“The wounded soldier must be made to feel that he is not a cripple, but a man who can still be of use to himself and to society.”-Dr.Albee

It is a travesty that, through world-changing events, physicians, scientists, and psychiatrists create innovations that help people live better lives. Physical therapy gave hope to tens of thousands of veterans who may not have lived a normal life. Soldiers needed functionality after getting wounded, which led the way to rehabilitation medicine and physical therapy. However, WW1 was the gateway for numerous medical inventions such as plastic surgery, blood transfusions, triage systems, and PTSD. Therefore, through WW1, doctors started realizing that treating the person was equally important as treating the wound. When wounded veterans feel valued emotionally and spiritually, they make an effort in their recovery to be part of society again.

“The wounded soldier must be made to feel that he is not a cripple, but a man who can still be of use to himself and to society.”-Dr.Albee

Innovations such as physical therapy were one of many, which resulted because of WW1. Plastic surgery, blood transfusions, and triage systems helped save lives. The important breakthroughs because of the war are that doctors realized that if you can make a patient feel valued, there would be a conscious effort by them to participate in their healing. Functionality was the next step after getting wounded, where a patient is tested mentally and physically through the tormenting and fatiguing exercises. I am sure painkillers were limited, and as the patient heals, the pain gets worse. WW1 created breakthroughs in science because they were not needed as much during peacetime.

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