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Staff Sgt. Brad Camp, 4th Security Forces Squadron dog handler, uses a bolster to perform knee strengthening exercises on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Feb 19, 2010. Bolsters are tools used to help with vastus medialis oblique. The role of VMO is to track the patella when the knee is bent and straightened. Camp is from Fairfax, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Whitney Lambert)

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Staff Sgt. Kimberley Pate, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, uses the finger ladder during physical therapy on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Feb 19, 2010. The finger ladder offers progressive mobility improvement for arms and shoulders. Pate hails from Burns, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Whitney Lambert)

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Senior Airman Patrice Castille, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron material management, lies on a traction table to stretch her back during physical therapy on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Feb 19, 2010. The traction table rehabilitates patients with lower back pain. Castille hails from Hampton, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Whitney Lambert)

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Airman 1st Class Randy Slaba, 4th Medical Group physical therapy technician, asks Master Sgt. Jeffery Arnold, 4th Communication Squadron superintendent wing communication section office, if his pain level decreases or increases after stretching at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Feb 19, 2010. Physical therapy technicians ask patients about their pain level to determine if physical therapy is helping. Arnold's shoulder movement has improved after weeks of physical therapy following surgery. Arnold is from Milan, Ill. and Slaba is from North Platte, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Whitney Lambert)

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Published Feb. 22, 2010
By Senior Airman Whitney Lambert
4TH FIGHTER WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE N.C. -- The 4th Medical Group physical therapy section treats approximately 260 patients per week. Physical therapy aids people who are recovering from injuries by making them stronger, relieving their pain and helping them to regain use of their muscles. Physical therapy technicians attempt to help patients achieve normal mobility through pain relief and rehabilitation of impaired muscle functions. The technicians teach patients the importance of physical fitness and show them how to avoid injuries at work and play. Each patient has a personalized exercise program designed to help them improve their overall fitness, muscular strength and endurance.