The areas of the body that are not injured should continue to be used in a manner that closely resembles the normal activities of the person's job as much as possible. Do not allow total body deconditioning to take place. Make every effort to use restrictions as little as possible. If severe restrictions are needed for any part of the body for more than three days, add activities to the noninvolved areas to minimize total body deconditioning. Again, add activities that closely mimic the activities normally performed on the job by the injured worker.
Every effort is made to balance the mechanics of the lower extremity and torso as a whole.
Use this same concept with your injured employee to re-establish balance. The patient needs to be walked through the steps that contributed to the development of the symptoms. There must be a transition from the worker feeling little control over the work to accepting responsibility. Again, using sports as an example, good trainers first break down the process that makes up the athlete's activity. The trainer then educates the athlete on why performance is not at the desired level.