Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention Services

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and injuries are among the most frequently reported causes of lost or restricted work time and cost employers more than $1billion annually in direct and indirect costs.

HealthWorks Rehabilitation Services team focuses specifically on services provides a full range of comprehensive programs offered both in the clinic and at the employer’s worksite to prevent injuries and support timely and safe return to work should an injury occur. We offer a full range of programs from post-offer pre-employment testing, to worksite injury prevention and ergonomic services, to work rehabilitation post-injury.

Our Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers have years of experience and advanced training in injury prevention, job function analysis, ergonomics, functional capacity evaluations, and aggressive specialized physical therapy and work rehabilitation programs. HealthWorks rehab team is solely dedicated to direct-to-employer and work injury services and have a complete understanding of OSHA and work comp regulations and how they affect employer’s business needs.

Worksite services

HealthWorks provides onsite services, at your worksite, to promote a cost-effective approach to health, safety, and wellness in the workplace. We partner with our clients to strategically assist them in reaching goals, such as decreasing workers compensation costs and promoting a culture of caring, safety, and engagement.

We offer a wide range of industrial services, including:

Early intervention
Ergonomic solutions
Education and injury prevention training

Job function analysis and job coaching
Worksite stretching programs

Ergonomic assessments

HealthWorks has Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialists (trained in office, industrial and healthcare ergonomics) who work closely with companies to provide comprehensive ergonomic assessments and solutions, identifying opportunities for improvement and creating a workspace that fits the employee.

Ergonomic assessment in your workplace can:

Assist workers in adopting safe postures and body mechanics and significantly while reducing muscle fatigue and significantly decreasing injury risk.
Maximize an individual’s comfort at work, increasing productivity and performance.
Educate workers on the importance of taking appropriate postural breaks and using stretching techniques to manage or prevent discomfort.
Reduce absenteeism and increase employee morale and engagement.
Minimize the number and severity of work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

Job Function Matching ™

Matching a worker’s physical capabilities to the demands of the job is a critical component of any company’s injury prevention and management process. HealthWorks provides Job Function Matching (JFM), a system that has successfully proven to reduce musculoskeletal injuries and the impact that they may have on both the worker and the employer. JFM is ADAAA and EEOC compliant.

Our process involves comprehensive Job Analysis and objective functional testing based on a validated job description. While largely successful when used post-offer pre-employment, in the event that an injury does occur, the use of JFM can facilitate early return to work and reduce disability.

Job Function Matching can be utilized for:

Hiring and Post Offer Testing
Identifying Ergonomic Opportunities
Employee Training and Education
Return to Work Processes
Job Transfers and Disability Reduction

Physical therapy and work rehab

Studies show that removing a patient from their work environment comes at a high cost to all stakeholders. After 12 weeks of not working, only 50% ever return to work. After 1 year of not working, only 1% ever return to work.

Our Physical Therapists work directly with our HealthWorks team and other medical providers, employers, nurse case managers and adjustors for fast, cost-effective case resolution, focused on streamlined care to expedite a safe return to work for the injured employee. We offer individualized goal-oriented physical therapy as well as Work Conditioning and Hardening programs.

Advantages of our program:

Experienced therapists who specialize in work injury management.
Quality one-on-one time with a licensed Physical Therapist during each therapy visit.
Goal-oriented, medically directed, and advanced rehabilitation programs to safely expedite return to work.
Coordination of care with medical providers to reduce lost work time and number of restricted days (Physical Therapy and Occupational Medicine are located in the same office).
State-of-the-art facility with work hardening equipment available.
Commitment to clear and consistent communication with all stakeholders.
Rehab team can go onsite to perform job analysis, ergonomic consultation, and job coaching.
Therapists are trained to perform comprehensive Functional Capacity Evaluations and return-to-work testing to match worker ability to job-specific critical demands.
Our clinicians have experience treating a wide range of work injuries including neck, shoulder, back, and knee strains, as well as foot and ankle sprains.
On average our patients receive therapy for 3-4 weeks.
90% of our Physical Therapy patients return to FULL duty without restrictions.

To learn more about our programs, schedule a tour of our clinic, or to schedule an on-site provider walk-through of your facility, contact us through email or call 434.200.6933.

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