{"id":2343,"date":"2015-10-12T17:07:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/blog\/physical-therapy-students-offering-free-fitness-assessments-for-first-responders-oct-29\/"},"modified":"2015-10-12T17:07:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-12T17:07:00","slug":"physical-therapy-students-offering-free-fitness-assessments-for-first-responders-oct-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/physical-therapy-students-offering-free-fitness-assessments-for-first-responders-oct-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Physical Therapy Students Offering Free Fitness Assessments for First Responders Oct. 29"},"content":{"rendered":"
Rachel Collver and Jimmy McKay know what police, firefighters and other first responders have to deal with on the job. McKay comes from a family of New York firefighters and Collver\u0092s father served as a Louisiana state trooper for 25 years. That\u0092s why the third-year classmates in Marymount University\u0092s doctor of physical therapy program have organized a free fitness assessment for Arlington\u0092s first responders from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 4040 Fairfax Drive, second floor.<\/p>\n
\u0093They\u0092re the kind of people who don\u0092t take time off because their back hurts or they have other aches and pains,\u0094 said Collver, a former captain in the Marine Corps who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. \u0093We want to be able to show them that physical therapy can help them right now, without them missing any shifts.\u0094<\/p>\n
McKay agreed.<\/p>\n
\u0093I saw my dad work through intense knee, back and shoulder pain,\u0094 he said. \u0093As physical therapy students, we want these men and women to know that many interventions can be done and that a home exercise plan can be implemented that will make sure they get back to serving without pain or medical leave.\u0094<\/p>\n
MU\u0092s physical therapy students will be offering the free movement screenings at their new facility. They\u0092re looking for up to 20 first responders to participate. Availability is on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/p>\n