Program Work Hardening - St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute...Work conditioning includes physical...
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Work Hardening Work Conditioning Program St. Luke’s Work Hardening and Work Conditioning programs provide effective, individualized and structured treatments. Work conditioning includes physical conditioning, injury prevention and wellness education. Work hardening delivers a more extensive and comprehensive interdisciplinary approach addressing pain and job readiness. Work Hardening • Job specific strengthening, endurance • Daily treatment, increasing weekly from 4 to 7 hours a day with occupational therapy and physical therapy combined • 4 week duration • Job analysis required • Focus: work simulation, conditioning, body mechanics training Work Conditioning • General strengthening • 1 hour occupational therapy, 1 hour physical therapy per day • 2-5 days per week • 4-8 week duration • Focus: build strength and endurance Patient Our services get people back to work and are appropriate for: • Anyone who has sustained an injury while at work • Workers with a self-insured or L&I claim • Individuals who are at least 30 days post injury, and - need increased conditioning, strengthening and tolerance to work related activities - modifications to the job of injury need to be investigated to facilitate return to work - if work site evaluations need to be completed to facilitate return to work force Scott Abbott, patient who was injured on the job. To refer your patient, contact: (509) 473-6869 fax (509) 473-6097 www.st-lukes.org
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Work Hardening Work Conditioning
Program St. Luke’s Work Hardening and Work Conditioning programs provide effective, individualized and structured treatments. Work conditioning includes physical conditioning, injury prevention and wellness education. Work hardening delivers a more extensive and comprehensive interdisciplinary approach addressing pain and job readiness.
Work Hardening• Jobspecificstrengthening,endurance• Dailytreatment,increasingweeklyfrom4to7hoursaday
with occupational therapy and physical therapy combined• 4weekduration• Jobanalysisrequired• Focus:worksimulation,conditioning,bodymechanics
training
Work Conditioning• Generalstrengthening• 1houroccupationaltherapy,1hourphysicaltherapyperday• 2-5daysperweek• 4-8weekduration• Focus:buildstrengthandendurance
PatientOurservicesgetpeoplebacktoworkandareappropriatefor:• Anyonewhohassustainedaninjurywhileatwork• Workerswithaself-insuredorL&Iclaim• Individualswhoareatleast30dayspostinjury,and
- needincreasedconditioning,strengtheningandtolerancetoworkrelatedactivities- modificationstothejobofinjuryneedtobeinvestigatedtofacilitatereturntowork- ifworksiteevaluationsneedtobecompletedtofacilitatereturntoworkforce
Scott Abbott, patient who was injured on the job.
To refer your patient, contact: (509) 473-6869fax (509) 473-6097
www.st-lukes.org
Treatment Goals• Improveclient’sfunctionalcapacities• Prepareclientsforworkforcere-entry• Educateclientsintechniquesforeffectivemanagementof
chronic pain• Educateclientsintheimportanceofproperbodymechanics• ProvidePsychologicalservicesasneeded• Minimizeinjuryrecurrence,losttime,anddisability
Treatment Resources• Interdisciplinarystaffmadeupofphysical,occupationalandaquatic
therapists, as well as ergonomic and behavioral specialists • Injuredworkerswillbeofferedappointmentswithin24hoursof
receiving the referral• Physiciansandvocationalcounselorsreceiveregularclientupdates:
- Bi-monthlyreportsfromoccupationaltherapist/physicaltherapist regarding your client’s progress
- Bi-monthlysummaryofpatient’sphysicalcapacitiesincludingrecommendations regarding ability to return to work
• Comprehensivedischargereportscompletedwithinfive business days
• TheonlyLabor&Industries,CARFaccreditedpainprogramintheInlandNorthwest
Robert Divine, patient and masonry worker
St. Luke’s is a division of Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS). INHS is a non-profit corporation in Spokane, Washington providing collaboration in health care services on behalf of the community.
Inpatient Case Management Outpatient Locations
Phone (509) 473-6058Fax (509) 473-6118
www.st-lukes.org
These accreditations assure patients the highest quality care and results possible.
* Visit www.st-lukes.org for a complete list of CARF accredited programs.
Joint Commission accredited
CARF accredited*
