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
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Johns Creek Town Center, 3630 Peachtree Parkway
Suite 702
Suwanee, GA 30024-6053
Phone: (470) 297-5575
Fax: (470) 297-3777
Email: suwanee@phoenixrehab.com
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Love this center!! They have helped me so much in my journey of walking again after a traumatic injury to my ankle physically and mentally. The people here are the absolute sweetest and most encouraging! I look forward to going to my appointments every time. They truly care about you and the direction of your life. Thank you Phoenix Physical Therapy for all of your help! Highly recommend them to anyone searching for PT.