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Local doctor and veteran help Ukraine war amputees (youtu.be)

submitted 1 year ago by ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org to c/amputee@lemmy.sdf.org

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TL;DR: doctor uses a method called hydrodissection on Ukrainian war amputees to alleviate post-amputation pain and phantom pain.

Apparently it's a simple and promising method that has potential for amputees the world over.

More about hydrodissection here:

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250219/Hydrodissection-may-offer-hope-for-post-amputation-pain-relief.aspx

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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Local to where...?

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

The Youtube channel is called "WGN9 News - News from Chicagoland & beyond". So the good doctor is a Chicagoan I assume.