This course is designed for professionals looking to grow their return-to-work program and/or implement high level work hardening/work conditioning into their practice. When implemented correctly, these programs can be the most profitable programs a clinic offers and can be implemented in an organization of any size. Learning outcomes include:
- Perform the latest evidence-based work hardening/conditioning evaluations including:
- Intake process
- Sitting and standing
- Musculoskeletal screening and evaluation
- Upper extremity testing/coordination
- Repetitive functional activities
- Occasional/frequent material handling
- Create return-to-work goals and treatment plans from your evaluations
- Apply the OccuPro industrial rehabilitation philosophy
- Rehabilitate injured workers using the latest return-to-work concepts
- Apply industry accepted principles of industrial rehabilitation
- Perform industrial rehabilitation documentation
- Design and set up your physical space
- Synthesis and document high level return-to-work goals
- Determine frequency/durations and length of stay in program
- Identify appropriate exercise programs and job simulated activities
- Deal with the difficult return-to-work patient
- Perform a job demands analysis for a work hardening/work conditioning patient
- Perform work hardening/conditioning treatments including identifying appropriate treatment and progressing your patient