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Success at L.A.V.A. Clinic!
Thank You to all of our Angels, to our veteran patients, to Iraq Rose business partners, and to the two uniquely dedicated healers who together made LAVA clinic's two year pilot program a huge success! 

Cordially,
Iraq Rose, Martha Densmore, and Lauralyn Harter

(PTSD) Trauma in Veteran Clients
*** I am pleased with the progress some of the guys are making. I am sure this work is helping, and working together is really wonderful. I am noticing little by little small changes, but important things are happening. Your acupuncture is able to get through some tough layers of mind-body armor. The unconditional, non-judgemental attitude is key. I am noticing defenses being let down, even if just a bit at times. I can now work with my clients on a deeper level. I want to start sending in more of the young guys.              
from a psychologist working with vets

(PTSD) Trauma in Veteran Clients
*** Thanks for the information. All of the guys I know that utilize your practices are getting great results. Many thanks. from a psychologist working with vets

Traumatic Brain Injury
*** I was involved in a hit by an IED and blown 20 feet. I was unconscious and hospitalized for a month. I have headaches that are unbearable. They are stabbing and last all day. No medication has helped. I was on many medications. Some gave me awful side-effects and I had to go the emergency room from a side-effect. Another time my legs gave out from meds. Acupuncture is the only thing that helps my headaches. I am sleeping better too. Acupuncture relieves my pain for up to three days. I stopped all my meds and had to fight with my case managers who were calling me a "treatment failure" for stopping my meds. I am no worse for stopping my meds and I am feeling better.       from a Marine on medical leave

*** I am a combat vet being treated for PTSD, TBI (traumatic brain injury), and muscle damage from an RPG explosion. Iraq Rose Inc. is applying a holistic approach in my treatment. The acupuncture has significantly reduced the frequency and duration of my headaches. I have regained 90% rotation capability in both shoulders through a combination of the acupuncture and tai chi. I am also experiencing a reduction in nightmares and am often sleeping for 5 to 6 hours per night which is about an hour longer than normal. Blood circulation in my feet has improved significantly as demonstrated by my feet being usually warm instead of usually cold. All this is improving my attitude.      from a Vietnam Vet

Insomnia
*** I couldn't sleep. Every night I was waking up in cold sweats from horrific nightmares I can't remember. Acupuncture helps my nerves calm down. I feel less anxious. I get back to sleep better now.
    from an OIF Vet
Post-traumatic Syndrome
*** Since my fourth acupuncture treatment I feel maybe there is hope. I still have my symptoms, but I feel more supported and not as doomed. I am hopeful about acupuncture.          from an OIF Vet

*** I am a recovering alcoholic and PTSD sufferer. It is such a pleasure to receive relief without having to take a pill or shot. It is my prayer this program be expanded for veterans to get this care more often. What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is... The service is free. I could not afford it otherwise. It makes me feel good about my country to see these services offered after having fought and been wounded for my country. from T.S. a Viet Nam vet

*** My experience has been nothing sort of miraculous I'am a viet nam vet who suffer from PTSD,anxiety disorders and phobia's who have benefited tremendously from the services I received. I've seen the results of this organization in a reduction in my anxiety. What I've enjoyed the most about my experience is the caring attidude. Thank You   from P.D. a Viet Nam vet

Anxiety
*** Sometimes when I drive under bridges on the freeway I duck a little as a response. They used to throw IEDs off the bridges in Iraq. I sometimes get a little nervous but I tough it out. I never want to have to take drugs. I like the acupuncture. It's great to relax. I like the moxa.                 from an OIF/OEF Medic

Smoking
*** I'm off cigarettes 2 months now. Lauralyn's Reiki was wonderful.

Shoulder Injury
*** I was injured from training. I overused my shoulder and I have had shoulder pain for months. After treatments with Kathleen's acupuncture the pain has decreased a lot, finally!       from an OIF/OEF Vet

Low Back Pain
*** My low back pain went away after one treatment. The moxibustion feels great. from an OIF/OEF Vet

Cervical Strain
*** The night goggles plus the helmet and vest too you have to wear, all weigh down on you after a while. My upper back into my neck and left shoulder had been killing me for months. Acupuncture seems to help and I feel less pain.         
from an OEF Vet.

Anger triggered by chronic Localized Pain
*** I was drafted. I was involved in an explosion in Viet Nam. I have had daily pain on an area of my head in a precise area covering 3 inches. I know it very well. The shrapnel was removed, but I have had excruciating pain in the area since. Daily spiky sharp pain. Every time I touch the place, every time I showered, the pain is intense, nasty, locked there, and pisses me off, really upsetting every time I touch it. I had one acupuncture qi gong session with Martha. The next day I was showering and it suddenly occurred to me the pain was gone. I couldn't believe it. So I just had to poke around. It took 10 minutes until I found "the spot". BUT now it's less than a 1/4 inch area. It doesn't bother me. This result is holding for weeks during ongoing treatments.
                                                      from a Vietnam Vet
Sensitivity to Cold
*** When I started acupuncture I was always freezing. Air conditioning, cold, anything cold bugs me. My feet are always freezing. It was always that way. I no longer notice the cold. My feet are warm.
from a Vietnam Vet




*** I met Ms. Densmore at a conference. Her passion and commitment to her cause were so infectious I agree to provide pro bono assistance to her organization. Her emphasis on individualized care, adherence to the highest of professional standards, and commitment to integration of state-of-the art therapies makes Iraq Rose stand out head and shoulders among the the dozens of non-profits I have worked with in my career. P.G.

*** My son has PTSD and TBI from Iraq. He had an accicental overdose last April 2009 from all the medications he is on from the VA. His wife has left him, and I have been searching for help. We live a long way from Iraq Rose, Inc. Somehow I connected with Iraq Rose on the internet, and Martha Densmore has not only been supportive of me as a mother looking to help her son, but has ideas and suggested places to take my son for help in our area. She emails me on a regular basis providing emotional support for me, and has never asked for any financial support for all her help. If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could... Be the answer to veterans and PTSD.   J. in North Carolina

*** Iraq Rose is doing a wonderful service for Veterans offering natural therapies that really work, something not easy to find in the world. For example, Alpha-Stim treatments, which I have found to be amazingly helpful at reducing stress and PTSD. It also reduces craving for addictive drugs. It also relieves pain. The treatment is not well known, yet, but is being used in the military and the VA. Martha is a wonderfully compassionate healer, and the vets are lucky she does what she does. Her work greatly deserves support. The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were doing the right things with the right attitude for the right reasons, when few others are willing to help this deserving and needing population of heroes.      Dr.W., MD

*** I am a general member of the public & I helped facilitate the search for a location to host the clinic.
I have watched as Iraq Rose grew from an idea in the founder's mind into the successful Los Angeles Veteran's Acupuncture clinic providing weekly integrative medical services to veterans experiencing the effects of PTSD. The services are having a positive impact in the lives of these veterans, providing them a better quality of life and a depth of healing from the trauma they experienced. Also, the LA Veterans Acupuncture clinic is receiving increasing acceptance from within the local medical and psychological veteran support communities.
G.G.

*** Iraq Rose is doing a fantastic job providing excellent services on a very limited budget. As a Board Member I am excited to be a part of such a worthy cause. The veterans are receiving comprehensive, individualized care rather than treatments based on a set formula. The feedback from the veterans has been very positive. P.W.

*** I am a professional with expertise in this field & practice Environmental and Preventive Medicine. Martha Densmore is a compassionate and knowledgeable practitioner whose goal is to help service people. Acupuncture is an effective and supportive way of providing that assistance. Dr. C., MD

*** Iraq Rose is a pioneering organization doing great work with America's military veterans and making a groundbreaking impact on America's healthcare system. Their dedication to identifying and treating the myriad of health problems veterans suffer from is tremendous. And their commitment to proving that acupuncture is an effective, low-cost, non side-effect medicine to the medical community is definitely praiseworthy. E.C.

*** First, as a current student in a Master's Degree Program for Acupuncture & Holistic Medicine, my involvement since 2009 has been to study and observe treatment strategies used in the Iraq Rose clinic. I have witnessed first hand the positive results being reported directly to the Iraq Rose clinicians by the Veteran patients. Examples of the reported results include better sleep, less chronic discomfort and pain, and a more optimistic outlook for their personal and professional lives. Veterans continue to return for follow up sessions, and my personal opinion through observation is that they all appear “glad to be there” when they arrive, and “calm and grateful” when they leave. While the benefits of this type of care are delivered one treatment, one Veteran at a time, there is no doubt in my mind that these benefits then extend into families, workplace, and entire communities. Second, Iraq Rose's mission both educates the public on the merits of a whole-life, whole-body approach to Veteran healthcare, and delivers these services individually. With 20 years of prior business experience providing my perspective, I feel this approach demonstrates a well-balanced, justifiable business model that can show immediate results with minimal to non-invasive care. And in these challenging economic times, it means greater efficiency and more value for every dollar Iraq Rose receives and spends on delivering its services. Last but not least, when Iraq Rose clinicians teach some simple techniques such as breathing with movement, or meditation and nutrition, Iraq Rose is providing their Veterans with the most important services of all: a path to understanding and empowering their own unique healing needs, and tools they can use anytime, anywhere, and forever. E.H.
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