Employees who experience lost-time, limited duty, or symptoms in response to job tasks may benefit from work hardening physical therapy services. Rendered in various phases of the injury healing process, physical therapy helps the injured employee return to safe and productive work.
The purpose of Work Conditioning and Work Hardening, as well as a combination of the two, is to help progress an injured employee’s tolerance of job or occupation-specific physical stresses. Treatment should emphasize restoration of work-related function and reconditioning.
Work Conditioning Program
An intensive work-related, goal-oriented conditioning program designed to enable the employee to return to work. The program may include:
- Multi-hour sessions up to 4 hours/day; 5 days/week; for 8 weeks
- Systemic neuromuscular functions (joint integrity and mobility)
- Muscle performance (strength, power, endurance)
- Motor function (motor control and motor learning)
- Range of motion (including muscle length)
- Cardiovascular/pulmonary functions (aerobic capacity/endurance, circulation, and ventilation, and respiration/gas exchange
Work Hardening Program
A highly structured, goal-oriented, individualized intervention program to restore physical, behavioral, and vocational functions to return the injured employee back to work. Program includes:
- Multi-hour sessions up to 8 hours/day; 5 days/week; for 8 weeks
- Multi-disciplinary approach
- Uses real or simulated work activities
Gilbertsville Services
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1050 E Philadelphia Ave., Suite 11A
Gilbertsville, PA 19525
Phone: (610) 901-4896
Fax: (484) 652-2177
Email: gilbertsville@phx-pt.com
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Nicholas Pompizzi , PT, DPT
Physical Therapist
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Michael Lehr, PT, DPT
Area Vice President
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Danielle King, PT
Physical Therapist
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Brendan DeAngeles, PTA
Physical Therapist Assistant
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Welcome! The Phoenix Physical Therapy - Gilbertsville team is ready to help patients recover, recharge and rise. We develop a customized therapy plan for each patient to get them back to enjoying their favorite activities. Our experienced team is committed to providing exceptional care in a professional environment. Whether you’re looking to prevent or treat an injury, recover from a recent illness, improve your balance, prepare for your next sports season or recuperate from surgery, schedule an appointment with our Gilbertsville clinic and take advantage of our Physical Therapy services...
Phoenix has been one of the best physical therapy places that I have been to, by far. Each time I come here for treatment, it is always the best experience no matter how hard the circumstances are. Having been dealing with chronic pain for years and years and now recovering from knee surgery, it has been quite the journey. Having such great physical therapists has made a huge difference in my recovery.