Our interdisciplinary evaluation measures general physical strength, flexibility and ability to perform the tasks associated with an individual's job. Once our team has identified a patient's assets and deficits, we create an individualized program to improve the essential skills needed to return to work.
Treatment involves four to eight hours each day of real and simulated job activities.
We combine exercise with education to improve our patients' abilities to perform job tasks. We also evaluate our patients' work sites to help them adjust equipment and perform job duties safely and comfortably. Our occupational therapy staff specializes in creating new, innovative ways to treat these types of conditions. The treatment programs we develop combine therapies, exercises and education to help people enhance their physical functioning, as well as decrease any strain or stress that everyday tasks place upon them. RIC's Occupational Injury Prevention Services are designed to reduce the incidence of workplace injury and promote employee wellness.