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Martial arts program helps returning veterans struggling with PTSD

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By Jenna Borden

Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012
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Loud sounds and crowds are some things that can overwhelm veterans struggling with PTSD. Spartan Academy in Mesa, run by a gold medalist in mixed martial arts, offers self-defense classes with similar military fighting techniques as a kind of therapy to help veterans cope with PTSD. Cronkite News reporter Jenna Borden has the story.

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