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PRO Physical Therapy is a leading provider of orthopedic rehabilitation and sports medicine with locations throughout Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. |
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Join the PRO team of professionals. Explore exciting career opportunities at PRO. |
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Women Serving Women (WSW) is a specialty division of PRO Physical Therapy providing customized treatment for health needs unique to women. |
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Pro Physical Therapy offers customized cost-saving injury prevention techniques and work-related injury assessment services for employers.
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Educational sessions include training in risk factors, anatomy/physiology of musculoskeletal injury, national statistics, ergonomics, proper biomechanics & work methods, personal protective equipment, job specific stretching & exercise recommendations for home/personal time.
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Session includes preparation time, power point set-up, hand-outs, outlines & class instruction by licensed/registered industrial therapist.
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A job analysis will be required prior to the start/preparation for education/training programs for your employees.
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This includes on-site analysis of the daily essential functions/physical demand level for the designated department(s) at company's site.
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The job analysis will include formal weights, measures, frequencies, repetitions & forces required to complete required job functions.
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The job analysis will include digital photography & video, associate interview/interaction to accurately capture all aspects of jobs.
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A job analysis summary page can be devised for return-to-work approval by task for physicians reviewing job of injury or offered transitional /modified duty jobs.
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Pre-placement / post offer essential function testing is used prior to your employee starting employment.
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Functional assessments are used to determine if the prospective employee can physically perform job-specific activities/essential job functions of job in application.
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This testing evaluates flexibility, strength, functional mobility/agility, posture, body mechanics with lifting and work performance of all essential job functions/simulations.
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Testing will provide blood pressure screening and education in body mechanics, job-specific stretching & flexibility exercises.
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Validity-based test, matching essential job functions to prospective associate's level of function.
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ADA & EEOC compliant
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Legally defensible
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Validity based functional examinations of an injured employee's maximum, safe level of function to determine return-to-work capability/fit for duty status.
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Determines job task matching for all essential functions; job specific testing.
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Examination will last three to four hours.
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Results called & faxed to designated nurse case managers, risk managers & treating physician.
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Can detect sub-maximal efforts by employees with alternative motives to returning to work.
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Results reported as VALID, Conditionally VALID, or INVALID.
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On-site, one-to-one visit with previously injured associate upon return to work.
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Visit and assessment will include instruction in safe/proper body mechanics, alternation work methods, job specific stretching/exercises.
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Good tool for high-risk injury employees returning to work after rehabilitation, modified duty, etc.
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Also called Job Coaching
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Identification of work risk factors as potential contributors to musculoskeletal injuries.
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Specific recommendations / abatements through weights, measures, ergonomic tool utilization and alternative designs / work flow patterns of workstations.
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Ergonomic Assessment tools used may include (but are not limited to) ASC-Z365, RULA, NIOSH Lift Equation, REBA etc. depending on job-type/ essential functions of job.
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Recommendations will include both ergonomic changes and implementation of administrative controls; when possible levels of recommendations will be from cost-effective to most expensive.
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To perform case reviews, meet to discuss/plan for further injury prevention or intervention services.
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Participation in safety meetings, meetings with management, nurse case managers, etc.
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Meetings with treating physicians, coordinating care for your employees as needed with difficult cases.
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Completion of injury prevention projects / consultation time associated with such services.
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Please call (800) 974-5774 to speak with an Pro PT representative about industrial services.
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