Industrial Rehabilitation Services

On-Site Therapy Programs

Memorial Hospital Rehabilitation Services is committed to working with industry partners on strategies for the prevention of injury on the job, and when needed, to provide quality therapy services to injured employees.

To ensure that your employees receive the therapy they need in a timely and convenient fashion, we offer on-site rehabilitation services. With on-site therapy, we provide a physical or occupational therapist will visit your facility to provide needed services to injured workers without the need to send them to our facility. On-site therapy also provides a more efficient means of communication with safety managers and access to an expert who can assist in managing the employee’s injury as they move from light duty back to their full requirements.

Functional Capacity Evaluation

A functional capacity evaluation is detailed and standardized to measure an employee’s ability to perform work. Usually ordered by a provider and performed by an occupational or physical therapist, the evaluation process includes physical evaluation procedures, questionnaires, and observations. The results of the evaluation provide objective measures that can be used by the physician to make work-related recommendations. The evaluation is extensive and can take anywhere from four to eight hours to complete.

Post-Offer Employment Job Testing

Memorial Health Employer services offer evaluation for functions specific to the job for which the employee is being considered. This is a benefit to employers who may need to confirm an employees abilities prior to beginning their on the job duties

On-Site Therapy Service

On-site therapy provides you with a physical or occupational therapist in your facility who can provide needed services to injured workers without the need to send them to our hospital campus. On-site therapy also provides a more efficient means of communication with safety managers and access to an expert who can assist in managing the employee’s injury as they move from light duty back to their former job.

About On-Site Therapy Service:

• Ordered by physician
• Physical or Occupational Therapy
• Scheduled per workplace convenience
• Utilizes work tasks as part of therapy

Stretching Program

Designed to fit the needs of the employer, this program educates employees on risk factors associated with repetitive motion and sustained postures. The stretching program is tailor-made to fit the identified risk factors of specific jobs within the company. The program is then taught to supervisors/safety managers/team leaders or any key individuals identified by the company.

Work Risk Assessment

Assessment of the work area and work-related postures are captured on film for use in employee training. A verbal “walk-through” assessment with your safety manager can be conducted to provide ergonomic information and suggestions for your safety plan.

About the work-site evaluation:

• Ordered by physician
• Takes approximately 30 minutes
• Assesses work tasks and worker performance (80% of all workplace injuries are a result of poor worker habits)
• Immediate recommendations to workers for posture, body mechanics, and station set-up (with company approval)
• Information provided to physicians to assist with worker’s course of treatment when appropriate

Work Conditioning

The purpose of Work Conditioning is to maximize an employee’s ability to return to work after an accident or injury. Work conditioning uses real or simulated work activities to restore physical, behavioral, and vocational functions.

The work conditioning program consists of job simulation, which allows the patient to practice various techniques in a safe, supervised environment, conditioning exercises to maintain or improve a person's strength, work endurance, flexibility, and quality of movement; and body/mind management to help the individual become goal-oriented and focused on his or her jo and on developing a realistic plan to return to work.

How to Participate

Work Hardening requires a provider’s referral. The length of the program is determined by the individual patient’s needs. The program ends when the participant achieves a return-to-work status, progress stops, or the attitude of the participant makes improvement unlikely. The Work Conditioning program is normally covered by Workers’ Compensation.

Memorial Hospital’s Rehabilitation Services is located at Memorial Health Center, 695 West 2nd Street, Suite D in Jasper. Contact us for more information at 812-996-0682.