The 2016 National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic was held this past week, Sept 18 – 23, at the VA San Diego Healthcare System in San Diego, California. The annual event attracts Veterans from all over the country who have sustained injuries ranging from traumatic brain injury and polytrauma, to spinal cord injury or loss of limb.
“There is rehabilitative power in leading an active lifestyle and learning new skills and activities,” VA Secretary Bob McDonald has said about adaptive sports.
The clinic’s medical director, Dr. Kalli Hose, and her team provide medical support for the various sport venues. She says the physical and emotional benefits of adaptive sports, leading an active lifestyle and getting the right adaptive equipment can change lives.
“The more active a person is, the healthier they tend to be, both emotionally and physically,” Hose said.
Veterans from all across the country travel to San Diego for the clinic.
“It starts really at the local VA for each Veteran,” Hose explained. “They usually have a team of providers, from the rehabilitation doctors, to the prosthetists, and their primary care doctors. Their job is to make them as active as possible, including providing them with the right adaptive equipment.”
The National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic represents VA’s continued commitment to offer adaptive sports and recreation therapy as an integral part of a successful rehabilitation program.
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Another betrayed Warrior.
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I have beentrying to get my rating from the VA. After giving all of my data to them. They have reduced my rating. My Doctor has classified me as being able to work since 2011 a full five year. But there is no change in my rating.