Ergonomic Service Profile

INFORMATION

Sunshine Coast Occupational Therapy Inc. offers you Functional, Ergonomic and Cost of Future Care Assessments and Recommendations to assist injured workers to achieve optimal mental and physical health and maximal productivity. Our occupational therapist Cris Rowan has over 20 years experience and up to date information on injury rehabilitation, equipment and therapy prescription, as well as workplace injury and ergonomic modifications to provide accurate, efficient and effective solutions. We see individuals on a one to one basis, as well as provide group workshops for a variety of work sites.

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REFERRALS

Referrals are accepted by parents, family, schools, employees, employers, WCB, ICBC, lawyers, insurance companies, DVA, hospitals, treatment centers, physicians and specialists and will be wait listed according to particular client’s specific needs. Please see below a list of relevant data and necessary forms required for intake.

Type of assessment(s) a client requires will be determined by referral information sent by referral source, and initial observations of client by therapist and/or consultant. Please refer to assessments for a complete listing of the type of occupational and physical therapy assessments provided by Sunshine Coast Occupational Therapy Inc.

Subsequent treatment may be in the form of direct occupational and/or physical therapy, consultation, training, team meetings, workshops, or affiliate referral. Please refer to affiliates for additional information regarding affiliate referral. Following initial assessment, our therapists will meet with you (and client’s team if requested) to review treatment recommendations and plan further intervention. Treatment duration will be determined in conjunction with referral source (parent, teacher, employer etc).

As Sunshine Coast Occupational Therapy Inc. is an evidence based service, ongoing evaluation by therapist, in conjunction with discussion with referral source will determine treatment cessation.

Ergonomic, Functional or Cost of Future Care Referrals: please send all relevant medical reports in conjunction with the following Referral to Occupational Therapy form and fax or mail to us. Referral to Occupational Therapy

ASSESSMENTS

Functional Assessment and Recommendations

Functional Assessments determine the impact of injury on your client’s ability to perform activities of daily living, and delineate the extent of impairment in the following areas:

• Physical (strength, range of motion, core stability, biomechanical imbalance)
• Functional (self care, child care, home care, home maintenance, yard work)
• Mental (psychological, cognitive, perceptual)
• Social (relationships, anger, isolation)
• Leisure (hobbies, sports, community)

Recommendations for rehabilitative equipment and therapy optimize functional ability and reduce pain, thereby facilitating early return to work and expediting litigation.

Ergonomic Assessment and Recommendations
Ergonomic Assessments are performed at your client’s place of work to determine if job requirements match injured worker’s physical and mental capacity. An individualized ergonomic assessment by our occupational therapist would involve analysis of presenting injury and treatment, job task delineation (frequency, severity and intensity scales), determination of work habits, body mechanics and posture of worker, and job station analysis. Specific ergonomic equipment and workplace modifications, affiliate referral and fitness prescription will be provided in a report format to employer within two weeks time of assessment.

Recommendations for ergonomic equipment or graduated return to work planning facilitate successful job entry following injury.

Group Ergonomic Presentation
Our "Group Ergonomic Presentation" is designed for small or large groups as an information session regarding specific worksite injuries statistics, with relevant biomechanical and ergonomic information, designed in order for the individual workers to return to their worksite and adjust their work station and work style to prevent work place injury. "Group Ergonomic Presentation" is followed up with 15-30 minutes individual workstation assessments of all workers. This service includes a report with brief description of individual worker, ergonomic recommendations, as well as a worksite summary of recommended equipment and modifications to work structure, provided within two weeks of presentation.

Cost of Future Care Assessment and Recommendations
Cost of Future Care Assessments determine existing and future equipment and therapy requirements to support injured clients in home, work and community environments.

COSTS

Service	Cost
Functional Assessment, Recommendations, Report	$1000
Individual Ergonomic Assessment, Recommendations, Report	$750
Group Ergonomic Presentation	$500 for 1-5 employees $750 for 6-10 employees $1000 for 11-15 employees
Combination Functional + Ergonomic Assessment, Recommendations, Report	$1500
Cost of Future Care Assessment, Recommendations, Report	$1000
Combination Functional + Cost of Future Care Assessment, Recommendations, Report	$1500
Travel costs will be added for clients residing outside of Sunshine Coast area. Additional costs including ongoing Occupational Therapy Services, meetings, communication (phone, email, fax) is $100 per hour.

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