Services
Work conditioning
Exercise built around the demands of a job, for a worker who has finished acute care and needs strength, stamina and movement back before returning.
One physical therapist plans it, watches it and changes it as you progress. The job description sets the targets.
This care may fit you if
Your doctor has cleared you to rebuild
You can work on strength and stamina, even if you are not cleared for the full job yet.
Your job is physical
It asks you to lift, carry, push or stand for long stretches.
You have been off work or on light duty
Your stamina is down and the job has not changed.
Your employer wants progress they can read
You or your adjuster need notes that match the job.
What a visit looks like
- 01
Check-in and warm-up
A short check-in on how you are doing since the last visit, then a warm-up.
- 02
Task-based exercise
Lifting, carrying, reaching and standing, set up from your job and raised as you handle them.
- 03
Review and plan
Your therapist tells you what changed, what comes next and what goes in the progress note.
What shapes your plan
What decides how long care lasts
Your doctor's orders, the demands of your job, how your body responds and what your claim authorizes. Your therapist updates the plan as you progress and tells you and your adjuster what to expect.
Who treats you
A licensed physical therapist plans and signs every visit. A physical therapist assistant may lead part of a session under the therapist's direction. The footer lists each clinician's license.
How it is paid for
Most work conditioning is billed to the claim or plan that covers it. We confirm that before your first visit.
- Chest pain, trouble breathing, a sudden severe headache or pain, new weakness or numbness, loss of bladder or bowel control, or a fall with a head injury needs emergency care now. Call 911.
Questions about work conditioning
How is this different from a gym?
A therapist plans every block from your job and your doctor's limits, and writes it down. A gym does not report to your doctor or adjuster.
Can I keep working while I do this?
Often, yes. Ask your doctor and your employer about light duty. We schedule around early and late shifts when we can.
Will it hurt?
We work within what you can tolerate and tell you what to expect before each new step. Tell us right away if something feels wrong.
Talk to us about work conditioning
Call the front desk, or send a message and we will call you back on the next working day.