IOH's ability to manage workplace injuries is greatly enhanced by being able to access our own Physiotherapy department. This allows for immediate treatment to be provided following a workplace injury and assessment by the IOH Medical Service doctors.
The physiotherapy service is also available to those referred by external doctors who require treatment for their patients by physiotherapists experienced in managing workplace injuries, and also to those patients who do not have a referral.
IOH Physiotherapy services are also geared to manage sporting injuries, with IOH Physiotherapists having many years experience in this area of work.
The IOH Physiotherapy services include:
- Assessment
and Treatment
- Hand Therapy Clinic
- Pain Reduction
- Work
Conditioning
- Musculoskeletel Screening
- Functional
Capacity Assessments
- Core Muscle Stabilisation Training using
Real-Time Ultra-Sound
ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS
Professional physical
treatment & rehabilitation programs minimise recovery times and
thus the time lost due to injury. Our physiotherapy professionals have many
strategies and resources available to help clients deal with pain and
to regain mobility, strength and endurance related to their work
activities.
PREVENTATIVE STRATEGIES
Thorough physical
assessments to determine individuals' capacity to meet critical work
demands. This includes worksite exercise programs that have been shown
to increase productivity and reduce the risk of injuries.
TREATMENT
MODALITIES
We choose from many different approaches,
according to individual needs and preferences. The techniques used by
IOH Physiotherapists include:
- soft tissue massage
- joint
mobilisation
- heat treatment
- ultrasound
- electrotherapy
- stretching exercises
- strengthening exercises
- home
management programs
- acupuncture
- the Pilates
(pil-art'-iz) Exercise Program
WORK CONDITIONING
Individually
developed
and monitored programs to develop strength, aerobic fitness,
endurance and speed appropriate to the individual's work duties. Other
goals of, and benefits from, work conditioning are:
- increased
pain threshold
- reduced risk of re-injury
- overcoming
fears of working through pain as well as re-injury concerns
- improved
health and well-being
- improved coordination