Freedom Physical Therapy’s team of licensed professionals provides internationally recognized workers’ compensation cost reduction services.  These industrial assessment and rehabilitation services both prevent work related injuries, expeditiously return injured workers to their previous job, and reduce the cost of claims.

Freedom Physical Therapy is the single resource for your industrial rehabilitation and workers compensation injury cost reduction needs.  Our industrial rehabilitation assessments are customized to meet the specific needs of your organization.  Our injury cost reduction services help to reduce your OSHA recordables and minimize your workers’ comp costs.  We have been recognized as specialists in the treatment of the injured worker through our national accreditation from OccuCare Systems & Solutions.

The following services are tailored to each organization’s needs:

On–Site Injury Prevention
Decrease workers’ comp cost by as much as 75%

• Reduce OSHA recordable and lost time injuries
• Instant ergonomic change reduces injuries
• OSHA approved program that will mitigate fines
• Increases employee productivity and satisfaction

Pre–Placement/Employment Testing
Hire the right person for the job

• Cost effective solution to reduce your company’s injury cost
• Reduces future workers’ compensation claims
• Provides objective data on a client’s ability to tolerate the essential physical demands
• ADA and EEOC compliant

Ergonomic Consultation
Each year 2 million workers suffer from Musculoskeletal Disorders

• Consultants have had further education in ergonomics
• Identify risk factors that lead to injuries minimizing claims and costs
• Strategies developed to increase productivity and reduce injuries
• Assists in determining if a musculoskeletal disorder is work related

Training and Education
Changing behavior through education

• Graduate level educators
• Reduces recordable injuries
• Upper extremity injury prevention, lifting training, back safety
• Comprehensive ergonomics training for safety teams

Functional Capacity Evaluation
Up to 33% faster return–to–work

• Report completed within 15 minutes of the evaluation
• Assists physicians with sound return to work decisions
• Determine objective baseline data for disability
• Establishes the highest level of validity on the market

Functional Progress Note™ / Functional Discharge Summary™
Comprehensive documentation of functional progress

• Functional documentation of return–to–work abilities
• Web based evaluation e–mailed to customers same day
• Outlines physical demand levels required for full duty work
• Reduces return-to-work re–injury

Job Demands Analysis
The cornerstone of return–to–work

• Comprehensive analysis of return–to–work physical demands
• Analysis and digital video provided within 48 hours
• Establishes objective return–to–work goals
• Identifies light duty availability for return–to–work

Work Hardening/Conditioning
Repeat MSD’s cost private industry $10 billion a year

• All inclusive functional return–to–work program
• Focuses on rehabilitating return–to–work deficits
• Improved employee productivity at time of return
• 95% return–to–work rate following program