The VA will begin to require providers to use the HealthShare Referral Manager system. Check with your local leadership on the timing of this change.
FREESPIRA’S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND MEDICATION-FREE TREATMENT TO SUPPORT AMERICA’S VETERANS STRUGGLING WITH SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED PTSD AND PANIC DISORDER.
Freespira is an FDA-cleared, in-home treatment. It is an option that can be used along with talk therapy and medication, or on its own. Once authorized, Freespira ships your patient a sensor, a small breath sampling tube and a tablet with an app. The treatment corrects irregular breathing patterns, a physiologic factor of repeated anxiety attacks, and trains the body to reduce or eliminate them.
We are honored to be listed on the VA Federal Supply Schedule 65lla – 36F79720D0158, through our SDVOSB partner Franklin Young International, Inc.
1 Ostacher MJ, et al., Appl Psychophysiology Biofeedbak. 2021; 10.1007/s10484-021-09521-3
2 Reduction in CAPS-5 of at least 6 points
3 Reduction in CHRT scores
4 Reduction in PHQ-9 scores
PTSD disrupts the daily lives of millions of Americans. Yet, traditional medication and counseling therapies often fall short for these sufferers – many of whom have begun to believe that there is no hope for relief or remission. Innovative drug-free approaches, like Freespira, that address the underlying physiological symptoms of PTSD provide a new solution – and new hope – to this problem.
— Honorable David J. Shulkin, M.D., Ninth Secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs
Since completing Freespira, I am able to control my anger, and I am not as depressed anymore. I’ve learned to cope better and am functioning well. I enjoy family activities again, and my family enjoys being around me, too. Freespira gave me an outlet to control my symptoms, so I am able to function in everyday life.
— Gary, Sergeant First Class, United States Army, Retired
Freespira’s team of clinicians and advisors are here to support you
and help navigate the VA authorization process.
