Story by Bernard Little | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center | 08.18.2025
Members of Occupational Therapy teams from throughout the Defense Health Network-National Capital Region recently attended the U.S. Army’s 7H Skill Identifier Upper Extremity (UE) Neuromusculoskeletal (NMSC) Course held at Walter Reed to enhance care for beneficiaries with UE injuries....
Story by Bernard Little | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center | 05.20.2025
Walter Reed has one of the largest Occupational Therapy Services in the nation, offering Military Health System beneficiaries a variety of services and helping many service members achieve their goal of returning to their military units for duty....
Story by Douglas Stutz | Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton | 04.15.2025
By Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer -- Give them a hand.
Courtesy Story | Defense Health Agency | 04.10.2025
Service members experience 25 million limited duty days annually due to injuries, most of which are musculoskeletal injuries, also known as MSKI. According to Defense Health Agency-Public Health experts, though MSKI most commonly occur in lower body areas such as the knees, legs, ankles and feet, approximately 20% of all military medically reported injuries are to upper extremity areas, such......
Story by Riley Eversull | Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune | 03.14.2025
Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune is celebrating the recognition of one of its providers as Occupational Therapy Officer of the Year for the United States Navy....
Story by MaryTherese Griffin | Army Recovery Care Program | 01.16.2025
No one plans on being in an SRU. When Spc. Kaden Cobban ended up at the JBLM SRU as a result of a TBI he discovered through therapy a whole new way to live....
Story by Christopher Jones | Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms | 11.13.2024
At Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, a four-legged healer is bringing smiles, comfort, and support to the command’s Sailors, Marines, and family members. Hela, a two-year-old purebred Cane Corso therapy dog, has become a beloved presence at the hospital since she began her role in Nov. 2023. Accompanied by her handler, Lt. Cmdr. Kat McMurtray, an occupational therapist, Hela has helped make......
Story by Douglas Stutz | Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton | 04.12.2024
By Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer -- A hypothetical scenario involving injuries to sight, sinew and senses was presented to Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Physical Therapy department team....
