Having dedicated healthcare professionals available onsite to assess and address worker injuries, actively engage the workforce in their physical well-being and strength, and assist in implementing effective risk management strategies for job-related tasks contributes significantly to reducing worker injuries and fostering a positive work culture.

Partnering with Employ Health for onsite physiotherapy in Sydney involves establishing a dedicated onsite Health Hub, designed to cater to both preventive and rehabilitative exercise programs, as well as manual therapy, specifically tailored to the needs of the workforce.

What Does Onsite Physiotherapy in Sydney Involve?

Onsite physiotherapy encompasses a range of health and safety initiatives. These initiatives may include, but are not limited to:

Benefits Of Physiotherapy For Your Sydney Workplace

Aging Workforce

With an aging workforce, 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 Sydney 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 adopts a proactive approach to onsite physiotherapy in Sydney, resulting in improved workforce health and a reduced number of workers' compensation claims. This, in turn, leads to lower insurance premiums that businesses need to pay annually. The cost savings can be reinvested in further enhancing the health and fitness of workers, thus boosting productivity and cultivating a positive work culture.

Minimised Lost Time & Productivity

Increasing onsite injuries result in a loss of skilled workers performing their duties. In the case of an aging workforce, chronic illnesses and longer recovery times can exacerbate lost time injuries. The absence of experienced workers, coupled with the need to train temporary replacements, can significantly impact a company's expenses. Implementing an onsite physiotherapy program in Sydney can help reduce and potentially eliminate lost time due to chronic illness and worker injuries.

Improved Workplace Culture & Morale

Poor workplace culture and low morale can arise from various factors, including high injury rates, a perceived lack of concern for employee well-being from management, previous poor management practices, and subpar worker health and working conditions. By prioritising worker health and fitness, all of these issues can be effectively addressed, leading to a happier, healthier, and more productive workforce in Sydney.

High Musculoskeletal Injury Rates

What Does An Onsite Physiotherapy Program in Sydney Include?

An onsite physiotherapy program in Sydney involves the establishment of a dedicated room on the worksite, resembling 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 suited to the needs of the workforce.

Employ Health utilises advanced online data capturing and reporting systems to help Sydney workplaces identify areas, shifts, and demographics that report the highest number of injuries. Working collaboratively with the site, strategies can be developed to effectively address and mitigate these concerns.

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?

Employ Health prides itself on hiring only full-time occupational health physiotherapists who are entirely dedicated to the successful operation of onsite health hubs, physiotherapy services, and health programs. Our team’s singular focus and expertise ensure that we provide comprehensive onsite physiotherapy services in Sydney, placing the well-being and safety of employees at the forefront of our approach.

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.