Strength-based physical therapy for anxiety and depressive symptoms in a war-exposed adult: a case report
Volodymyr Maksym, Vira Budzyn, Olena Khanikiants · 2026
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Volodymyr Maksym and colleagues present a 2026 case report on strength training as therapy after war exposure. Their patient was a 32-year-old man, a former combat medic, with six months of severe anxiety and low mood after military service. He also had insomnia, tremor, poor appetite, and widespread pain, and he avoided crowded places.
He joined a supervised gym program of strength-based physical therapy, three times a week for about six months. Loads were adjusted to his daily readiness. Standard questionnaires showed his depression score falling from 27 to 7 and anxiety from 30 to 8. Sleep became normal, pain resolved, and social life improved. No relapse was reported at about twelve months. The authors present the program as a workable add-on within team care.
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| CREATOR | Volodymyr Maksym, Vira Budzyn, Olena Khanikiants |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 10346 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |