Firefighters Use On-The-Job Tools in Physical Therapy

May 15, 2020 Leatherhead Tools in News 0 Comments

Firefighters, law enforcement and military personnel experience on-the-job physical demands like no other industry. Of over one million [1] firefighters in the United States, each year approximately 5% or roughly 58,000 [2] experience injuries that occur in the line of duty. Zero injury is preferred! However, few high physical demand industries can report such a low percentage. This is likely correlated to firefighters’ personal commitment to on-going physical training. If injury does occur, it is essential to recovery to choose a rehabilitation professional that understands the physical demands, equipment and tools used by tactical athletes [3], like Team Rehabilitation PT in Brookfield, WI. Tools like the Leatherhead Tools Ultra-Force 8 lb. axe can be found in rehabilitation settings like the one shown here. Incorporating firefighter tools can help the therapist and firefighter alike distinguish incremental improvement as patients perform occupational-related repetitive movement during their therapy.