Combat Recovery

A soldier who had a leg amputated was experiencing severe phantom pain. After treatment by the Tennant BioModulator® Physician, the soldier said that 80-90% of his pain was reduced by the therapy.

Phantom Limb

Phantom limb pain refers to mild to extreme pain felt in the area where a limb has been amputated. These sensations usually disappear or decrease over time. When this pain continues for more than six months, however, the prognosis for improvement is poor. Although the limb is no longer there, the nerve endings at the site of the amputation continue to send pain signals to the brain that make the brain think the limb is still there. Sometimes, the brain memory of pain is retained and interpreted as pain, regardless of signals from injured nerves.

 

Symptoms of Phantom Limb Pain

In addition to pain in the phantom limb, some people experience other sensations. These sensations are tingling, cramping, heat, and cold in the removed portion of the limb. Any sensation that the limb could have experienced prior to the amputation may be experienced in the amputated phantom limb.

Successful treatment of phantom limb pain is difficult.  A person’s level of pain determines treatment. Multiple treatments can be combined. Some treatments include:

  • Heat application
  • Electrical therapy to reduce muscle tension at amputation area and alternating non-amputation limb
  • Relaxation techniques
  • Massage of the amputation area
  • Physical therapy
  • Neurostimulation techniques such as spinal cord stimulation or deep brain stimulation

 

Elite Athletic Injuries

The most basic form of a soldier’s physical training is developing the ability to move, acquire and engage a target. A Soldier must have the endurance to travel by foot to the objective. In some environments this involves several hours of uphill walking with a pack at altitude. Additionally, they must have the strength to defeat, move and climb over obstacles in his/her path and the mobility to skillfully maneuver on the objective. Finally, after extreme physical exertion, they must have the stamina to control his/her breathing well enough to accurately fire a weapon at the target.

To conclude, soldiering skills of strength, power, speed and agility required to help soldiers meet their mission. Providing emphasis on a variety of physical tasks enables commanders to observe the full physical readiness of the unit. Physical training not only includes optimal physical training, but injury prevention as well.  In most cases, a soldier wounded or physically hurt will require long term recovery. For example, military hospitals excel at treating traumatic injuries when they first happen, but finding the right longer-term recovery care can be difficult for injured military personnel.  Finally, combining elite athlete recovery and the soldier traumatic combat injury seeing great results for both the professional sports athlete and the professional military athlete.

 

 

How Senergy Wellness Can Help with Combat Recovery

We recommend considering the Tennant BioModulator®, which are devices designed to treat patients from all walks of life suffering from all types of conditions.

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