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WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Fort Bragg – Each year, more than two million U.S. Soldiers suffer non-combat-related musculoskeletal injuries (MSKIs) that may account for nearly 60% of Soldiers’ limited duty days and 65% of Soldiers who cannot deploy for medical reasons, according to a 2020 study published in the journal of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States.
These injuries—which include falls, sports, motor vehicle and motorcycle accidents, and parachuting— affect readiness through increased limited duty days, decrease the ability of and the number of Soldiers who deploy, and increase the rates of medical separations from the Army. The study concludes that MSKIs have a significant impact on a Soldier’s overall health and U.S. Army readiness.
Army Medicine at Fort Bragg is determined to reverse these statistics through a series of hands-on training for its corps of healthcare providers.
Robinson Health Clinic, the Army’s largest health clinic and healthcare provider for the 82nd Airborne Division, recently held the second Musculoskeletal Care for Military Providers course at the 261st Multifunctional Medical Battalion Conference Room.
The first course took place in 2019 in the wake of Fort Bragg’s Musculoskeletal Champion grand opening and is held every second Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the 261st Multifunctional Medical Battalion Conference Room. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no course offered in 2020.
The approximately 30 class enrollees in the course included physical therapists, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, integrated medical home providers, and medics (E6 and above) who participated in a series of lectures and hands-on demonstrations led by Capt. Kelly Scott, a physical therapist with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and Capt. Kelly Lavallee, a physical therapist assigned to Robinson.
According to MAJ Omici Uwagbai, Robinson’s medical director and officer-in-charge, the Musculoskeletal Care for Military Providers course has a two-fold design that involves classroom lectures and hands-on demonstrations that ensure that healthcare providers are implementing the lessons learned with good clinical practices.
Course instructors include nutritionists, orthopedics, physical therapists, athletic trainers, and performance enhancement coaches who will provide the attending healthcare providers with the knowledge of the various MSKIs and the skills needed to treat these injuries and return healthy Soldiers to their units.
“The focus of this course is to empower unit providers to become subject-matter experts in MSKIs care so that they can become proficient in returning injured Soldiers back to the fight,” Uwagbai said.
The next course at Fort Bragg is scheduled for July 14, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the 261st Multifunctional Medical Battalion Conference Room.
For more information on musculoskeletal injuries, click on the following link to the Army Public Health Center https://phc.amedd.army.mil/PHC%20Resource%20Library/MSKInjuries_FS_12-011-0417.pdf
| Date Taken: | 05.14.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 05.14.2021 11:39 |
| Story ID: | 396433 |
| Location: | NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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