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  • Which pain therapy is best?

    Which pain therapy is best?

    Don’t let pain slow you down. Here's how Whole Health can help.

  • Study backs long-term benefits of non-drug pain therapy

    Study backs long-term benefits of non-drug pain therapy

    A recent study found that non-drug therapies given to service members with chronic pain may reduce the risk of long-term adverse outcomes, such as alcohol and drug disorder or suicide attempts.

  • Therapy changed how I think about my chronic pain

    Therapy changed how I think about my chronic pain

    After decades of chronic pain and 10 years on painkillers, an Air Force Veteran found relief through a new treatment at VA Eastern Colorado that retrains how the brain responds to long-term pain signals.

  • Pour painting helpful therapy for domiciliary Veterans

    Pour painting helpful therapy for domiciliary Veterans

    Orlando VA Domiciliary residents use pour painting to express their emotions and help with depression, anxiety and trauma.

  • Physical therapy program reduces chronic pain for older Veterans

    Physical therapy program reduces chronic pain for older Veterans

    California VA physical therapy program combines exercises with instruction on the neuroscience of pain to help older Veterans increase mobility, reduce chronic pain and improve quality of life.

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is helping Veterans with chronic pain

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is helping Veterans with chronic pain

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy changes the way pain is processed in our brains and equips individuals with a self-directed, problem-solving approach to manage and decrease the challenges associated with chronic pain.

  • ‘Red Velvet’ horse therapy helps heal years of PTSD pain for Army Veteran

    ‘Red Velvet’ horse therapy helps heal years of PTSD pain for Army Veteran

    Barbara Wickham tried to ignore her pain from a sexual assault while she served in the Army. It took Red Velvet and horse therapy to heal her wounds.

  • Painting Pups: Veteran finds therapy through his art

    Painting Pups: Veteran finds therapy through his art

    Issac Zomaya daubs gently at his past. He brushes along [...]

  • Marine turns to art therapy to stop the pain

    Marine turns to art therapy to stop the pain

    "When people see my art, I get to tell them my story, and let them know they can tap into that."

  • VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on TBI, infection control, and massage therapy

    VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on TBI, infection control, and massage therapy

    This week, VA’s Office of Research and Development published three News Briefs highlighting research findings on TBI and suicide risk, telehealth and rural infection control, and the benefits of massage therapy.

  • Art therapy helps Veterans process complex emotions

    Art therapy helps Veterans process complex emotions

    Art therapy program partners with Detroit Institute of Arts, which displays participating Veterans’ art.

  • Comprehensive care for chronic pain

    Comprehensive care for chronic pain

    Columbia VA’s pain program addresses not only the physical aspects but also the emotional and psychological factors.

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Last updated September 19, 2025

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