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Page 32 A R I Z O N A V E T E R A N S M A G A Z I N E ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT VETERANS GRADUATE FREE LEGAL CLINIC FOR VETERANS The DAV Legal Clinic is Sat, Oct 25th, 9am - 4pm DAV Chapter 20, 8447 N. 61st Ave., Glendale. For more information or to make an appointment Norman Fulton, 480-363-6880, nsfultoniii@gmail.com VA HIRING NURSES Registered Nurse, VA in Kingman: $54,721-$90,990 Registered Nurse, VA in Cottonwood: $54,721-$90,990 Nurse Practitioner, VA in Flagstaff: $72,977 - $112,810 Apply at www.usajobs.gov VA NURSE WINS AWARD Congratuations Melanie Martyn, RN, who won the 2014 Sally Louise Thompkins Award! The award recognizes the devotion and work of a top VA Phoenix Health Care System nurse. Melanie (pictured second from left) is accompanied by presenting members of the General Joe Wheeler Chapter #966 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Nancy Clafin (far right), Phoenix VA's Associate Director for Patient Care Services. I have been searching for Johnny Ray who is a US Army veteran. I first met Johnny Ray back in 2010 when he was living at The MANA House. He participated in the work program I put together that was delivering door hangers to homes around the Phoenix Metro area. Johnny Ray worked for me on many days delivering doorhangers. He was a great worker, worked hard, never complained, easy going personality and reliable. It was a SAVING JOHNNY RAY pleasure to work with Johnny Ray. Johnny Ray has an alcohol problem. He is again living on the street (at the park next to main Phoenix Public Library). Clarence Hardison found him yesterday. He said that Johnny Ray can't solve his alcohol problem on his own. He needs professional help This is a good person with a good soul. Please help me figure out a way to save Johnny Ray. THE END OF WWII KISS Statue in San Diego
INSIGHTS INTO MILITARY TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) by Carol L Henricks, MD I just returned from the 2014 International Hyperbaric Medical Conference with new and powerful insights. My thanks to Dr. Paul Harch and to physiologist Tom Fox for helping to bring to light the mechanism of injury of a TBI as well as the proper treatment. As a neurologist – specialist I have seen many active duty military veterans returning from deployment in my office to assess them for a diagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or Post Traumatic Stress (PTS). As I go through the interview, many insist that they have not had a TBI because they have never been struck on the head or lost consciousness from a blast explosion. Unfortunately that does not mean that they have not had a TBI, and when I study them with brain MRI – DTI imaging the evidence of injury is present. When you use a high-powered gun / weapon or are exposed to a blast (even from a distance of 150 yards or more) and you feel the impact of that blast you have a potential for injury from that event. The high power pressure wave that is created correlates to the pressure that you would feel if you were deep – sea diving. Quickly following the pressure wave there is a period of time of decreased or hypobaric pressure. This is physiologically like coming to the surface too quickly after a deep dive. So a blast exposure may create symptoms of decompression sickness. Many military veterans have been exposed to explosion after explosion after explosion, and the brain injury is cumulative. We know the treatment for decompression injury: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT). This treatment was not offered on the battlefield (despite the possibility of using deployed chambers) and has not been offered as a choice for healing the chronic effects of the TBI. Protective body armor worn by troops may multiply the brain – blast injury. Helmets protect against bullet wounds and flying debris, but they reflect the energy from the pressure wave back from inside the helmet. Even sending injured military by life – flight may compound their injury. If you have decompression injury, one of the most harmful things you can do is to be transported in an airplane at a high altitude. Many severely injured HEROES ON HORSES by Mary Vardi Since spring 2006, TROT has collaborated with the Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Hospital to help injured US veterans in the Tucson area. Heroes on Horses is a unique program that is one of the first of its type at a PATH Premier Accredited Center. TROT’s Heroes on Horses program offers both mounted and ground lessons and focuses on physical, emotional, social and cognitive healing. During mounted lessons, the slow rhythmic movement of the horse helps improve core strength, balance, and coordination, and learning to cue the horse and ride patterns requires the riders to be confident, make good decisions, follow instructions, and remember complicated courses. During both mounted and ground lessons, the emotional bond with the horse can be powerful and life-changing, and can help participants develop tools to better prepare for the anxieties of everyday life. At TROT, we also strive to make socialization an integral part of our Heroes on Horses program. All of our lessons are held on Thursday mornings, and food and drinks are offered in our cantina. We encourage participants to come early and stay late to talk with other participants, volunteers, and TROT staff members. The atmosphere of the program is fun, positive, and uplifting; it is a space where participants can share their experiences and fears, and where they can focus on physical rehabilitation and personal growth. One TROT participant described the experience saying, “There is absolutely no way to express or measure how this treatment has helped me deal with PTSD and other mental health issues.” For more info on TROT’s Heroes on Horses program visit www.trotarizona.org, Mary Vardi, 520-749-2360 ext. 611, maryv@trotarizona.org. DONATE FOOD AND FURNITURE FOR VETERANS United for Change is a 501c-3 that operates the Veterans Furniture Center and the Veterans Food Pantry, providing food and furniture for veterans in need at no cost to the veteran. They operate soley on donations from the community. Clean out your cupboards of your canned food and donate them to the Veterans Furniture Center, which runs the Veterans Food Pantry. Call 602-303-6112 or visit www.unitedforchange.org for more info. military were transported by air to hospitals in Europe. The more exposure you have to blasts, the closer in time those injuries are, the more injury. Many military warfighters were exposed to blast after blast after blast during the time they were deployed. IED’s. RPG’s. Repeated injury produces more disability. The injury to military veterans is similar to the injury that NFL football players suffer from repeated concussion. In fact, football players suffer repeated TBI injury from repeated impact even if they don’t clash helmets. There is more than one league of denial. Symptoms of TBI have an extensive overlap with symptoms of PTS. If military veterans are not aware of the connection between blast injury and their symptoms, they may be falsely diagnosed with PTS or some other psychiatric condition that does not apply. It is important that all health care providers are aware of the injury associated with blast injury and ask interview questions that will bring that history to light. If we do not know the nature of the injury, we cannot treat. Even one concussion / TBI blast injury increases the risk of suicide. The majority of warfighters have had many assaults. We cannot continue to allow our military veterans to suffer and to take their own life because we do not provide them with effective therapy. The number of military veterans that take their own life, on average, daily is 22 – 35 or more. That is 8030 – 12,775 a year and is many times more than the number of military members that were lost in combat during the recent conflicts. The use of HBOT for TBI has been extensively documented by Dr. Paul Harch. A treatment protocol of an initial 40 treatments x 1 hour @ 1.5 ata will treat most military veterans with TBI from blast injury. As with all medical therapies, there are no absolute guarantees, more treatments may be needed, nutrition is key and adjunctive therapies may be appropriate for ultimate symptom resolution. It is a national crisis that we need to combat with urgency and effective solutions. Stop Soldier Suicide. Carol L Henricks, MD, Behavioral Neurology, Epilepsy, Sleep Disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury & Hyperbaric Medicine. NorthStar Neurology, 7596 N La Cholla Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85741, 520-229-1238 PLATELET RICH PLASMA THERAPY (PRP) Triad Diagnostic Solutions Clinic specializes in advanced regenerative and immune system medicine. Every patient’s plan is personalized to best achieve realistic goals. Regenerative medicine, including advanced immune system therapy, is the future of medicine. PRP is a non-surgical regenerative treatment for bones and soft tissue healing. PRP is developed by harvesting a concentrated amount of platelets and a small amount of plasma which is then injected into the damaged structures where regeneration of bone and soft tissue healing begin. PRP recruits growth factors and cytokines to the area and stimulates your own immune system to begin healing. PRP will be injected into the damaged structure where it will recruit an increased number of growth factors, creating a mild inflammatory reaction that triggers repair and regeneration of the structure. Bone, tendon, and ligament tissues are regenerated and new vessels are developed. Many patients see significant results after their first treatment including reduced pain, increased range of motion, restored mobility, and return of function. Often patients report that they are able to return to activities they enjoy following completion of treatment. www.triaddx.com, 480-820-5050. PROVANT PROVIDES ELECTROMAGNETIC THERAPY Do you have pain from your surgery The Provant Therapy System provides an electromagnetic field to help reduce pain and swelling following operative procedures. Provant is a safe and effective medical device that is adjunctive and non-invasive. Provant may decrease the pain and swelling associated with surgery and debridement, helping tissue move through, and out of, inflammation. Provant may reduce pain by inducing endogenous opioids. Provant does this by exposing the tissue to electromagnetic energy, using an optimized energy pulse. Provant is indicated for adjunctive use in the palliative treatment of post-operative pain and edema in superficial soft tissue. The Provant Therapy System is a prescription device. You should discuss Provant with your physician to determine if it is the right choice for you. www.regenesisbio.com, 877-970-4970 The Eloy Veterans Center grand opening took place on Friday, Sept 5. at 308 N. Main Street in Eloy. More info: 520-423-4255. CITY OF PHOENIX RESPONSIVE TO VETERAN DISABILITY NEEDS Phoenix City Councilwoman Kate Gallego is having the light rail ticket machines lowered 6 inches to allow people in wheelchairs to be able to better use light rail. ADVS Director Ted Vogt congratulates Vietnam veteran John Bradley at the announcement of a plan to redesign some Valley light rail metro pay stations to make them more accessible to those passengers in wheelchairs. Several months ago, John, who is a resident of the Arizona State Veteran Home in Phoenix, was having difficulty buying a light rail ticket when he was approached by another passenger, who happened to be District 8 Phoenix City Councilwoman Kate Gallego (left, in blue). When John told her he was not able to easily reach the ticket vending machine, she told him she would bring the matter to the attention of Valley Metro. Because of John’s suggestions, during the next few years, Valley Metro will modify at least one machine at every light rail station beginning with the station at Central Avenue and Indian School Road in Phoenix which is the closest station to the Arizona State Veteran Home in Phoenix. HEAT PACKS & COLD PACKS Heat Packs Uses: Arthritis, back ache, bursitis, chest congestion, cramps, ear ache, migraine, menstrual pain, muscle spasm, poor circulation, rheumatism, sinusitis, stress, tendinitis & TMJ. Cold Packs Uses: Relieve pain, burns, swelling & inflammation, black eye, bruises, bug bites, carpal tunnel, fever, headaches, heat stroke, hives, hot flashes, nose bleed, sport injuries, sprains & toothaches. View samples at www.ebay.com/usr/rbnbp Order on ebay or email lalogatos@msn.com
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