OAD Orthopaedic Rehabilitation's innovative industrial services are specially designed to get employees back to work quickly and safely with tailored programs for:

• Upper extremity
• Lower extremity
• Spine

Functional Capacity Evaluation
Generating a detailed profile of an individual's work capabilities and limitations, a functional capacity evaluation (FCE) identifies whether an employee is ready to return to a previous job, an alternate job or needs to continue further treatment. FCE includes:

• Musculoskeletal screening
• Functional strength testing
• Cardiovascular testing
• Work capacity testing

Work Hardening/Work Conditioning
These advanced rehabilitation programs transition patients from acute care therapy to a safe return to work. The programs use strength conditioning, cardiovascular activities and exercises to increase work tolerance levels following an injury. Exercise programs are customized for each patient based on the specific diagnosis and job requirements. Programs include:

• Flexibility exercises
• Job simulation
• Body mechanics
• Ergonomics
• Strength training
• Endurance
• Cardiovascular conditioning

Prevention Programs
Prevention programs reduce work injury through employee education. Prevention services include:

• Body mechanics training/"back school"
• Onsite job task analysis
• Job task screening
• Ergonomic evaluation

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...return to work.

Rehabilitative programs such as work hardening/conditioning are customized to injured workers' job requirements.

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