Functional Capacity Evaluations determine an individual's physical abilities to perform work.  The evaluations measure strength and endurance to predict the overall capability of the individual.  Validity and Consistency of Effort is established during every evaluation.

Redding Physical Therapy utilizes the Matheson System of Functional Capacity Evaluations due to the extensive research that supports the data collected during testing.

Benefits

• Provides reliable and reproducible evidence about an employee's ability to perform their job tasks.

• Determines the consistency of an effort and reliability of subjective reports.

• Identifies appropriate recommendations for job modifications, if necessary.

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Work Conditioning

Work Conditioning is a comprehensive treatment program designed to restore an individual's physical capacity and function for safe return-to-work.  Work Conditioning is typically 3-hours per day, 3-days per week.

Redding Physical Therapy's Work Conditioning Program identifies and quantifies an individual's work-related physical restoration needs.  The results of the individual's assessment are used to design a progressive plan of care, plan for discharge and return-to-work.

Redding Physical Therapy’s Work Conditioning can include, but is not limited to the following:

• Musculoskeletal Screening and Evaluation.

• Body Mechanics and Ergonomic Instruction.

• Aerobic Training

• Manual Material Handling, job specific.

• Non-material Handling and Tolerances.

• Work Simulation, as needed.

• Consistency Testing.

• Instruction in Strengthening & Flexibility.

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Work Hardening

Work Hardening is a comprehensive multidisciplinary treatment program designed to restore an individual’s physical capacity and function for safe return-to-work.  It incorporates the use of conditioning tasks that are graded to progressively improve the biomechanical, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, metabolic, nutritional and psychosocial functions of the individual in conjunction with real or simulated work activities.  Work Hardening, a highly structured, goal oriented, individualized treatment program provides a transition between acute care and return to work while addressing the issues of productivity, safety, physical tolerances, and work behaviors.

Benefits

• Typically 4-6 hours per day, 5-days per week

• Uses work simulation as a primary component.  Also includes exercise, aerobic conditioning, and education.

• Strong Vocational component.

• More comprehensive than Work Conditioning or functional assessment.

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Injury Treatment Management

To operate successfully, a business depends on healthy, motivated employees.  Should an injury occur, both the worker and employer are adversely influenced.  Redding Physical Therapy understands that injury treatment and management requires planning.  A structured, proactive injury treatment program will save time and money.

Benefits

• Provides consistent and continuing communication between health professionals, employers and employees, and third party payers

• Expedites the return-to-work process

• Timely, efficient treatment

• Medical assistance with employee health screening, either pre-employment or annual review

• Services for compliance with OSHA or NIOSH

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Ergonomic Assessment

This evaluation of an individual’s job site and/or workstation identifies critical physical demands required of workers to safely perform their job tasks.  An ergonomic assessment by a Credentialed Ergonomic Evaluator may include rearranging the “workstation” to improve “the fit” between the worker and the workstation, instruction in safe work techniques, and evaluation of tools, equipment and adaptive devices.

An ergonomic analysis is recommended when a worker begins to show symptoms of any repetitive strain injury or for employees who are returning to work after an injury.  The goal is to reduce symptoms, time lost from work, and further medical intervention.

Benefits

• Reduces repetitive stress

• Improves posture and body mechanics

• Facilitates the healing process of an injured worker

• Reduces the risk of injury or re-injury

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Functional Restoration Program

Redding Physical Therapy is a key participant in the Redding Functional Restoration program directed by Dr. Michael Moore, M.D.  The mission of this program is to help people struggling with chronic pain to obtain optimal function and manage residual pain to achieve realistic life goals by using a multidisciplinary team approach.  The Program Philosophy is that each person has the ability to learn how to optimize his or her quality of life.  This can be accomplished through them all to disciplinary approach considering social and learned behaviors, psychological and cultural issues, and current evidence-based medical treatment.  All patients will receive the following evaluations to determine eligibility, recommendations and the need for any additional testing:

• Pain management history and physical

• Comprehensive functional assessment

• Psychological evaluation and assessment

• Team treatment planning goals

Program Specifics:

• Program is 4-hours per day, 5-days per week for 6-weeks

• Teach pain management skills and strategies

• Structured physical exercise

• Individual, group and cognitive/behavioral therapy

• Daily education classes

• Normalize the pain experience

• Set and establish measurable goals

• Weekly progress reports

• Team meetings

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