The benefits of occupational rehab for your work injury

Occupational Rehab for Your Work Injury

You may think that your work-related injury won’t benefit from physical therapy. But did you know that there is a type of physical therapy you can use to treat work-related injuries?

Unfortunately, there are far too many Americans injured at work every year. In 2019, it was reported that about 3 in every 100 U.S. workers injured themselves on the job. Regardless of the type of job you have, occupational therapy can help you recover after a work injury. So, whether you’ve hurt your back lifting heavy objects or you’ve developed carpal tunnel from typing all day, occupational therapy can help.

Benefits of occupational rehab and therapy

Occupational rehab is thought to be effective only for people who have a work injury caused by a physical job, such as carpenter, box loader or lawn care specialist. However, physical therapists know that occupational therapy can benefit you even if your job is a lot less physical.

If you’re an office worker, teacher or an employee in some other more sedentary profession, injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome, tendinitis, bursitis and others may be caused by your work. These types of injuries can impact your effectiveness in the workplace. They can also cause issues such as pain, reduced range of motion and other issues that can decrease your quality of life.

Occupational therapy can help you deal with your work injuries no matter what their cause may be. Some benefits of occupational therapy may include:

  • Faster healing of your injured tissues
  • Reduced levels of inflammation
  • Relief of your pain
  • Increased range of motion in the injured area
  • Improvement in posture

Find occupational rehab for your work injury at Excel Sports & Physical Therapy

Need help treating a work injury? Our Excel Sports & Physical Therapy team is ready and willing to help you treat a wide variety of work injuries. We offer free screenings intended to pinpoint the type of injury you have and how it’s affecting you. Our physical therapists also excel at building personalized work injury recovery programs that can include: 

Take the next step to begin getting our help with your work injury. Contact our team today for more information about how we can help you or to schedule an initial appointment.