror. 

 

   At AWB member clinics around the country, veterans are experiencing benefits such as a full nights sleep for the first time in years and fewer bad dreams.  They are reporting improved mental clarity, less anxiety and a reduction in stress. Acupuncture is currently being investigated at Water Reed National Military Medical Center as a viable treatment for PTSD in returning veterans and the military has started using acupuncture in the battlefield to help with pain. AWB is a private entity and is not affiliated with the Veterans Administration or the military.  Treatments provided by the Family Acupuncture Center are confidential.   

 

   Family Acupuncture Center in Silver Spring will be offering the Community Style Acupuncture, which consists of:

 

  • Acupuncture needles on ears only
  • Treatment to help reduce stress and anxiety; help with trouble sleeping; provide a general sense of well-being
  • 30 - 45 minute treatment / group setting

 

 

Family Acupuncture Free Veterans' Clinic hours will be:  

 

Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9:30 P.M., beginning Tuesday March 4, 2014  

13415 Connecticut Ave., Suite 204

Silver Spring, MD 20906   

 

 

 

For more information, contact:

Kay Madsen at 240-393-5420  

 

Website: 

 

e-mail:  

 [email protected] 


 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

ABOUT ME

After leaving behind a decade of practicing as an attorney, I received my Masters of Acupuncture in 2002 from the Traditional Acupuncture Institute in Columbia, Maryland.  It certainly was an interesting career shift!  Every day I am increasingly grateful to do this amazing work.  I guess I still use some of my old attorney skills to piece together every patient's experiences to create a new picture of their health concerns from a Chinese medical perspective.  From there we fashion a strategy toward healing together.  It never gets old to watch a person's sufferings unravel.  Sure beats interpreting government regulations for a living!

I keep balance in my own life by sharing my love of outdoor experiences with my husband and daughter.  Camping, hiking and critter watching are much loved family activities.  It's important to me to see that my daughter learns to attune herself to the movement of the seasons and the many lessons they offer, so that she can appreciate balance from an early age.


 
Family Acupuncture Center | 240-393-5420 | [email protected] | 13415 Connecticut Ave.
Suite 204
Silver Spring, MD 20906

Kay Madsen, M.Ac., L.Ac., Dipl.Ac. (NCCAOM)
Licensed Acupuncturist
13415 Connecticut Ave.
Suite 204
Silver Spring, MD 20906
(240) 393-5420



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