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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Nov 22, 2013 - 10:52pm PT
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Nice try, Desk Boy.
The fact is, the US Military has the most advanced program for treatment of amputees in the world. Much of the advance in the medicine/science in this area have come from the military.
Specifically, the Center for the Intrepid is the most advanced center in the world for this purpose:
http://www.bamc.amedd.army.mil/departments/orthopaedic/cfi/
The capabilities of the CFI include state-of-the-world technologies designed to be used for rehabilitation, research, education, and training. Patients are challenged by state-of-the-art physical therapy and occupational therapy, demanding and challenging sports equipment, and virtual reality systems. They benefit from individualized case management, access to behavioral medicine services, and in-house prosthetic fitting and fabrication. The Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment (CAREN) provides virtual reality training, the Motion Analysis Lab allows specialists to detect gait deviations not discernable to the naked eye, the Firearms training simulator reacquaints patients with their weapons systems, and the Flowrider integrates balance, core strength training, and excitement into the rehabilitation process. The CFI is an outpatient facility under the command and control of BAMC and specifically the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. The CFI is staffed by active duty Army medical staff, Department of the Army civilians, contract providers, and nine full-time Department of Veteran's Affairs employees. Together they work to maximize the patients' rehabilitative potential and to facilitate reintegration whether or not they remain on active duty or return to civilian life.
Services are presented to patients using an interdisciplinary approach and include physical medicine, case management, behavioral medicine, occupational therapy, physical therapy, wound care, and prosthetic fitting and fabrication. During a typical week, 140-145 different patients are seen and account for between 550-650 patient visits. During the first year of operation, there were over 28,000 patient visits documented at the CFI.
But what do you expect from a guy who expects that his rates will never increase.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Nov 22, 2013 - 10:55pm PT
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Wonder what the same people who abhor unions think of living off of gov't benefits
Umm, maybe you should rethink that.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Nov 22, 2013 - 10:56pm PT
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Chief...That Answers that..? Answers what...? You bitch like the rest of us about the rip-off health insurance companies then bitch about the common working man who joins the union so he can make a living wage......Who's side are you on...? The wealthy americans who sent you off to die under the guise of patriotism and now won't reward you for the injuries you sustained or the working stiffs who belong to a union and eek out a living..? Direct your anger at the appropriate people...
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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Nov 22, 2013 - 10:58pm PT
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What happens Hedge, if on Nov. 5 2014, after a long sleepless night for you, the sunrises on an America with a repub controlled Senate and Congress. How upset will you be? Will we need to alert the authorities of a possible suicide in progress? You need to get a life free of democratic hackery.
The pendulum swings from one extreme to another and the only thing we voters can do is throw the bums out. This ACA is a train wreck of historic proportions, exactly as i predicted on this forum over a year ago. It is only going to get worse on the working peoples pocketbooks.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Nov 22, 2013 - 11:01pm PT
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Chief...You're off on Hi-way 6 as often as you can get it...? Janies closed a long time ago...
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Nov 22, 2013 - 11:06pm PT
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working stiffs who belong to a union and eek out a living
Really? Who pays for your benies? Not you, but me and other private sector taxpayers. We have to pay for our health care and retirement and then have to pay for yours as well. Eek out a living my ass. Sucking the teet of the taxpayer is more like it.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Nov 22, 2013 - 11:17pm PT
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John tp..I pay property taxes up the ying yang...that goes toward my benies...The checkers at von's are unionized and make minimum wage..Could you live off that...? the other alternative is to turn all government work over to the private sector but then you'd have what you have now , the rip-off health insurance companies hosing you or Dick cheney's no- contract corporations gouging you...We sub some of our work out to private contractors and guess what...We usually have to go and fix the f*#k ups the private sector guys leave...sooprise , sooprise...
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Nov 22, 2013 - 11:17pm PT
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. And aaaalll that's standing in the way of that is old people. Adios, amigo
So once they are gone who will be left to pay your bills? You. How long do you think you can drain the system before it catches up?
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Nov 22, 2013 - 11:25pm PT
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You think retirees are currently paying anyone else's bills? Hahahahaha
More delusional than I thought.
Good luck in your future.
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Nov 22, 2013 - 11:25pm PT
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Gee thanks!
Like I said, PRIVATE entities.
Which often happens. What do you expect under a Repug administration?
What is amazing is how spectacularly ungrateful you are that it got taken care of. The rest of America does not have access to this facility. Just like you like it.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Nov 22, 2013 - 11:27pm PT
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John tp...i'm with you on that...Picking a contractor is like picking a doctor , dentist , or mechanic..The bad ones don't get work again...
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Nov 22, 2013 - 11:31pm PT
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Chief...those are nice trophies...I couldn't afford one of those even though i'm a union worker...I should have joined you in the navy and the rotary club...!
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Nov 22, 2013 - 11:34pm PT
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Cragman...Don't ask , don't tell...
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Nov 22, 2013 - 11:35pm PT
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Hey. Maybe I've been too confrontational here. I can be an asshat as much as anyone. Just seems to me things are fricked up. I'm not a repub or dem; just want to see things fixed. I tend to be more libertarian. Don't have any answers, but we as a nation are in difficult times. The congress as a whole seems to have their heads up their asses.
Cheers!
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Snowmassguy
Trad climber
Calirado
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Nov 22, 2013 - 11:59pm PT
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You got to give it to Hedge. Dude manages to dedicate most of his life to spewing the same propaganda day after day.
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Nov 23, 2013 - 12:18am PT
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You got to give it to Hedge. Dude manages to dedicate most of his life to spewing the same propaganda day after day.
Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.
Heh... but I think Hedge is a good canary. When we find him on the bottom of his little cage one morning, we'll know the tide has turned.
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Nov 23, 2013 - 01:53am PT
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IT is LEB.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Nov 23, 2013 - 01:57am PT
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LEB is back.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Nov 23, 2013 - 02:33am PT
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One more time: Who the hell are you?
Stupid me, it is LEB. Been sick and dumb.
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ruppell
climber
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Nov 23, 2013 - 02:36am PT
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