Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy
The basic rule
Rehabilitation aimed at the work you actually do. Lashing, container work, crane and equipment operation, shipfitting, welding, warehouse and yard work all load the body differently, and a therapy plan that ignores that isn’t much use to you.
What We Use and When
• We ask what your job requires. Weights, heights, reach, ladders, confined spaces, shift length, how much of it is repetitive. That becomes the target.
• Hands-on treatment. Manual therapy, soft tissue work, joint mobilization, and modalities as indicated.
• Progressive loading. Range of motion first, then strength and endurance, then work-specific movement patterns as tolerance allows.
• Home program. What you do between visits matters as much as what happens in the clinic. You get a program you can actually follow.
• Documented progress. Objective measurements at intervals not “patient feels better.” That’s what supports continued authorization and updates to your work status.
Progress and Expectations
Recovery timelines vary with the injury, the tissue involved, your history, and how the body responds. We don’t predict outcomes and we won’t tell you what you want to hear. What we will do is measure where you are, tell you straight whether you’re moving in the right direction, and change the plan when it isn’t working.
If therapy plateaus, we say so and look at what else the case needs like additional imaging, a specialist opinion, or a change in approach. See Ongoing Treatment and Care Coordination.
How Therapy Connects to Your Work Status
Your restrictions should reflect what your body can do right now, and that changes as therapy progresses. We update work status as your measured function changes, and those updates go into your reports. See Work Restrictions and Return-to-Work Documentation.
Common Questions
How long will I be in therapy?
It depends on the injury and your response to treatment. We reassess at set intervals rather than running an open-ended plan.
Can I do therapy while I’m on light duty?
Often, yes. We schedule around shift work where we can.
What if therapy makes it worse?
Tell us immediately. Some soreness after activity is normal; a real increase in symptoms means the plan needs to change, and we’d rather adjust it than push through something.
What we do
We write authorization requests that state what's being asked for, why it's medically necessary, and how it relates to the injury. Because vague requests are the ones that get denied. We respond to carrier and case manager questions within one business day. And we document treatment necessity as we go, so that if there is a dispute, the record already answers it.
Right-to-Choose
Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, the injured worker chooses their own treating doctor. There is no network to stay inside of.
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