Mercy Work Injury Rehab Center

Mercy's Work Injury Rehab Center partners with local employers to create programs to reduce injury rates, as well as educate employees on the risk factors that may lead to injury. Services are designed to assist employers and employees with performing job duties safely, and encourage them to return to work with the skills and information they need to avoid further injuries. 

Occupational and physical therapists offer the following services:

  • Functional Capacity Evaluations
  • Pre-Work Screening
  • Work Conditioning/Hardening
  • On-Site Ergonomic Evaluations and Services
  • Preventative Education: Spine and Upper and Lower Body
  • Employer/Employee Consultations

The center utilizes equipment such as the Total Gym, SCI-FIT Ergometer, Paramount MP4.0 multi-gym, and Vision Fitness treadmill.   Various other equipment is designed to simulate and evaluate job situations and to challenge core strength to improve whole body posturing and strength in work activities.

Locations

The Mercy Work Injury Rehab Center is located at 5264 Council Street NE.  You can contact the location at (319) 861-7695.

Services

Mercy Occupational Health offers educational programs to help with prevention and management of work injuries.

Education

  • Pre-Work Stretching Program
  • Neck and Arm Injury Management
  • Back Injury Management Program
  • Ergo-Team Training
  • Management / Supervisor Injury Reduction Education
  • Individual Office or Industrial Early Intervention
  • Employer Newsletter Health and Wellness Articles

Evaluation

  • Musculoskeletal Assessment
  • Functional Capacity Evaluation
  • Modified Work Duty Functional Evaluation
  • Disability Evaluation for the Upper Extremity
  • Employment (Fit for Duty) Screening
  • Delayed Recovery / Psychometric Testing
  • Maximum Voluntary Effort Testing

Return to Work

  • Physical Therapy – Acute and Chronic Care
  • Occupational Therapy - Acute and Chronic Care
  • Certified Hand Therapy and Splinting  
  • Work Conditioning with Transitional Work Planning
  • Fitness Programs

Ergonomics

  • Company Work Injury Risk Analysis
  • Early Intervention On-site Consulting and Education
  • Job-site Analysis
  • Ergonomic Line Analysis
  • Physical Demand Assessment