WORK INJURY
The Work Injury Rehabilitation program at APTA is a comprehensive service that focuses on the needs of the injured workers in our community. We emphasize close collaboration with physicians, nurse case managers and employers to provide an interdisciplinary model that facilitates the appropriate return to work decisions.
Work conditioning is a program that trains the client to return to a particular job. The program provides educational sessions, a complete exercise program and simulated work activities. The length and intensity of the program can vary based on the client’s initial functional status and the demands of his/her job.
A Functional Capacity Evaluation is an objective and quantitative assessment of the patient’s physical abilities for performing work. This type of test comprises tasks which require the individual to use their strength, assume various positions and perform various movements in order to determine the individual’s safe physical limitations for performing work. Following the FCE, results and recommendations are discussed with the client and referral source. Our clinic utilizes a customized FCE based on the Iserhagen FCE model.
Impairment Ratings or Percentages are estimates that reflect the severity of an individual’s medical condition and the degree to which the impairment decreases that individual’s ability to perform common activities of daily living (ADL), excluding work. Our clinic utilizes the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition, for the determination of impairment ratings.
Albemarle Physical Therapy Associates
285 Hydraulic Ridge Road, Suite 4
Charlottesville, Va 22901
(434)817-0980
aptatherapy@gmail.com
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