I recently had a wonderful opportunity to apply my expertise in dance rehabilitation to a serviceman who had residual vision and a prosthesis on his left leg.

In May 2026, a serviceman named Ihor—who had a leg prosthesis—arrived at our rehabilitation center. Nearly a year and a half had passed since he sustained his injuries; he had almost no vision in his right eye, and about 20 percent vision in his left. Furthermore, as a result of blast injuries, his hearing was impaired—by 60 percent in his right ear and 40 percent in his left. Ihor’s cognitive faculties remained fully intact, and he was highly motivated to improve his safety and mobility when moving through space.

When Ihor came to my sessions and I observed how he moved, my first question to myself was: “Is there anything I can do to help him?” My answer was: “Yes.” I always ask myself this question whenever a new patient arrives.

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