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These are good aims and early intervention is indeed essential but without management commitment and systems in place, these will not work. A policy needs to be developed and ratified and all managers of the establishment should be trained in the processes set up for the employees (including contact with "outside" parties. Outcomes assessment of the procedures is also necessary - this will also help you focus on what you really want/need. Injury management should always be linked in with primary and secondary prevention and an analysis of the workplace and/or work organisation. Assessment of the selected duties is also important - often the person responsible for selecting these in the department may have no idea of the body, injury, injury management issues or what constitutes appropriate duties for this person. Cheers, Anna. Anna Lee Principal, Work Ready Industrial Athlete Centre Write to me at: [log in to unmask] Visit me at: www.workready.com.au Snail mail: Suite 3, 82 Enmore Road, Newtown NSW 2042 Australia Phone: (612) 95197436 Fax: (612) 95197439 Mob: 0412 33 43 98 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, 14 November 2000 16:37 Subject: Re: Occupational Health Physiotherapy > What seems to work well in the US is early intervention with a return to work on atleast a light duty or modified duty status immediately. It is important to intervene day one of the injury to decrease edema, gaurding, and demonstrate proper body mechanics. Early intervention also helps the patient buy into the physiotherapy scheme of care and not let the patient get into the sick at home role. This works especially well if you initially concentrate on reducing their pain. > > As for the setting work restrictions the doctors set those based on our reporting of the functional status of the injured patient. This close communication seems to work very well in early return to work and decreased indemnity costs. > > Patrick Zerr > http://www.apluspt.com > Pass the National PT Exam > [log in to unmask] wrote: > > > > Dear List > > My hospital is setting up a new physiotherapy post to treat staff. > If any-one currently working in a similar post has any advice on; setting up > such a scheme,information on return to work assessments > or effective auditing of the service it would be of great help. > > Many Thanks Paul > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%