Somov Ihor Yevheniiovych

Education:

• Luhansk State Medical University, specialty "General Medicine";
• Volyn branch of the Faculty of Postgraduate Education of Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, internship in surgery and specialization in endoscopy;
• Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, specialization in physical and rehabilitation medicine, specialization "General practice - family medicine"

Membership in associations, societies; attending conferences, thematic improvement courses:

• member of the Ukrainian Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (USPRM);
• member of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM);
• regular participation in seminars and trainings on physical therapy, orthopedic manual therapy, functional neurology, interventional methods of pain treatment, algology and psychology of pain (Ukraine, Poland, Austria).

Teaching and / or lecturing:

• participation in the organization and translation of seminars and master classes by foreign experts in physical and rehabilitation medicine, orthopedic manual therapy, therapeutic exercises, functional neurology and pain psychology.

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• comprehensive clinical, neurological, orthopedic, and rehabilitation assessment; referral for additional examinations or consultations with related specialists if needed;
• clear explanation of examination results and recommendations;
• development of individualized rehabilitation and self-management programs;
• psychological support for patients with chronic pain: combining movement strategies with psychological techniques and educational programs to reduce fear of movement and pain catastrophizing;
• therapeutic exercises and kinesitherapy, instruction in safe movement;
• orthopedic manual therapy, functional massage;
• device-based physiotherapy: electromyostimulation, shockwave therapy, laser therapy, ultrasound, magnetotherapy;
• ultrasound-guided injections (joint, nerve, soft tissue blocks), PRP therapy;
• medical acupuncture;
• recommendations on lifestyle ergonomics and nutrition, selection of rehabilitation aids (insoles, braces, orthoses, crutches, wheelchairs, prosthetics guidance);
• online consultations and remote patient support.
• Most common patient complaints: back pain (neck, thoracic spine, chest/ribs, lower back with radiation to arm or leg), pain and restricted movement in limb joints, joint crepitus, pelvic pain, back and limb pain during pregnancy, postpartum rehabilitation, ligament and tendon sprains, muscle tension, numbness, headache, dizziness, stress-related consequences (body tension, anxiety).
• Most common conditions and diseases: osteochondrosis, intervertebral disc herniation and protrusion, arthritis, arthrosis, frozen shoulder, foot deformities and pathologies (flatfoot, pain syndromes in the foot and heel), posture disorders, scoliosis, temporomandibular joint disorders, malocclusion, consequences of previous internal organ diseases, trauma, surgeries, combat injuries, limb amputations.