SUMMARY
Safe and effective rehabilitation and return to work is the corner stone of workplace injury management.
Using the latest approaches in evidence based practice, Independent Injury Solutions' Rehabilitation Consultants achieve consistently high success in the return to work of injured workers.
Our success is illustrated in the long standing partnerships we have forged with many organisations who benefit from a direct and effective approach.
The following services are a component of our approach to safe and effective workplace injury management.
1. CASE MANAGEMENT
Independent Injury Solutions provides a proactive and cost effective case management service for injured workers, to assist them to maintain, or to return to work.
Independent Injury Solutions' Consultants will conduct an initial assessment to determine the needs of the worker, and in consultation with all parties an appropriate return to work goal is secured.
Independent Injury Solutions' Consultants then utilise proven strategies and adapt evidence-based practice to ensure this goal is achieved.
2. WORKPLACE ASSESSMENT
A Workplace Assessment is an assessment of an injured worker's workplace by an Occupational Therapist or accredited Exercise Physiologist to:
• Complete an analysis of pre-injury duties and suitable duties
• Provide recommendations on workplace modifications and equipment provision
• Complete a Suitable Duties - Return to Work Plan
A Workplace Assessment will facilitate a safe and timely return to work by ensuring the nature of the duties promote rehabilitation in the workplace setting and do not present as a risk to the worker's injury.
3. SUITABLE DUTIES - RETURN TO WORK PLANS
Independent Injury Solutions' Rehabilitation Consultants can develop a Suitable Duties Plan which will outline:
• Duties that are appropriate for the injured worker to perform
• Medical restrictions as outlined by the worker's doctor
• Duties to avoid
• Proposed stages to ensure regular upgrades as medically appropriate
4. FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT
Independent Injury Solutions' Occupational Therapists or accredited Exercise Physiologist conduct Functional Assessments to determine a worker's ability to participate in their pre-injury duties or suitable duties.
A Functional Assessment will highlight possible limitations in a worker's physical capacity and allow recommendations to overcome such limitations if appropriate, to maximise return to work potential.
5. ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING ASSESSMENT
Assessment of a person's level of functioning in their activities of daily living such as showering, dressing, domestic tasks and meal preparation. This is conducted with the aim of providing recommendations that may assist a person to achieve greater independence and safety whilst completing such activities, through the use of specific modifications or other strategies.
6. AIDS AND EQUIPMENT
Independent Injury Solutions' Occupational Therapists can assess the need for a variety of different aids and equipment to assist the injured worker at home or in the workplace.
The introduction of assistive aids and equipment may increase a person's capacity for work as well as their independence and safety in the home.
7. HOME MODIFICATIONS
People may be at risk in their own homes because of the design of their environment. Independent Injury Solutions' Occupational Therapists can assess an individual in their home environment to make recommendations on possible home modifications that will increase their independence and safety in the home. Recommendations can range from simple grab rails and ramp installations to complete bathroom modifications.
