1 00:00:01,539 --> 00:00:03,761 When the training gets injured at basic 2 00:00:03,761 --> 00:00:05,817 training , uh you know , they go see 3 00:00:05,817 --> 00:00:08,039 the athletic trainer who will help them 4 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,206 stay in training as much as possible . 5 00:00:10,206 --> 00:00:12,150 Uh But that's a huge burden on the 6 00:00:12,150 --> 00:00:14,095 trainee because they are sometimes 7 00:00:14,095 --> 00:00:16,206 having to miss class or be apart from 8 00:00:16,206 --> 00:00:18,317 their uh counterparts or , you know , 9 00:00:18,317 --> 00:00:20,539 need crutches , things like that . So , 10 00:00:20,539 --> 00:00:22,706 injury prevention is a big key to what 11 00:00:22,706 --> 00:00:24,928 we try to do with Fiber Vipers Tens for 12 00:00:24,928 --> 00:00:26,928 the Versatile Injury prevention and 13 00:00:26,928 --> 00:00:29,150 embedded reconditioning program . Uh It 14 00:00:29,150 --> 00:00:30,969 was started back in 2016 with a 15 00:00:30,979 --> 00:00:33,500 research study and then uh progressed 16 00:00:33,509 --> 00:00:36,220 now to 29 athletic trainers , uh two 17 00:00:36,229 --> 00:00:38,396 registered dietitians and two exercise 18 00:00:38,396 --> 00:00:40,849 physiologists um rendering care in 19 00:00:40,860 --> 00:00:43,110 embedded locations uh to mostly the 20 00:00:43,119 --> 00:00:45,286 basic trainees and the security forces 21 00:00:45,286 --> 00:00:47,341 trainees for the Air Force as well . 22 00:00:48,990 --> 00:00:51,490 Our goal is to help them um graduate um 23 00:00:51,500 --> 00:00:54,250 do it at their best peak performance 24 00:00:54,259 --> 00:00:56,315 that they can and do it in a healthy 25 00:00:56,315 --> 00:00:58,370 way as well . So any way that we can 26 00:00:58,370 --> 00:01:00,203 sort of work with their training 27 00:01:00,203 --> 00:01:02,370 schedule and their training needs , uh 28 00:01:02,370 --> 00:01:04,426 our goal is to help them graduate on 29 00:01:04,426 --> 00:01:06,426 time because that's the Air Force's 30 00:01:06,426 --> 00:01:08,592 goal and that's the trainees goal . So 31 00:01:08,592 --> 00:01:10,815 that's what we're trying to meet . So , 32 00:01:10,815 --> 00:01:12,926 with our increased sedentary behavior 33 00:01:12,926 --> 00:01:12,620 in our general population , this is the 34 00:01:12,629 --> 00:01:14,851 first time a lot of these trainees have 35 00:01:14,851 --> 00:01:17,660 had experience with , um , athletics or 36 00:01:17,669 --> 00:01:19,669 running or exercise in general . So 37 00:01:19,669 --> 00:01:21,836 this is their first exposure to that . 38 00:01:21,836 --> 00:01:23,558 Um , so making that a positive 39 00:01:23,558 --> 00:01:25,502 experience by tailoring the , um , 40 00:01:25,502 --> 00:01:27,669 fitness requirements to something that 41 00:01:27,669 --> 00:01:29,725 they can enjoy and then also dealing 42 00:01:29,725 --> 00:01:32,002 with any injuries that may pop up , um , 43 00:01:32,002 --> 00:01:34,225 we'll set them up for so throughout the 44 00:01:34,225 --> 00:01:34,199 rest of their career and their life , 45 00:01:34,250 --> 00:01:36,779 um , kind of using those healthy habits 46 00:01:36,790 --> 00:01:39,012 of maintaining physical activity . Uh , 47 00:01:39,019 --> 00:01:41,241 so anything we can do is sort of smooth 48 00:01:41,241 --> 00:01:43,297 that over , uh , and make it not a , 49 00:01:43,297 --> 00:01:45,463 not a threat , not something that they 50 00:01:45,463 --> 00:01:47,630 have a history of if I got injured and 51 00:01:47,630 --> 00:01:47,599 caused all these issues , sort of 52 00:01:47,610 --> 00:01:49,777 smooth that over and help them through 53 00:01:49,777 --> 00:01:51,888 their , uh , basic training , that'll 54 00:01:51,888 --> 00:01:53,999 help them stay active during the rest 55 00:01:53,999 --> 00:01:53,239 of their career and for the rest of 56 00:01:53,250 --> 00:01:53,750 their life .