EXPERIENCE IN TREATING LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF CONCUSSIONS AND PTSD USING MANUAL THERAPY COMBINED WITH SHOCK WAVE THERAPY

Sergii Frank Sergii Frank

doi:10.31435/rsglobal_ws/30042019/6470

Abstract

   The purpose of this article is the desire of the author, based on his previous multiple years’ experience in treating the effects of mTBI, as well as his experience in treating the effects of combat concussions, to offer, in addition to the methods already described, his own vision of how to deal with the problem at hand. The method proposed lies in complex application of manual therapy combined with shock wave therapy. Their combined power, when applied within a unified method of treatment, enhances the effect of each of them, creating a synergy that allows to achieve qualitatively better and significantly more successful clinical results.  

Highlights

The military conflict that arose in 2014 and continues today in Ukraine has resulted in numerous human casualties, including thousands of wounded
The purpose of this article is the desire of the author, based on his previous experience of treating the effects of mTBI, as well as his experience of treating combat concussions in a military field hospital with subsequent rehabilitation of such patients in civilian medical institutions, to offer, in addition to the methods already described, his own vision of how to deal with this problem using manual therapy combined with shock wave therapy
This study focuses on the treatment of concussions, which are defined as a special type of general damage to the body occurring with a sudden indirect impact of, most commonly, an explosive air wave on the whole body or its extensive areas [29]

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Introduction

The military conflict that arose in 2014 and continues today in Ukraine has resulted in numerous human casualties, including thousands of wounded. Lewit’s European school, carry out successful conservative treatment of pathologies caused by long-term effects of mTBI, especially those associated with headaches, dizziness, and disorders of the cervical spine and extremities.

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