Disaster Relief

Disaster can strike anytime, anyplace, so are we prepared? As a resident of wildfire laden region of California’s coast, Ms. Thomason has seen the firsthand profound impact of using ear acupuncture and acupressure to reverse and calm the negative effects of stress and trauma,  with her community members, first responders, colleagues and fellow evacuees. she and her acupuncture team were able to provide the ear acupuncture NADA protocol, and within 10 minutes of the needles being in, they could start to breathe fully, could start to heal…

Since then, it has been LeAnne’s mission to help all survivors of trauma and disaster to receive this ear acupuncture treatment for trauma as a volunteer with their local acupuncture non-profit, Healing Opportunities, NADA, and the Medical Reserve Corps,

This simple ear acupuncture protocol has the tremendous ability to help treat and prevent PTSD, providing profound relief when no other modality is available. This is a historic opportunity for acupuncturists to elevate the recognition and understanding of the profession to the next level. If you are a licensed acupuncturist or clinician (for states with an ADS law), LeAnne highly encourages you to participate in an AWB or NADA training, and join your local MRC unit.

In addition to providing the ear NADA protocol for trauma treatment, acupuncturists can also be of service by helping with medical intakes, basic triage, taking blood pressure, participating in public health events, and speaking at quarterly meetings to educate other medical volunteers about the services they can provide.

For non-acupuncturists, local citizens can also support disaster care by volunteering to be of service with their county MRC. Please feel free to contact LeAnne for more info. Together, we can change the face of disaster healthcare and be of remarkable service to our communities!