Gulf War Illness: A Randomized Controlled Trial Combining Mindfulness Meditation and Auricular Acupuncture.
Global advances in integrative medicine and health January 1, 2023 Charity B Breneman, Matthew J Reinhard, Nathaniel Allen et al. 5 citations
Combining mindfulness meditation and auricular acupuncture improved mental-health functioning, fatigue, depression symptoms, and overall Gulf War Illness (GWI) severity in veterans compared to a health education program. The complementary and integrative health (CIH) group also showed reduced pain interference at the end of treatment and at three-month follow-up, while the education group experienced worsening pain. Findings suggest a possible beneficial effect of combining these two therapies for reducing fatigue, musculoskeletal, and mood/cognition symptoms in veterans with GWI.