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Looking After Your Health
Most Americans between the ages of 22 and 65 spend 40% of their waking hours at work. More and more Americans are finding it necessary to stay at their jobs longer than in years past, often resulting in greater exposure to injury. The total direct and indirect costs associated with on the job injuries and illnesses in the US are staggering. Healthcare Costs have become the #1 concern for businesses, both large and small, across the US.
Provides a variety of options which include programs, tests and services to help address some of the pressing health related problems for employers. These components include, but are not limited to:
· Injury Prevention Programs - designed specifically for your business tasks and physical challenges.
· Work Risk Assessment - a comprehensive overview of your business.
· Job Site Analysis - a comprehensive analysis of the essential job tasks of a particular position of employment.
· Pre Employment Functional Testing - a unique set of tests designed to assess the employee’s physical capability to safely perform the essential job tasks of the position for which they are being hired.
· Ergonomic Assessment - a thorough assessment of the employee’s current work station or work area with suggested postural and structural alterations to minimize or reduce exposure to injury or illness.
· Wellness Program Development/Enhancement - Wellness programs are finally coming into vogue, and rightfully so, but many companies struggle with determining what are the best components to yield the biggest bang for their buck. We can help to analyze your population of employees, assess the programs currently in place and available to employees, assess participation and usage and, ultimately, deliver a roadmap for improving participation and success in improving the overall health of your employees.
· Educational Training Series Development - We have the capability to develop or enhance an existing educational series regarding the physical and functional challenges of the employee, including a variety of topics. Custom, job specific workshops designed to alter employee work habits and processes replacing them with ergonomically improved techniques.
· Job Description Updating – Often job descriptions are written in general and vague terms making the job of the physician who is to release an employee back to work very difficult. By reviewing and updating the job descriptions to include the essential job tasks with specific weights, heights, durations and distances, allows for a much more comprehensive assessment of the employee’s safe capabilities and may speed their return.
All of our Physical Therapists are highly trained and certified to evaluate your workplace. As experts in the musculoskeletal system, Workplace Solutions Therapists are capable of identifying hazards and risks of injury and providing a complete and comprehensive report of a company’s current standing in addressing workers’ compensation issues.