Dr. Mandana Modirrousta with the rTMS machine at St. Boniface Hospital. Photo by St. Boniface Hospital Foundation. By Greg Holmes A promising treatment in the fight against depression is now available to clients of the Operational Stress Injury Clinic at Deer Lodge Centre. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or rTMS, is a painless brain-stimulation therapy that has been proven to improve …
Programs offer multiple treatment options for military personnel and veterans suffering from operational stress injuries By Shawna Culleton For soldiers and veterans, bravery is in their very blood. They’re conditioned from basic training onward to charge into places and situations from which an instinct for self-preservation would drive the rest of us away. Like a thousand tiny fractures, the impacts …
The Operational Stress Injuries Clinic is helping military and law enforcement personnel and veterans escape from the grip of chronic pain By Ryan McBride They’re trained to put themselves in harm’s way for the sake of our safety and security. For that reason, the women and men who serve in our military and law enforcement face a unique set of …
By Ryan McBride Construction at the entrance to the Operational Stress Injuries Clinic at Deer Lodge Centre aim to make the facility more accessible. Major changes are underway at Winnipeg’s Operational Stress Injuries (OSI) Clinic. Located at Deer Lodge Centre, the clinic’s facilities are in the midst of a renovation and expansion aimed at helping it meet the growing mental …
Operational Stress Injuries Clinic takes complex, layered approach to treating sleep disorders among military, RCMP personnel and veterans By Gregory Holmes You have a forty per cent chance of encountering a sleep problem in your lifetime, says the latest research—whether it’s difficulty falling or staying asleep, or a medical condition such as sleep apnea or restless legs syndrome. If that …
Michael Kaan, manager of the Operational Stress Injuries Clinic at Deer Lodge Centre, continues to garner international critical acclaim for his first novel—including a Governor General’s Award, and now the prestigious Amazon.ca First Novel Award. Michael Ondaatje, W.P. Kinsella, Nino Ricci, and Andre Alexis are among the Canadian literary heavy-weights to previously receive the award, which is worth $40,000. The …