A program that builds on physical reconditioning, designed to return the injured employee back to work as soon as possible through education and job simulation.

Patients in Work Simulation build upon the progress made in Physical Reconditioning by adding the components of education and job simulation. They learn about proper body mechanics and how to prevent future injury while on the job. They will also be involved in activities that simulate many of their essential job tasks so that they will be more readily prepared for return to work when discharged from the program. Patients are involved 5 days per week in an all-day rehabilitation program that even has morning, afternoon, and lunch breaks in order to help re-establish the work routines.

At Holzer Clinic, we believe in returning the injured employee work as safely and quickly as possible and with the least possible risk for reinjury. When an employee cannot return to work immediately, individual treatment and preventive training is initiated to enable him/her to get back on the job as soon as possible. A return-to-work plan is mapped out the first time the patient is seen, and has the flexibility built into it to allow for adjustment throughout the recovery process, with the ultimate goal of returning the employee to the original position with the same company.