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Injury Rehabilitation Services

We provide effective and result focused injury rehabilitation services’ that prepare people physically and functionally to enable them to return to work, assist them in commencing a physically demanding job or to successfully gain vocational employment. We ensure you as the employer and/or insurer gets the required outcomes needed to return your injured employees to work faster and safely. We can also prescribe functional based exercise programs for people struggling in their current job and requiring improvement in functional tolerances to complete their daily work tasks.

Our Injury Rehabilitation services include:

We provide professional advice and support with:

Click here to download our referral form.

 

Initial Rehabilitation Needs Assessment

This assessment involves the collection of medical history including detail of the injury or medical condition, previous treatment undertaken and a physical assessment of the person’s current functional abilities, physical fitness and range of movement.  From this assessment our staff can provide detailed recommendations on what appropriate intervention would best aid the worker in returning to work. A brief report may be prepared if requested by the referrer.

Physical Conditioning Assessment

An initial consultation including history of injury and previous treatment as well as a physical assessment of a person's current functional tolerances, fitness and range of movement. A brief report and recommendations for suitable intervention may be provided upon request.

Physical Conditioning Consultations

Our Accredited Exercise Physiologist can provide detailed instruction provided on the correct technique for all exercises to be performed. Each client is provided with detailed handouts containing diagrams and explanations of exercises and record sheets – presented in a folder. Each exercise rehabilitation program is individually designed for the client, aimed at specifically improving their functional tolerances required for their particular work tasks and activities of daily living. These consultations also involve reviewing and upgrading a client's exercise rehabilitation  program. These consultations include detailed discussion of issues the client may be having with exercises, further intervention required and their current progress at work. Continual contact is maintained with all stakeholders (insurer, employer, treating medical officer etc.) to facilitate a complete rehabilitation plan and speedy return to work.

Work Conditioning Program

Our Work Conditioning program prepares the injured worker physically and functionally to enable them to successfully return to work. This program can also assist a worker in commencing a physically demanding job or to assist a person to successfully gain vocational employment. Included in the program is an individualised and detailed instruction handout, which explains to the participant how to perform their exercise program safely and correctly.  Each participant is also provided with an exercise recording sheet that enables the client fills in their completed exercises at each session.  During the program each participant is given practical tools to encourage self management and enable them to be confident to continue their exercise regime on their own, after completing this program. Each individualised program is specifically designed to imitate activities the participant may be completing at work and home, therefore aiming to increase their functional tolerances in those activities specific to work and home.  A brief report may be prepared if requested by the referrer on completion of the program.

Pain Management Program

This program can be run as a part of a group or privately for individuals. The individualised program consists of 6 x 1hr intensive sessions and the group program is an intensive 4 week program focused on educating its participants in how to modify their behaviour and thought patterns regarding their chronic pain.

This program teaches participants active coping skills to improve their quality of life despite their chronic and persistent pain. During the program they will also learn relaxation techniques to enable them to manage and reduce the effects of chronic pain. The education is combined with a physical conditioning program to assist with rebuilding participant’s core body strength, muscular endurance and general functional fitness to ensuring that they can return to their activities of daily living, previous job or to find and sustain paid employment.

Group Functional Rehabilitation Program

Our Group Functional Rehabilitation program prepares the injured worker physically and functionally to enable them to successfully return to work. This program can also assist a worker in commencing a physically demanding job or to assist a person to successfully gain vocational employment. This program format is similar to our Work Hardening program, but run in a group format.  This is sometimes a more cost effective ways for employers or insurers to send a group of people for similar intervention.  This program is often used as a preventative intervention to enable participants to improve their fitness and consequently allow them to better manage the physical demands of their current work load.

During the program each participant is given practical tools to encourage self management and enable them to be confident to continue their exercise regime on their own, after completing this program. Each individualised program is specifically designed to imitate activities the participant may be completing at work and home, therefore aiming to increase their functional tolerances in those activities specific to work and home.  A brief report may be prepared if requested by the referrer on completion of the program.

Remedial Massage & Alternative Therapies

We have AAMT qualified Massage Therapists who are qualified to perform;

We also have Alternative Health Therapists trained in;

These modalities assist in treating injuries and decreasing pain and swelling associated with injuries. These therapies are great to use as a complimentary treatment to our other programs and services. Massage and Alternative Therapies will assist you in recovering faster from your injury.

Manual Handling & Injury Prevention Education

Our Manual Handling & Injury Prevention education programs are customised to each industry and your business needs. Each program covers both theoretical and practical components to ensure maximum results and information retention.

Our education programs cover a range of topics including correct and safe manual handling techniques, anatomy and biomechanics of injuries, improving work fitness and instruction on appropriate stretches and postural exercises to minimise risk of injury or re-aggravation. Each training program is designed specifically for the audience and focuses on the main manual handling problems associated with the chosen industry.

Our Manual Handling training promotes safe working practices and delivers knowledge and techniques that empowers self-reliance and personal responsibility, which increases productivity and decreases lost time injuries, sick days and workers compensation claims.

This Education program is available to either self-funding clients and those referred through their Worker’s Compensation Insurer, Compulsory Third Party (CTP) Insurer, Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service Australia (CRS Australia) or Comcare.Get professional one-on-one assistance with:

Seminars & Education Programs

We can provide Injury Prevention and Manual Handling seminars/education tailored to specific industry environments. We require a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 participants as these sessions often involve practical components.

The above services are available to both self-funding clients and those referred through their Worker’s Compensation Insurer, Compulsory Third Party (CTP) Insurer, Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service Australia (CRS Australia) or ComCare.

Insurers please contact us on 1300 881 536 for a quote or to discuss your confidental referral in more detail.

Click here to download our referral form.

Alternatively send your referral via our fax 1300 881 538 or email info@merendi.com.au

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