There is an old intuition, older than medicine, that the body in motion can carry the mind somewhere the still body cannot go. Researchers at the University of Alberta have now given that intuition clinical form, demonstrating that a therapy called 3MDR — which pairs treadmill walking with controlled exposure to traumatic imagery — produces measurable PTSD recovery in weeks rather than years. The results, sustained for at least a year after treatment, have moved the researchers beyond academic interest into something closer to moral urgency, as they now seek to bring the therapy to Indigenous
Walking Through Trauma: Novel PTSD Therapy Shows Rapid Recovery in Canadian Study
The therapy addresses PTSD affecting military members, veterans, first responders, and healthcare workers who experience trauma-related psychological distress and functional impairment.