Veterans Corner: Veterans Day dental clinic; 25th anniversary of WWII ceremony; VA virtual reality therapy - The Pantagraph

VETERANS DAY DENTAL CLINIC

Barnes Dental Associates volition connection a escaped dental attraction session for veterans this twelvemonth connected Friday, Nov. 11, to amusement their respect for and grant toward our veterans. There are 3 work options during this dental clinic: a dental exam, X-rays and cleaning; an exam, X-rays and 1 filling; oregon an exam, X-rays and 1 extraction. Most veterans, adjacent those with VA aesculapian cards, are not eligible for VA dental services. This is an accidental for veterans to person this escaped attraction astir Veterans Day. The Barnes Dental Associates bureau is astatine 315 Susan Drive, Suite 3 successful Normal, conscionable disconnected Ft. Jesse Road. Call their bureau to acceptable up an assignment astatine 309-454-7337 truthful that arsenic galore veterans tin person services arsenic possible.

WORLD WAR II 25TH ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY

A ceremonial commemorating the 25th day of the World War II monument volition beryllium held astatine 1 p.m. Nov. 5 on the eastbound broadside of the McLean County Museum of History (the aged region courthouse). The ceremonial volition see a subject flyover and the Community Concert Band playing a medley of the anthems for each work branch. There volition beryllium an opening invited by Julie Emig, enforcement manager of the museum, an invocation by Military Chaplain Charles Halbert, and the playing of the nationalist anthem by the Community Concert Band. The refurbishment and bequest of the monument volition beryllium told. Stories volition beryllium shared astir the veterans whose names are enshrined connected the monument. A ceremonial volition beryllium conducted to dedicate 2 caller plaques commemorating the Korean War and Vietnam War veterans who died successful those wars. The names of the veterans whose names are connected the World War II monument and the Korean War and Vietnam War plaques volition beryllium read. An Honor Guard (made up from country veterans organizations) volition behaviour a emblem folding ceremony. That emblem volition beryllium presented to the museum. A three-round volley from the Honor Guard, Taps, and a bagpiper playing "Amazing Grace" volition adjacent the ceremony.

VA ADOPTS VIRTUAL REALITY THERAPY

The VA announced a caller high-tech instrumentality called Vx Therapy disposable for usage arsenic portion of the attraction for veterans who endure from PTS (past trauma stress) and/or chronic pain. The Vx therapy instrumentality uses virtual world exertion to immerse the idiosyncratic successful a relaxing interactive acquisition that involves a 90-day programme led by a maestro clinician done the Vx Therapy instrumentality successful summation to the ocular and audio inputs. This attack promotes semipermanent symptom mitigation and resiliency arsenic good arsenic validates efficacy successful treating the effects of trauma. Vx Therapy is non-invasive and non-pharmacological. Immersive VR Therapeutics assistance patients trim pain, alteration anxiousness and physique resilience. Harvard MedTech idiosyncratic clinician enactment enhances experience, engagement and outcomes. This benignant of therapy done virtual world techniques is not new. However, the VA and MedTech (the steadfast that developed the Vx Therapy) person therapy experiences and counseling designed with veterans and their experiences successful mind. The seasoned is fixed the headset to usage astatine location and past the maestro clinician volition assistance pb them done virtual world healing programs. It comes with the headset and headphones if you privation them to adjacent retired the world. The VA approved the instrumentality and programme successful September, and VA Medical Centers and VA Community Based clinics similar ours successful Bloomington whitethorn not beryllium alert of the availability of the therapy. Visit youtu.be/FDA47B8A-BY for an fantabulous video connected the Vx Therapy. Contact your VA superior doc for section information.