OCCUPATIONAL REHAB Flashcards
- Occupational Rehab:
The practice of safely returning injured workers to a level of work activity that is appropriate to their functional and cognitive capacity
Work related disorder
injury or disease that is a result of working
Work-related disability:
Prevents an employee from performing their duties for 90 days or longer (concurrently) or for 120 days in a 12-month period
- Worker’s Compensation:
: Legislation that provides compensation for employees injured at work
Sedentary
exerting 10 lbs of force occasionally, involves frequent sitting, occasional walking and standing
Light
exerting 10 lbs frequently and 20 lbs occasionally
Medium:
exerting 10 to 25 lbs frequently and 20 to 50 lbs occasionally
Heavy
exerting 10 – 20 lb constantly, 25 – 50 lb frequently and 50 – 100 lb occasionally
Very Heavy
exerting more than 20 lb constantly, 50 lb frequently and 100 or more lb occasionally
Physical demand frequency
Never: Activity or condition does not exist
Occasionally: Up to 1/3 of the day
Frequently: 1/2 to 2/3 of the day
Commonly: 2/3 to full day
· WorkSafeBC
· Legislation that provides compensation for employees injured at work
* Assesses claims, requires employers to pay premiums, creates standards for workplaces, etc.
· To keep worker’s safe
· To help a worker get treatment and get back to normal life/work when an injury does happen
WorkSafeBC duties
· Education
· Prevention
· Compensation
· Support
· Insurance for workers and employers
· Common work-related conditions:
· Muscular strains
· Ligament sprains
· Contusions or lacerations
· Fractures
· Mechanical Low Back Pain*
· Repetitive strain injuries*
· Mechanical LBP (definition & treatment):
· Non-specific term
· LBP arising from muscles, joints and/or ligaments
· Diagnosis after exclusion of more serious pathologies
· Suggests there is a mechanical treatment possible to treat the condition
TX for mechanical LBP
Modalities initially for pain relief, Exercises, Manual Therapy, Education about body mechanics and lifting, Consulting with physician, case manager, employer, occupational therapist, Chronic pain management, psychologist
· RSI (general risk factors
· Awkward postures or positions
· Cold or vibration- cleaning teeth
· Repetition
· Force
· Activities involving pinch grip- dequarvains
· Productivity demands
· Poor overall fitness level
· Work stress