Impact of Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine on Patients Quality-of-life During National Emergency and Wartime

The acupressure/acupuncture points will be designated based on evidence-based research. For example, clinical guideline-based integrative oncology protocol for pain relief will include the following analgesia-related acupressure/acupuncture points: Liver-3, Taichong; Large-Intestine 4, Hegu; Stomach-36, Zusanli; Pericard-6, Neiguan; Spleen-6, Sanyinjiao; Yin tang; as well as battlefield ear acupuncture points. In both intervention groups, relaxation techniques will be tailored to the patient's quality of life related concerns, with the option of including breathing and guided imagery modalities as well.

The acupressure points will be designated based on evidence-based research. In both intervention groups, relaxation techniques will be tailored to the patient's quality of life related concerns, with the option of including breathing and guided imagery modalities as well.