*MORE SOLDIERS USING THERAPY TO ADAPT TO INJURIES

MORE SOLDIERS USING THERAPY TO ADAPT TO INJURIES
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Metro
KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press writer
575 Words
25 October 2004
The Evansville Courier
Final
A9
English
Copyright (c) 2004 Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved.
Lt. Robert Tracy sat patiently as an occupational therapist massaged the right arm that hasn't been the same since he fell through a floor during a house raid in Iraq.

Tracy suffered nerve damage when he broke the arm, forcing the 24- year-old Army officer to relearn such basic skills as dressing himself and tying his boots. He also learned to write with his left hand.

"The pain isn't as bad as adjusting to not having use of it," he said.

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