Occupational Health
Our physical therapists are experienced providers in industrial rehabilitation and can help you, the employer or sole practitioner, achieve the following goals:
- Reduced number of worker’s compensation claims
- Reduced severity of claims
- Reduced worker’s compensation insurance costs
- Improved employer-employee relations
- Fewer days off work or at modified work duty
We can assist you with a complete array of occupational health services, from preventive programs to quick treatment for injured workers when injuries do occur. Prevention programs are important in reducing company and employee risk. Our programs successfully blend employee responsibility with the assurance that the company is attentive to workers’ needs and committed to providing a healthy work environment.
SAFETY AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Healthy work behavior training for employees and supervisors
Our therapists can identify risks for potential injury related to the design of frequently-used equipment and how to modify this risk through inexpensive alterations or substitutions.
Faulty work behaviors, rather than poor ergonomic design, is often the source of injury. We can train both your supervisors and employees to identify and limit risky behaviors, and, therefore, reduce work injuries and worker’s compensation claims.
FUNCTIONAL JOB DESCRIPTIONS
POST-OFFER SCREENING
RETURN TO WORK PROGRAMS
Traditional: An injured worker is sent to a physician for examination of an injury and is then referred to physical therapy for treatment. Treatment will always include patient education on proper body mechanics and joint protection techniques. Other treatment options include modalities for pain relief, manual therapy, and instruction in self-care and prevention of re-injury. Pro-Active: Injury associated costs can be reduced by sending workers with musculoskeletal injuries directly to our physical therapists. We are able to consult with the worker at the worksite or schedule an appointment at our clinic within 1-2 business days to evaluate what therapy will most efficiently resolve the worker’s symptoms. Depending on the type of intervention needed, some of these sessions can be considered a “consult” and do not become OSHA-reportable injuries. Our physical therapists are experienced in advising employers/employees on appropriate changes in work status and our treatment focuses on returning the worker to their regular job tasks quickly and safely. This program has been very successful in reducing claims and costs. Quick evaluation and treatment lead to faster recovery, less lost work time, improved employee attitude, and decreased costs.