Occupational therapy
Occupational therapy focuses on helping people find ways to do their activities of daily life. This form of therapy refers to skilled treatment that assists people in developing the "skills for the job of living" that is necessary for independent and satisfying lives.

A wide variety of people may benefit from occupational therapy, including those with:
Work-related injuries
Physical, cognitive or psychological limitations following a stroke, head injury, or heart attack
Limitations from arthritis, multiple sclerosis, or other serious illness
Birth injuries, learning problems, or developmental disabilities
Burns, spinal cord injuries, or amputations
Broken bones or injuries from sports, falls, or accidents

Speech therapy
Speech-language pathologists work with individuals who have complications related to speech, language, cognitive-communication and swallowing disorders. Speech, language and swallowing difficulties can result from a variety of causes including stroke, brain injury or deterioration, developmental delays or disorders, learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, cleft palate, voice pathology, mental retardation, hearing loss or emotional problems. Speech and language disorders can affect an individual’s ability to talk, understand, read and write.

Individuals commonly referred for speech therapy services have difficulty with:
Producing speech sounds, or cannot produce them clearly
Speech rhythm and fluency problems, such as stuttering
Understanding and producing language (aphasia)
Attention, memory, and problem solving disorders
Swallowing

Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE
FCE is a process of assessing physical capacities and functional abilities. This 4-hour assessment involves dynamic strength, position tolerance, mobility, coordination, fine-motor and endurance tasks. These physical tasks may include bending, lifting, sitting, stopping, walking and more.

Therapy Works utilizes the ErgoScienceTM FCE system, which was developed through 5 years of scientific research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

A Functional Capacity Evaluation:
Predicts the potential ability to perform a safe physical level of work that an individual can perform following an injury or prolonged illness

Is useful in determining job placement, job accommodation, or return to work after injury or illness.

Assists physicians in determining the extent of impairments or degree of physical disability

Assesses flexibility, strength, balance, coordination, cardiovascular condition, and body mechanics

Job site visits
Job site visits are performed by occupational and physical therapists to measure actual work requirements and to determine job modifications that may be made to accommodate an employee.

Useful Links:
American Physical Therapy Association
American Occupational Therapy Association
American Speech and Hearing Association
ErgoScienceTM Functional Capacity Evaluation info