On March 14, 2023, activities in the form of implementation of modern types of rehabilitation for war victims and veterans of the Armed Forces were planned and carried out on the basis of the "TMO of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine for the Kirovohrad Region" DU.

During the war in Ukraine, many of its heroes received injuries of varying degrees of severity. Of course, they are provided with first aid and treatment in military hospitals and specialized medical facilities. But the subsequent rehabilitation of military personnel is also very important for the full restoration of their functions and the opportunity to fully work and live in society. It means not only physical and psychological rehabilitation, but also a full return from war to peaceful life. What types of rehabilitation exist in Ukraine today and which of them are implemented on the basis of our institution. The list of methods is quite large: physical rehabilitation, occupational therapy, game, sports, family, business rehabilitation, educational, social, animal rehabilitation, friendly, etc.

Physical rehabilitation of servicemen after injuries requires a long time, which can last from 1-2 to 5-6 months or more. Such rehabilitation treatment is aimed at restoring the body after the end of the acute period and often allows to avoid primary disability or to prevent further deterioration of the condition. After all, the consequences of injuries and long-term confinement to bed with limited mobility lead to atrophy and weakening of muscles, contractures are formed that prevent full movement. This is a very important task, without which a full return of a serviceman to peaceful life is impossible. In our institution, we use modern methods of physical and psychological rehabilitation. Patients with the help of exercise therapy can restore and improve their physical condition after injuries.

Also, these classes create a positive emotional background and strengthen the readiness and effectiveness of psychological rehabilitation.

Thousands of fighters return to peaceful life without an adaptation period - after the horrors experienced, with a broken psyche, nightmares and the inability to continue a normal life, and often their stories end with complete disappointment in everything that is happening around them. As a result, many fighters with a broken psyche can become the new "lost generation". In our medical institution, we use modern methods of rehabilitation. Help is provided by highly qualified specialists, selecting rehabilitation programs taking into account the individual characteristics of each individual situation. The personalization of programs allows to carry out work on the prevention of personality disorders and deformations of social functions in the shortest possible time.

For military rehabilitation, we use:

methods of group therapy;
trainings;
individual work with specialists;
additional classes (art therapy, etc.).
A comprehensive approach to the rehabilitation of servicemen allows to rebuild social skills, eliminate fixation on experienced events and the condition acquired as a result of them, establish new social contacts, and restore cognitive and communicative functions.

First of all, psychological rehabilitation is needed to normalize their mental state. It consists of the smallest elements, and the result of such work becomes a complete "puzzle", a new picture of the world, which will never be the same as it was before the war, but will allow us to live. The work of psychologists is aimed at restoring a whole complex of lost or deformed mental functions, harmonizing the self-image after receiving physical injuries and the changes in the body and worldview caused by them. After returning from the combat zone, Ukrainian defenders are simply ashamed of their condition, withdraw into themselves, do not want to see and accept the problem. In such situations, rehabilitation can take a long time. The main task of loved ones, relatives and friends is to help the victim take the first step. Only accepting the problem and understanding the need to solve it as soon as possible will bring a quick positive result.

Psychological injuries can be much more damaging than physical mutilations. As a rule, they are hidden, not shown to the outside, they are experienced independently, with every moment only intensifying the situation. This is their complexity and danger. It is our duty to provide assistance to a person injured in the process of protecting the country.

Today, our institution has the necessary tools to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder and to carry out effective rehabilitation of military personnel who can contact us for an initial consultation and receive recommendations for further actions. This is a necessity, because the health of our soldiers depends on their future, their happiness, the health and strength of the nation.