Rebuild strength and readiness

Work Hardening

Work hardening helps bridge the gap between recovery and real job demands. It’s a focused, practical program designed to rebuild strength, endurance, and confidence through job-specific tasks—so employees can return to work safely and successfully.

Support for full recovery

Helping Employees Return To Work

After an injury, helping an employee return to work in full capacity is beneficial for both the worker and the employer. That’s where work hardening and work conditioning come in. Both are forms of therapeutic interventions that help the employee regain enough function to return to work. They make use of real or simulated tasks to prepare the employee for a safe transition back into the workforce.

The Work Conditioning/Hardening Program at PT Solutions is designed to comprehensively rehabilitate an injured employee to a physical level that allows for a full duty return to work. Our approach provides a team effort involving the treating physician, employer, and insurance representative to return the worker to productive employment in a cost-effective and efficient manner.

Step-by-step support

What To Expect

Under the direction of certified physical and occupational therapists, the employee will be asked to simulate job-specific duties in the clinic. As with most of our programs, the work conditioning and hardening is a goal-oriented plan and includes:

  • Highly structured, goal-oriented, and individualized treatment designed to promote a complete and cost-effective recovery
  • Real or work-simulated activities to restore physical, behavioral, and vocational functions
  • Treatment sessions are designed to restore an individual’s strength, endurance, flexibility, coordination, and cardiopulmonary functions in order to return to work
  • 3-6 hours per treatment session, 5 days per week, until the employee reaches full duty return-to-work or maximum medical improvement
  • Weekly communication with all stakeholders to assure the employee is progressing as needed

Step-by-step support

What To Expect

Under the direction of certified physical and occupational therapists, the employee will be asked to simulate job-specific duties in the clinic. As with most of our programs, the work conditioning and hardening is a goal-oriented plan and includes:

  • Highly structured, goal-oriented, and individualized treatment designed to promote a complete and cost-effective recovery
  • Real or work-simulated activities to restore physical, behavioral, and vocational functions
  • Treatment sessions are designed to restore an individual’s strength, endurance, flexibility, coordination, and cardiopulmonary functions in order to return to work
  • 3-6 hours per treatment session, 5 days per week, until the employee reaches full duty return-to-work or maximum medical improvement
  • Weekly communication with all stakeholders to assure the employee is progressing as needed

Designed With Recovery in Mind

Workers Comp Services at PT Solutions

Every workplace injury is different—and so is the path to recovery. These Workers’ Comp services support each step of that process, from evaluation and treatment to building strength and returning to work with confidence.

Workers Comp

Workers’ comp services support every step of recovery—from testing your abilities to building strength and returning to work. Each one plays a role in helping you heal safely and confidently.

Functional Capacity Evaluation

Find out what physical tasks you can safely do after an injury. FCEs help guide your recovery and return-to-work plan based on your current abilities.

Job Demands Analysis

Learn what your job actually requires. A JDA compares job tasks to your abilities, helping ensure your return is both safe and realistic.

Mississippi WorkCare

A local rehab program built around your recovery goals. Hands-on therapy and custom plans help you heal, regain function, and return to work.

Onsite Therapy Services

Get treatment without leaving your job site. Onsite care brings therapy to you, making it easier to recover and preventing future injuries.

Post Offer Employment Testing

Make sure a job is a good physical fit before you start. POET helps prevent injuries by testing your ability to safely meet job demands.

Strength. Function. Confidence.

Get Back to Work Safely

Our Work Hardening Program is built to prepare you for the real demands of your job—safely and efficiently. With input from your care team and employer, we focus on what matters most: helping you return to work strong, capable, and ready.

Strength. Function. Confidence.

Get Back to Work Safely

Our Work Hardening Program is built to prepare you for the real demands of your job—safely and efficiently. With input from your care team and employer, we focus on what matters most: helping you return to work strong, capable, and ready.

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