Posted on Dec 17, 2014
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In the Army I would make the general assertion that we all train pretty hard. If you add up the time that people spend doing PT in the morning; 5 mile runs, up to 12 mile ruck marches, and upper body 5 times a week. Then various version of field exercises humping rucks and other types of weight around. Then on top of that all the people who still find time to go to the gym and due marathons or whatever, many of us train like athletes. But what we don't have is the the smallest amount physical care that athletes receive to recover from all that training. It would seem that if a little bit more was invested in caring for soldiers physical aspects, we would not have so many injuries. To caveat I am a little biased as I currently suffering from a slew of overuse injuries. Thoughts?
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CPT Eric Diaz I had an ankle injury and finally to the physical therapist. He did an amazing job and was able to get me back to +90%. It was on me though for waiting 2-3 weeks after it happened before I had it checked out. Too many times it's the mindset of "drink water, ibuprofen, and take a knee" that puts us in worse shape than if we just had it checked out from the get-go.
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CPT Eric Diaz
Here on Bragg seeing a Physical Therapist is slog, and a long wait. They are overworked and understaffed. Besides that they are limited in what they can. I am talking along the lines of like in football were teams have a sports therapist on constant standby. How feasible would it be to have something like that at BN or BDE level, like we have medics. So instead of ranger candy, we can get proper wraps and sports therapy.
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Yes. The military needs to realize that SMs are essentially professional athletes and that they need a high level of support to keep them fit for duty.
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Short answer, CPT Eric Diaz, yes. I think we should put some money and effort into sports physical therapy and rehab. That would help to eliminate problems like the ones addressed in this post:
https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-the-military-leave-you-with-back-pain
https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-the-military-leave-you-with-back-pain
Did the military leave you with back pain? | RallyPoint
LBP - lower back pain 86% of the population will suffer with it at some point in their life. It has mechanical origins and organic causes as well. I ask that you open your mind to the CAM option for treating your neck and back pains. CAM - Complimentary and Alternative...includes everything except medications and surgery. It does include, Massage, Yoga, Chiropractic, Spinal Decompression, Inversion Therapy, Manipulation, Acupuncture, and...
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CPT Eric Diaz
I saw that post. part of the reason why I wanted to phrase this question. Not everyone can get access to alternative treatment. I am in a SOF unit that used to have something called the THOR3 program. It was a pretty good physical rehab clinic, but the sequestration happened and that got cut real fast.
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