Having healthcare professionals available onsite to assess worker injuries, actively engage the workforce in their physical wellness and strength, and assist in implementing risk management strategies for job-related tasks contributes to a reduction in worker injuries and fosters a positive work environment.
Partnering with Employ Health for onsite physiotherapy in Perth involves establishing a designated area onsite that serves as a health hub. This space allows for the implementation of both preventive and rehabilitative exercise programs, as well as manual therapy, tailored to the needs of the workforce.
What Does Onsite Physiotherapy in Perth Entail?
Onsite physiotherapy encompasses various health and safety initiatives. These initiatives may include, but are not limited to:
- 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
Benefits Of Physiotherapy For Your Perth Workplace
Aging Workforce
As the workforce ages, businesses face unique challenges. Older employees often experience a decline in physical condition and capacity, longer recovery times, and an increased risk of injury. Research suggests that older employees may also be more susceptible to chronic illnesses, leading to extended periods of time off work. Employ Health can assist in managing these aspects of an aging workforce in Perth by helping maintain the physical capacity of aging workers and providing education on lifestyle choices to mitigate the risk of chronic health issues.
Reduced Workers' Compensation Claims & Premiums
Employ Health takes a proactive approach to onsite physiotherapy in Perth, contributing to improved workforce health and a decreased number of workers' compensation claims. This, in turn, lowers the insurance premium that businesses are obligated to pay annually. The resulting cost savings can be reinvested in further enhancing the health and fitness of workers, thereby boosting productivity and cultivating a positive work culture.
Minimized Lost Time & Productivity
An increase in onsite injuries leads to a loss of skilled workers performing their duties. In the case of an aging workforce, chronic illnesses and longer recovery times can further exacerbate lost time injuries. The absence of experienced workers, coupled with the need to train temporary replacements, can significantly impact a company's expenses. An onsite physiotherapy program in Perth can help reduce and even eliminate lost time due to chronic illness and worker injuries.
Improved Workplace Culture & Morale
Poor workplace culture and low morale can arise from factors such as high injury rates, a perception among employees that management lacks concern for their well-being, previous management practices, as well as subpar worker health and working conditions. By investing in worker health and fitness, all these issues can be addressed, fostering a content, healthy, and productive workforce in Perth.
What Does An Onsite Physiotherapy Program in Perth Include?
An onsite physiotherapy program in Perth comprises a dedicated room on the worksite, designed like a traditional physiotherapy clinic. This space allows for the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries, as well as the implementation of rehabilitative or preventive exercise therapy, ideally.
Employ Health utilizes online data capturing and reporting systems to help Perth workplaces identify areas, shifts, and demographics that report the highest number of injuries. In collaboration with the site, strategies can be developed to address these concerns effectively.
What Is Physiotherapy Good For?
Physiotherapy is a popular treatment option for a range of workplace-related conditions that involve the musculoskeletal system. Injuries in the workplace can be acute strain or sprains but a large proportion of injuries can also be cumulative injuries from repetitive work. Occupational physiotherapists are trained to recognise these conditions and treat them accordingly. They are also trained to be able to identify the aspects of the workers’ jobs contributing to these issues and make suitable adjustments to resolve the issue.
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?
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.