Getting Back to Work: Work Injury Rehabilitation
Returning to work after a difficult illness or injury can be a challenge. Our occupational and physical therapists customize a program to make the transition as successful as possible.
Work Conditioning and Functional Capacity Evaluations
Patients participating in our injury Rehab program will be evaluated for:
- Flexibility
- Gait/Mobility
- Posture
- Reflexes
- Sensation
A Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) safely and objectively measures:
- Repetitive lifting capacity at various levels
- Repetitive push, pull, and carrying capacities
- Hand grip strength
- Tolerance for elevated work
- Prolonged trunk flexion in sitting and standing
- Prolonged trunk rotation in sitting and standing
- Prolonged crawl, knee and sustained crouch positions
- Repetitive squat
- Tolerance for prolonged sitting and standing
- Maximum walking, stairs and stepladder capacity
- Balance Hand coordination
Results and recommendations are discussed with the patient and the referring physician before a program of rehabilitation is designed.
Work Conditioning provides individualized education, a complete exercise program and simulated work activities to help the participant safely return to work. Therapy can last two to six weeks and includes:
- Assessment of a worker or job applicant to ensure a proper match between the requirements of the job and the person performing the tasks
- Assessment of the workplace and tools to ensure correct ergonomics for injury prevention and/or modification for return to work
- Training of workers and/or management for injury prevention, modified duty assignments, ergonomics and a variety of related topics
- Selection, customization or design of technology for the worker, workplace or tools
- Assisting disabled workers to return to the workplace, in compliance with A.D.A. regulations, including architectural accessibility
- Custom design of seating and mobility aids
- Augmentative and alternative communication and computer access
- Ergonomic evaluations and worksite accessibility
- Job performance monitoring and human performance analysis as it relates to new requirements on Musculoskeletal disorder
- Product resources such as seating and ergonomic office equipment
- Determination of essential job functions
A Pre-Work Screen may be requested by an employer to screen an individual for a particular job. While the evaluating therapist may determine whether the client can meet the job demands, it is the sole responsibility of the employer to make the hiring decision.
For more information, please call (941) 917-1385. |
