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 U.S.
Air Force Major Randy Green ’84, serving at the Air Force
Academy in Colorado Springs, Col., has a doctoral degree in physical
therapy and is board certified in orthopedic and sports physical
therapy. He sent Web Extra these photos and an update. |
During
Basic Cadet Training, I field deployed for thirty-five days. In that time,
I examined and treated over 660 cadets — 99 percent were able to return to
and finish their training. The photo shows me wrapping a cadet’s hand. He
had palmar blisters and needed to protect them when crawling on the ground
and climbing obstacles.
Major Green in tent at
Jack’s Valley (Site of Basic Cadet Training)
In this photo, we are
celebrating our new $382,000 Physical Therapy Clinic. The painted falcon
on the wall is testament to our “warrior” spirit.
Left to right:
SSgt Matt Bowen, SSgt Nathan McAlister, SrA Ken Schroeder, Maj Randy
Green, A1C Diane Healy, SSgt Ed Trias, Capt John McGee
When I first arrived at
the United States Air Force Academy, the PT Clinic was literally a “cave”
— no ceiling, bare cement floors, unfinished walls, and tired-looking
equipment and office furniture. In just a year and a half, I sparked
interest and got funding to completely renovate the clinic. I added some
cool innovations: a special sport flooring with built-in agility symbols
for rehab, a $65,000 aquatic treadmill to rehabilitate cadets with stress
fractures or limitations from knee or shoulder surgery, and a nine-foot
center ceiling for agility and throwing drills are just a few of the new
additions. The USAFA Cadet PT Clinic is now one of the premier sports
medicine PT clinics in the military.
September, 2004
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