Goal:
Help workers recover from back injuries and safely return to their jobs.
Key Components:
- Evaluation:
- Assess posture, strength, flexibility, and pain.
- Understand job duties and physical demands.
- Treatment Plan:
- Pain relief: Heat, ice, massage, or electrical stimulation.
- Stretching: Improve flexibility and reduce stiffness.
- Strengthening: Build core and back muscles.
- Posture training: Teach safe lifting and movement.
- Work Simulation:
- Practice job-specific tasks to prepare for real work.
- Education:
- Teach body mechanics and injury prevention.
- Progress Tracking:
- Regular check-ins to adjust the program as needed.
End Goal:
Return to work safely, prevent re-injury, and build long-term strength and resilience.