St. John's Outpatient Physical & Occupational Therapy
The Team Approach to Rehabilitation
 Team Communication
We work closely with everyone involved in a worker's rehabilitation
to ensure a smooth transition from therapy to the work site. The
physician, employer, rehabilitation counselor and insurance company are kept informed of the
patient's progress.
Team Leaders
Our staff is made up of licensed physical and occupational therapists who maintain regular communication with the
patient, physician and employer. These professionals use state-of-the-art technology to enhance our rehabilitation and injury prevention techniques.
The Scoreboard
A win-win situation: Traditional physical therapy can be a long, inefficient and costly process. Without a carefully developed
rehabilitation plan, many workers never regain their full potential; others return too quickly and re-injure
themselves. Employers lose a most valuable asset; a trained and experienced employee.
Our program takes workers' compensation rehab a step beyond traditional therapy. Our occupational medicine specialists take an interdisciplinary approach. Relevant behavioral, physical and vocational factors are addressed in a simulated work environment to safely increase a
patient's capabilities.
Everyone Wins
- The patient returns to a productive lifestyle with a reduced chance of reinjury.
- The employer benefits from a returning worker who is educated about the injury, conditioned against reinjury and enthusiastic about recovery. In addition, workers often return to work sooner than with traditional therapy. Statistics
are available.
- The insurance company reaps the savings of greater efficiency and shorter disability times with documented productive out comes of rehabilitation. References available.
What to Expect
- Focused efforts on specialized staff training based partly on internationally recognized Isernhagen
Work Systems' approach to work injury management.
- A full continuum of rehabilitation services as a part of integrated occupational
health service.
- An ability to facilitate work injury resolution that is highly effective.
- Matching work abilities to work demands.
- Reduced injury rates and their related
medical and non-medical costs.
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