Pre-Employment Functional Assessments
Pre-employment Functional Assessments is an allied health professional evaluation of an individual’s physical capacity to assess if they can safely perform the inherent requirements of a given job role. Our physiotherapists and exercise physiologists possess extensive experience in assessing functional movement and capability in context of helping minimise risk of injury within the workplace.
Need help? Contact our friendly team to understand how our Pre-Employment Functional Assessments can help your business minimise workplace injuries and help ensure a safe work environment for your staff.
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Functional Assessments
Understanding Functional Assessments
At PROHEALTH PHYSIO & FITNESS, we understand the functional movement. Not only do we know how to help people recover from injuries we also specialise in helping prevent injuries within the workplace or in personal lives.
What is a Functional Assessment?
A Functional Assessment is an evaluation of an individual’s physical capacity to determine if they can safely perform the inherent requirements of a given job and it’s role responsibilities. The assessment also identifies previous medical history and potential risk factors that may predispose an individual to injury at work and provide strategies to mitigate this risk.
What is involved?
The Functional Assessment will be carried out at our clinic by one of our Physiotherapists or Accredited Exercise Physiologists. Your employee will complete a detailed medical questionnaire and undergo general medical screening to determine any risk factors to physical capacity testing.
The allied health professional will thoroughly evaluate:
- Musculoskeletal range of motion
- Special testing for significant musculoskeletal pathology
- Cardiovascular fitness testing and monitoring
- Muscle strength and endurance testing
- Grip strength testing
- Muscular and neural length tests
- Lifting capacity – floor to waist, waist to chest, overhead.
- Push/pull tolerance
- Reaching, squatting, balance and stability tests
- Sustained postural tolerance
Why should you implement?
By arranging a Functional Assessment for existing employees, you are reducing the likelihood of a person being injured whilst performing a duty at work due to pre-existing conditions.
What are the Benefits
Employer benefits
- Ensures existing workers are the right fit for the prospective job role
- Meet Work Health & Sfaety (WHS) legal requirements by demonstrating a safe work culture
- Minimize the risk of workplace injury
- Reduction of workers compensation claims, insurance costs and indirect costs
Employee Benefits
- Decrease risk of injury while at work
- Identifies possible unknown injuries, conditions or circumstances
- Helps improve your job satisfaction
- Can improve your productivity
- Decrease risk of injury while at work
- Safer working environment
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I felt truly supported and cared for, and I’m so grateful for their expertise! would highly recommend them to anyone looking for effective and caring treatment:)
One star after a very unfortunate incident at the register. The HICAPS process was a difficult one for the operator with some multiple transactions occurring at the one visit. It took a few phone calls to sort out the finances and I had to engage my health fund. All that happened where I found no fault with the physio service – indeed, the physio service put me on the path to recovery.
I was shocked with the need to deal with my health fund out of pride of a long-term membership that has seen my household through many ups and downs. Health fund had to be first where the physio practice was a long second.
Like a lot of men, I always delay attending to my health – and my mild pain was unimportant in the big scheme of things. All in all, it took me a lot to admit that I needed professional help and a week or two of dithering prior to making an appointment. Now, while all my procrastinating is my own drama, it did lead to a state where I would flight if anything went wrong.
After the unfortunate transaction I took to Dr Google. One exercise that Dr Google (actually Dr Youtube) offered on first study turned out to be the best of all the exercises that I had been instructed to use. I can’t think that Dr Youtube alone fixed me as I appreciate that the physio’s instructions were sound as a way of starting on return to health, but Dr Youtube clearly presented as a wealth of information.
The experience taught me to rely on Youtube first and then a visit to a physio second.
Easy to book, easy to find, friendly and pragmatic!
I highly recommend Lane Cove ProHealth Physio, the team including the owners Marc and Julie have been very personable throughout my visits, answering all my questions along the way.
Their fees are also very reasonable for this side of town.
Thanks
Ann
Initial consultation today. Turns out the reviews are all true & Steven really is outstanding! We are very blessed to have someone of Steven's calibre, skill & professionalism in Lane Cove. Yes, I'm definitely going back! ????
Moreover, his polite and kind demeanor is crucial, particularly when dealing with patients who have multiple medical issues. It's essential for healthcare providers to create a compassionate and respectful environment, as it fosters trust and enhances the patient's overall experience.
Thanks Steven Saba!
I am grateful N thankful.
God bless you Conner
My physiotherapist was Valeria, she was highly professional and very skilled. She helped me to relief terrible pain in both arms caused by repetitive movements and constantly lifting my baby. She also showed me some exercises that have been helping me so I don't injure myself again. She was friendly and respectful. Her treatment was very comprehensive, I cannot do anything but recommend her.
Steven was very easy going and took time to listen to everything I explained - type and level of pain, location, potential causes, what helped/exacerbated it etc - and treated everything methodically while adapting to things he noticed or things that changed during treatment. He also gave clear and simple instructions for the mobility and strength exercises, and after two sessions gave me enough info to self-manage my recovery (which has worked brilliantly).
Can't fault the clinic, resources and rest of the staff either - a great setup with friendly and helpful people.
The staff are also very friendly and welcoming. Definitely recommend!
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(02) 8317-7770
Clinic Hours
Weekdays: 7am - 7pm
Weekends: Closed
Clinic Address
PROHEALTH PHYSIO & FITNESS
92A Longueville Road Lane Cove NSW 2066