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Elizabeth Sommers, MPH, LAc, Kristen Porter, MAc, LAc and Stephen DeGurski, MPH

Elizabeth Sommers is with the AIDS Care Project in Boston, Mass. Elizabeth Sommers, Kristen Porter, and Stephen DeGurski are with Pathways to Complementary Medicine, Boston.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Elizabeth Sommers, MPH, LAc, AIDS Care Project, 140 Clarendon St, 7th floor, Boston, MA 02116 (e-mail: bsommers@pathwaystcm.org).

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	INTRODUCTION

 
Traumatic events such as the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center can have profoundly stressful effects on individuals, even if they are far from Ground Zero.¹ Responses to this type of stress can manifest both psychologically and physically with a variety of complaints, such as insomnia, anxiety, body aches, digestive upsets, and poor concentration.

A number of researchers have described the use of complementary and alternative medical (CAM) treatments, such as acupuncture and massage, for stress-related complaints.^2–4 Following the attacks in New York City, groups such as the Professional Acupuncturists’ Response Team (PART) and Community Relief and . . . [Full Text]

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