New Hope for PTSD Treatment Comes In The Form Of Pain Management
Posted by Danny Goldberg on Fri, Dec 09, 2011 @ 03:00 PM
A new study involving primarily
veterans supports injecting a local anesthetic into the necks of patients with
post-traumatic stress disorder to relieve symptoms, according to a news release.
Performing a
stellate ganglion block has shown to calm the irritability, flashbacks, insomnia and depression associated with
PTSD. In an article scheduled for publication in a Feb. 2012 edition of Military Medicine, study authors show the injections can be beneficial.
In the study, all patients benefited and six of eight patients reported significant symptom relief. Current standard
PTSD treatment hover around 30 percent success rate, and compliance rate after one year is 40 percent. With the new injection, success rate was 25 percent and compliance rate after one year was 100 percent.
As a result of the study, key lawmakers are being debriefed on the treatment, which could lead to broader treatment for PTSD. Stellate ganglion blocks have been routinely performed by
Dr. Richard Kaul on hundreds of patients at NJSR as an effective treatment for
Chronic Pain Disorders. This injection takes only a few minutes but the results can last indefinitely.
Dr. Richard Kaul has been petitioning for months for the improved medical care of veterans. However, we have discovered that a large
impediment in the medical treatment of veterans in the psychological traumas they may have suffered or may be suffering as a result of
PTSD. These psychological traumas often cause those suffering to not address their medical needs due to anxiety, confusion and depression.
NJSR has been educating both the public as well as others in the medical
community about the dual nature of the medical treatment of veterans. This treatment needs to take a multi-disciplinary approach to the patient using both the latest psychological interventions as well as medical.
Project Backbone is an initiative begun by Dr. Richard Kaul that entitles all veterans of Iraq of Afghanistan to NO COST Interventional Pain and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeries. This project also places a strong emphasis on the treatment of veterans both physically and mentally.
If you are a veteran or know a veteran who is suffering from PTSD or any
musculoskeletal injuries, please
contact us today so that we may help.