Return to Work
Getting back to work safely after an injury or illness.
About the Return to Work Program
The Return to Work program is designed to provide comprehensive therapy services that help patients adjust to musculoskeletal or neurological injuries, ensuring they can safely return to their job roles.
Our program includes a variety of assessments and therapies to enhance your functional capacity and performance in work environments.
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Who is Eligible?
Our program may be appropriate if you’re adjusting to a musculoskeletal or neurological injury, such as:
Expert Return to Work Services
What to Expect
We’ll use assessments and evaluations to determine your functional capacity and performance. These assessments provide important information about your physical abilities and how you might be able to perform in a particular work situation.
You’ll also do work-related treatment that focuses on your strength, flexibility, stamina and coordination. These aspects of your therapy program will provide you with education on posture, body mechanics, and how to manage pain, in addition to any work restrictions specific to your needs.
Personalized Treatment Plans
Because we’re focused on your health both now and in the future, the Return to Work program may include:
Worksite Analysis
Ergonomic Consultation
Job Coaching
Injury Prevention Training
Workplace Stretching
Exercise and Placement Evaluation
Risk Factors, Prevention, and Goals
Patients eligible for the Return to Work program often face conditions such as:
- Musculoskeletal injuries (e.g., spinal, knee, shoulder, hip pain)
- Neurological injuries
- Cardiopulmonary deconditioning
- Muscular weakness or disease
Improving Your Return to Work Success
- Follow ergonomic recommendations
- Participate in stretching and strengthening exercises
- Adhere to injury-prevention training
- Use proper body mechanics and posture
- Engage in regular exercise and physical conditioning
Our Return to Work program not only focuses on treating current injuries but also on preventing future ones. Education on posture, body mechanics, and injury prevention is an integral part of our services. We provide training and resources to help you manage pain and adhere to any work restrictions specific to your needs, ensuring long-term safety and health.
- Identifying risks
- Injury avoidance
- Techniques to keep you safe, confident and healthy
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Ready to get started with Mary Free Bed?
Wherever you are in your journey, we’re ready when you are. Our team is here to listen, support and help guide your recovery. Whether you’re just starting out or picking up where you left off, we’re ready to support your goals—big and small.
