fellow soldiers in 3rd Platoon,
Combat Company, 1-32 Infantry,
return from a two-week patrol
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For troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, chronic orthopedic injuries are on the increase. They are associated with the heavy loads that soldiers are expected to carry. In the second part of a series from KUOW, reporter Patricia Murphy looks at the new and alternative medical therapies that the military is using to better treat chronic pain.
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Weight of War
Part 2- New Efforts To Treat Pain
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Soldiers and Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan routinely carry from 60 to more than 100 pounds of gear.
The heavy load shouldered over many months of duty contributes to the chronic pain suffered by many soldiers.
Specialist Joseph Chroniger deployed to Iraq in 2007.
Chroniger is 25 years old and he suffers debilitating pain from a form of degenerative arthritis and bone spurs.
“I mean my neck hurts every day every day. You can’t concentrate on anything but that. Because it hurts that bad.”
Pain care is an emerging field.
Currently most doctors rely on some combination of painkillers and physical therapy.
The Army is starting incorporate other forms of treatment like yoga, acupuncture and meditation.
KUOW’s Patricia Murphy has the second part of our collaborative...
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