Work Hardening and Work Conditioning
For situations in which injured workers need to build up their strength, endurance, range of motion and flexibility before returning to the job, Midwest Rehabilitation Inc. offers individualized work hardening and work conditioning programs.
Work hardening involves real or simulated work activities, such as using construction tools, climbing scaffolding, handling materials on a loading dock, working a factory line or operating heavy equipment. It is highly structured and goal oriented, with patients reporting to our clinic’s simulated work environments five days a week for up to six weeks.
Tasks are graded to progressively improve a worker’s physical capabilities while addressing the issues of safety, physical tolerance and work behaviors. Modified conditioning programs are available for individuals who are able to work light duty.
- Acute Physical and Occupational Therapy
- Ergonomic Consultations and Job-Site Analysis
- Post Job-Offer Screening
- Preventative & Wellness Programs
- Functional Capacity Evaluations
- Work Hardening and Work Conditioning
Making a world of difference in physical and occupational therapy.
Throughout the work hardening or conditioning period, the patient and therapist work as a team, in conjunction with the physician, employer, insurance carrier, nurse case manager and other professionals.
By utilizing this interdisciplinary approach, the experience and expertise of our staff, and the latest advances in rehabilitation, Midwest Rehabilitation Inc. gets workers back on the job as quickly and as safely as possible, all the while providing the best in physical and occupational therapy.
