The Ukraine Wellness Project (UWP) is a U.S.-funded volunteer project aimed at incorporating acupuncture into the rehabilitation process for Ukrainian soldiers and veterans.
Ukraine faces the enormous challenge of winning the war while at the same time enabling its soldiers and veterans to recover from complex physical and psychological trauma. As medical systems are becoming overwhelmed dealing with the sheer number of cases of concussions and other physical injuries, there is an overall movement toward being patient-driven, learning fast, and using what works.
In response, the UWP proposed treating returning veterans with traditional Chinese medicine. Over the past 12 months, the company’s volunteers based in Kyiv and the United States have treated thousands of veteran patients at Kyiv’s Lisova Polyana Rehabilitation Center. This VA facility is a VA facility that treats up to 230 patients at a time with physical and psychological trauma.
As an adjunct to traditional multi-layered treatment procedures, acupuncture is highly effective for pain management, neuropathy and neuralgia, sleep cycle imbalances, and symptoms of PTSD, including physical tension, anxiety, and mood instability. is shown.
Oksana Dovbnya is a neurologist in Kiev with more than 25 years of professional experience as an acupuncturist. Since she volunteered to help Lisova Polyana for about 10 months, she has seen more than 1,000 of her patients.
She says, “At Pollyanna, we have seen empirical evidence that acupuncture is an effective method for treating war-related injuries and conditions, including concussions and PTSD-related symptoms. There is consistently high demand from patients to undergo treatment. I often see 30 to 35 patients each day, and many patients continue daily treatment for 2 to 3 weeks as their symptoms begin to improve. is.
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“We are aware that acupuncture is decreasing in popularity among medical institutions in Ukraine, but there are many reasons why this happened in Ukraine. We need to change, but right now we’re focused on solutions. In fact, we’ve seen that certain acupuncture protocols work very well, so instead of writing scientific papers in the middle of a crisis, we’re focusing on solutions. I decided to spend my energy helping people who did.
“At UWP, we want to show that acupuncture, as a bridge between physical and mental health, plays an important role in the rehabilitation of today’s veterans.”
A sterile, non-reusable needle is inserted according to a blueprint created for traditional Chinese medicine 2,000 years ago.
As Western science develops, theories about why acupuncture works continue to develop. Needles placed according to traditional techniques influence a complex cascade of feedback loop systems inherent in the body’s physiology and central nervous system. The channel anatomy shares a correlation with the position and function of the fascial planes.
Acupuncture can be used alone or in combination with other medical procedures and drug treatments.
It has a deep relaxing effect on the nervous system. People often relax or fall asleep during the session. It has no dependence or side effects and is well tolerated by most patients.
Patients often report improved sleep patterns, increased energy, a calmer mood, and the disappearance of persistent headaches. People who have had nerves severed due to gunshot injuries or surgery begin to feel sensation returning to their limbs. Scars from surgery heal more efficiently. Many people report changes in their orthopedic pain levels.
In the United States, acupuncture, along with physical therapy and chiropractic care, is a standard methodology in the Veterans Affairs health care system. Doctors prescribe acupuncture for both acute and chronic symptoms of most orthopedic or mental health conditions. Treatments are performed by a licensed acupuncturist with a master’s degree in Chinese medicine.
UWP’s focus is on providing acupuncture to wartime veterans, but in the future it hopes to provide high-quality traditional Chinese medicine education to health care workers, and to expand the scope of acupuncture in general Ukrainian medicine. I would like to contribute to the revival of
The vision of this project is to incorporate acupuncture as a standard treatment option for the rehabilitation of Ukrainian veterans.
Ekaterina Chizayeva from LAcu is the founder of the Ukrainian Wellness Project (UWP).
To learn more about UWP, visit us on Instagram @Ukrainewellnesslisova or email UWP founder Katya Chizayeva. [email protected]
