Medical Monday: Navy Medicine sees positive results from Art Therapy
By Gayla Elliot, art therapist, Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune A detailed sketch of a human skull and a blood-red rose. A pencil drawing showing an aerial view of a combat scene where Marines lie wounded...
View ArticleThe Best Medicine
By Sgt. Bryan A. Peterson, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune On March 5, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Capt. Matthew Kutilek’s life would change forever. While...
View ArticleWednesday Warfighter: Hero Dogs
Produced by DMA Air Force Hero dogs are trained in Gaithersburg, Md., to help wounded warriors recovering from debilitation injuries. This heartfelt program is taking man’s best friend to those who...
View ArticleAirlift Research Foundation
Video from The Pentagon Channel The Pentagon Channel’s Petty Officer Michael Wilken interviews Ed Salau, a board member from the Airlift Research Foundation. Salau, a U.S. National Guardsman veteran...
View ArticleFrom Surviving to Thriving
From Veterans Health Administration Today, service members are surviving at a much higher rate because of improvements in battlefield medicine and protective gear. However, these advances have brought...
View ArticleTherapist Uses Art to Help Troops Heal
By Terri Moon Cronk, AFPS From www.defense.gov BETHESDA, Md. – An art therapist is using the power of creativity to help service members heal from traumatic brain injuries and psychological health...
View ArticleThe Doctor Is In – TRICARE’s Wounded Warrior Support
Brigadier General W. Bryan Gamble, M.D. Deputy Director TRICARE Management Activity Years of wartime deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken a toll on many service men and women. Wounded warriors...
View ArticleVA Research Helps Paralyzed Veterans Stand and Walk Tall
VA researchers at the Cleveland Advanced Platform Technology (APT) Center are using a hybrid of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) and conventional bracing to allow Veterans who are paralyzed from...
View ArticleFisher Houses: Helping Military Families
When a service member is injured, there are multiple facilities for them to receive the best care possible, but who is taking care of their families in their time of need? Fisher House is a non-profit...
View ArticleWarrior in Care to Caring for Warriors
After spending four months with the Fort Riley, Kan., Warrior Transition Battalion as a patient, Army Sgt. Troy Tow now serves as a squad leader for the very same battalion, helping his fellow soldiers...
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