By collaborating with Employ Health, businesses in Mount Gambier gain the advantage of a dedicated onsite health hub. This health hub facilitates the deployment of customised preventive and rehabilitative exercise programs, as well as manual therapy, all specifically designed to cater to the distinctive needs of your workforce.
What Is Involved in Onsite Physiotherapy in Mount Gambier?
Onsite physiotherapy includes a variety of health and safety initiatives. Among others, these may encompass:
- Onsite manual therapy for the workers
- Risk audits of jobs and worker tasks
- Exercise therapy for injury recovery
- Exercise therapy for injury prevention - Prehab
- Tool box talks
- Educational seminars on a range of health initiatives
- Pre-Employment screenings
- Audiometry testing
- Spirometry testing
- Workforce Capacity matching
How Does Physiotherapy Benefit Your Mount Gambier Workplace?
Aging Workforce
As the average age of the workforce increases, businesses face unique challenges, such as age-related physical decline and longer recovery times. Employ Health is equipped to assist businesses in Mount Gambier by helping maintain the physical health of aging workers and providing advice on lifestyle adjustments to reduce the risk of chronic health problems.
Reduced Workers' Compensation Claims & Premiums
The proactive approach of Employ Health to onsite physiotherapy in Mount Gambier has led to improved workforce health and a decrease in workers' compensation claims. Consequently, this can lower insurance premiums, freeing up resources that can be invested in further improving worker health, productivity, and overall well-being.
Minimised Lost Time & Boosted Productivity
Workplace injuries often result in lost time and lower productivity. An onsite physiotherapy program in Mount Gambier can effectively manage and reduce the impact of chronic illness and worker injuries, minimising lost time and maximising productivity.
Enhanced Workplace Culture & Morale
Prioritising worker health and well-being fosters a supportive work environment, boosting morale and job satisfaction. This approach can lead to higher productivity and an overall enriched work experience in Mount Gambier.
What Does an Onsite Physiotherapy Program in Mount Gambier Include?
An onsite physiotherapy program in Mount Gambier features a dedicated room on the worksite, designed as a fully equipped physiotherapy clinic. This setup allows for the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries, as well as the implementation of rehabilitative or preventive exercise therapy programs that cater to the specific needs of the workforce.
Employ Health utilises state-of-the-art online data capturing and reporting systems to analyse injury patterns and identify areas of concern within Mount Gambier workplaces. Through collaborative efforts with the site, effective strategies can be developed to address these issues and create a safer and healthier work environment.
What Is Physiotherapy Good For?
Employ Health differentiates itself by its commitment to full-time occupational health physiotherapists, focused solely on delivering exceptional onsite health hubs, physiotherapy services, and health programs in Mount Gambier. Without the distractions of private practice or sporting team commitments, our team is fully dedicated to the well-being and safety of employees.
Physiotherapy For Back Pain
Accurately diagnosing the cause of a worker’s back pain will allow the treating physiotherapist to eliminate the tasks of their job contributing to this pain while they are treated with manual therapy and exercise rehabilitation to prevent future aggravations.
Physiotherapy For Neck Pain
Physiotherapists are trained with multiple techniques to be able to diagnose and treat all presentations of neck pain in a safe and effective manner. A worker’s comfort and safety are always the main focus of any treating Employ Health physiotherapist.
Physiotherapy For Shoulder Pain
Shoulder pain can be one of the most difficult areas to diagnose and treat correctly due to the joint's increased mobility. In most production jobs it is not unusual to see many upper limb and shoulder pathologies because of the repetitive nature of workers' jobs and tasks. Being able to correctly identify poor biomechanical control of the shoulder and anatomical positioning with work is important for resolving these conditions in the workforce.
Physiotherapy For Repetitive Strain Injuries
Due to the repetitive nature of many workers' jobs it is not uncommon to see a larger number of RSI in the workplace populace. Employ Health’s experience and training in these conditions is vital to getting the best and quickest outcomes for the worker and employer.
Why Choose Employ Health?
Employ Health solely hires full-time occupational health physiotherapists. All our time and training is dedicated to the running of successful onsite health hubs, physio, and health programs with no distractions from private practice or sporting team commitments. Since our
Frequently Asked Questions
It allows the worker to have any pain or discomfort diagnosed and treated immediately while onsite at work by trained professionals. It improves the workplace culture when workers are able to complete their jobs pain free.
An outcome measure is an objective measure that physiotherapists use to track a worker’s progress from presentation to release. It is used to show, from an objective standpoint, progress in the worker’s injury rehabilitation.
The appointment will be the same as attending a normal physiotherapist clinic with the clinician obtaining the worker’s personal contact details, medical history and consent forms followed by a full subjective and objective assessment and manual therapy or rehabilitation exercise as dictated by the assessment findings.
Onsite physiotherapy is not covered by health insurance as it is a free service provided by the worksite who have contracted Employ Health to deliver this service.