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Adaptive Therapy for Injured Veterans: Wall Climbing

The veteran population must cope with a wide range of injuries, and the care-giving community is finding a host of creative ways to help veterans in this endeavor. Therapies run the widest possible gamut as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) races to help injured soldiers, and available therapies can vary by location. A fairly recent trend has shown veterans using physical therapy, which includes participating in adaptive sports, show very high rates of recovery among those with veterans disability claims.

The Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia now provides a new adaptive activity veterans can incorporate into their physical therapy program: a climbing wall. The adaptive climbing wall is available to a large amount of wounded veterans. It boasts specialized equipment for those veterans in wheelchairs or otherwise physically disabled.

There is more than just a physical benefit to using the adaptive climbing wall. Many veterans find the use of the climbing wall as mentally challenging as it is physically challenging. Veterans are able to choose different climbing "routes." Some routes are physically challenging and some are set up to challenge veterans cognitively.

Participating in such adaptive sports helps to get veterans outdoors and away from their hospital room. The popularity of such recreational therapy programs is growing because they are proving to be so highly effective and have even spawned their own competitive sporting events.

If you are a disabled veteran who has been denied disability compensation or have not yet applied for benefits from the VA, a South Florida disability attorney from LaVan & Neidenberg is ready to help. To learn if you are entitled to certain programs and benefits contact our veterans disability rights firm today - 1-888-234-5758.