Occupational Rehab 1. Flashcards
Occupational Rehabilitation/ Industrial Rehab
is the science and practices of safely returning injured workers to a level of work activity that is appropriate to their functional and cognitive capacity
?What is the Physical Demand Frequency? (4)
Never – Activity or condition does not exist
Occasionally – Up to 1/3 of the day
Frequently – ½ to 2/3 of the day
Constantly – 2/3 to full day
What disorder is common among workers in physical jobs (but office workers also sometimes sustain this injury)?
Musculoskeletal disorder
What is the Workers Compensation system?
provides compensation for employees who are injured in the course of employment and is governed by the Workers “Compensation Act”
What part of “return to work” (RTW) exercises is important?
Functional exercises : related to the job
-activities required to prepare the injured worker for return to work
What 3 things are important in early intervention?
Graded exercise
Education
Functional training
What is the goal of Occupational Rehab?
- Safe, succesfull and sustainable returning back to employment
- prevention of re-injury
What is the difference between O.R. 1 and O.R. 2 ?
1-single discipline
2-multidisciplinary
Occupational Rehab 1= ?
How many times?
structured, active rehabilitation program focused on return to work through
=physical and functional conditioning, education, and support
- 4 hrs/day
- 5/week
- 30 business days
Occupational Rehab 2= ?
How many times?
who may have vocational, psychosocial and/or medical barriers to return back to work,
- or have been unsuccessful in returning to work
- 6 hrs/day
- 5/week
- 50 business days
What are some Common Work-Related MSK (musculoskeletal) Conditions ?
- Muscular strains
- Contusions
- Lower back pain
- Shoulder injuries
- Knee or ankle sprains
- Fractures
- Repetitive strain injuries
It’s important to know the __ ___ of the job that the worker will be retrying to to determine work-readiness, and the RTW plan
-job demands
What 3 parts are there for exercise programs when returning back to work?
- specific exercise
- general fitness
- functionally related (work hardening, work simulation)
_____ ___ is a highly structured goal-oriented treatment program that uses real or simulated work activities designed to restore physical, behavioral, and vocational functions.
(Work: conditioning, hardening, simulating)?
Work Hardening
Work hardening address which 4 issues ?
- productivity,
- safety,
- physical tolerances,
- worker behaviors