Exercise programs:
With the aim of ensuring a workforce maintains their physical ability to perform the physical demands required of their roles, Injury Treatment provides onsite exercise programs as a solution to the requirement to ensure the health and safety of individuals in the workplace. These exercises programs are often short (15-30 minutes), directed at preparing worker’s for their daily physical demands or to assist in ensuring a workforce maintains its physical conditioning.
In preparing for such programs, Injury Treatment will ensure a thorough understanding of the workforce and work closely with all parties to ensure the intervention meets the requirements of all key stakeholders. Such programs can include:
- Warm ups preparing employees for the key physical demands
- Specific exercises to enhance education of key muscle groups
- Exercises tailored to improve awareness of effective manual handling
- Exercises designed to increase heart rate in preparation for commencing work
- Home exercises to ensure that employees maintain a level of independent exercise
- Education around injury management and
- Stretching and flexibility specific to the workplace
An additional effective strategy for Injury Treatment to train a dedicated capable employee in the delivery of these programs over a few months to ensure such treatment services can be managed internally wherever possible.
If you would like to discuss these programs in more detail, please contact us on (02) 9715 5677.
