Healing the force: physical medicine technician aids in Airmen recovery
Gregory Norris, 42nd Medical Group physical medicine technician, inserts a dry needle into the shoulder of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Neal, 42nd Medical Group physical medicine technician, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, April 8, 2025. Dry needling is an 80% effective treatment for musculoskeletal pain and ligament strains, that physical medicine technicians are trained in. (US. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nelvis Sera.)