Open AccessPhysical Therapists Forward Deployed on Aircraft Carriers: A Retrospective Look at a Decade of Service
Author(s) -
Michael D. Rosenthal,
Gregg Ziemke,
Matthew L. Bush,
Joshua Halfpap
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
military medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1930-613X
pISSN - 0026-4075
DOI - 10.1093/milmed/usy070
Subject(s) - aeronautics , service (business) , medical emergency , medicine , military personnel , engineering , business , political science , marketing , law
Navy physical therapists (PTs) have been a part of ship's company aboard Aircraft Carriers since 2002 due to musculoskeletal injuries being the number one cause of lost duty time and disability. This article describes a decade of physical therapy services provided aboard aircraft carriers.
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