Local Physical Therapy Clinic Undergoes Continuing Education to Help Industries Save Time & Money Associated With Worker’s Compensation Cases

Physical Therapy and Rehab Specialists of Hinsdale recently attended a two-day educational summit to further enhance their specialty in the treatment of the injured worker.  The education from the summit will allow the clinic to better aid companies in reducing time away from work and costs associated with worker’s compensation injuries, as well as prevent additional workplace injuries.

Worker’s compensation injuries can be devastating to companies as they require time away from work and a loss in production from the injured worker, additional costs in re-training substitute workers, and large medical costs.  Unfortunately, many companies suffer from these frustrations multiple times a year.  According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, there were 157,500 recordable work injuries among all industries in the state of Illinois in 2010, with 80,200 requiring days away from work or job transfers/restrictions.  Physical Therapy and Rehab Specialists of Hinsdale has developed relationships with several local industries to help reduce these aggravating costs and production losses.   The clinic, which has been specializing in the treatment of the injured worker for 3 plus years, attended the summit to sharpen their skills and ensure they can continue to provide quality care and services to the local industries, returning injured employees back to their previous level of function at work in a timely and cost effective manner.

Physical Therapy and Rehab Specialists of Hinsdale focuses on providing a human-performance functional work-injury program based on the worker’s specific job demands, while offering proactive communication to the employers, adjustors, case managers, patients, and referral sources involved in a case.  The clinic holds a strong unified belief that active communication with these individuals is the foundation for rapid recovery of the injured worker and leads to better outcomes.

The clinic also provides local industries on-site services, such as ergonomic assessments, job duty analyses and post-offer/pre-placement testing. Such injury-prevention programs aid employers in identifying potential hazards in the workplace early on and avoid additional worker’s compensation cases down the line.  Implementing prevention programs offer great benefits, as studies have shown that worker’s compensation costs can decrease up to 75% in companies that offer on-site services through physical therapy.

Physical Therapy and Rehab Specialists of Hinsdale is excited to utilize their continued education to help industries increase the overall health of their company and employees by assisting in decreasing worker’s compensation costs, increasing production and implementing preventive services to reduce additional workplace injuries.

Physical Therapy and Rehab Specialists of Hinsdale is a locally owned-and-operated private Physical Therapy practice located on Ogden Ave. and has been servicing the community for 3 plus years.  Specializing in sports injuries, industrial medicine, women’s health, orthopedics, and vestibular and balance, the staff prides themselves providing the best quality treatment and care to their patients.