The Center for Physical Rehabilitation has been making an impact in the industrial health setting. The Center currently employs 3 athletic trainers who work in physically demanding workplaces in distribution, manufacturing, and production. Because an athletic trainer is able to deliver a proactive approach to healthcare, their knowledge of the root cause of injuries is what makes them so valuable on the floor.
What We Do
Instead of the focus being on the treatment of injuries, the industrial athletic trainer focuses on injury prevention to keep their “industrial athletes” performing at top levels. This shift in paradigm from the reactive model of injury management to the proactive model of a prevention based program is what corporate America needs in order to reduce healthcare costs. The proactive program by The Center has demonstrated a reduction in OSHA recordable injuries, lost work time, and claim costs.
How We Do It
For athletic trainers in these settings, they work in the trenches and spend 90% of their time side by side with the industrial athletes at our client sites. Their focus is to make sure that these workers are using correct body mechanics and follow the site’s safety practices while performing their daily tasks. In the middle of the loud environment of heavy duty manufacturing equipment, the pace of an assembly line, or extreme weather conditions, onsite athletic trainers are focused on preventing the injuries that sideline employees.
Our Impact
Strong bonds develop between the athletic trainer, client sites, and the employees they serve. There is a large amount of teamwork that develops between the athletic trainer, industrial athlete, and on-site professionals ranging from human resources, environmental health and safety, general safety, supervisors, and senior management staff. The industrial athletic trainer becomes involved in strategic planning, reporting, ergonomics, and wellness initiatives which positively impact the overall safety of the industrial athlete. It is a challenging and rewarding career path for the athletic trainer.
Want to learn more about what we offer? Visit The Center’s Industrial Medicine page.