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"The most common cases are post-concussion syndrome, which occurs as a result of explosions. We also treat amputations and trauma to the central or peripheral nervous system,"
Yurii Nechynskyi, one of
He was put in charge of a unit of 110 men. By December, he was seriously injured.
"A rocket from a Uragan missile launcher burst through the two walls of the building we were in and I was injured by shrapnel," Yurii said while engaged in some physiotherapy.
"My leg was broken, my arm was completely twisted and I had metal fragments embedded in my head," he added.
A power bank cellphone charger in the outer pocket of his fleece blocked a fragment of metal from potentially hitting his torso and vital organs, saving his life, he said.
The center offers more than physical treatment to the soldiers.
"When they ask for us, we go," Antonyuk said, adding that the experience has taught him about the high price that the country is paying to resist
Some of the soldiers at the center take part in the weekly exercise therapy classes put on by ballerina and Feldenkrais Method teacher
"It works for people with a varying degree of injury," Babij said of the Feldenkrais Method approach to recovery, an alternative medical practice that aims to boost the connections between the physical body and the brain.
The Lisova Poliana was in operation decades ago, when it offered rehabilitation to soldiers injured in the Soviet invasion of
The number of patients doubled again following
Since
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