Our bespoke approach to workplace health includes tailored onsite physiotherapy programs that use years of meat industry experience. We understand the challenges and opportunities for our meat industry partners and develop Onsite Programs and delivery through our national team of physiotherapists.
We work alongside you in a Partnership to deliver an Onsite Program that uses a designated onsite area that we call a ‘Health Hub’ where we work with your team on exercises, both preventive and rehabilitative, as well as manual therapy to support your workforce.
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Full time occupational health physiotherapists
Our primary focus is occupational health. Each physiotherapist at Employ Health dedicates fully to cultivating thriving onsite health atmospheres, without the diversions of private practices or sports team commitments.
Extensive Experience
Our team brims with occupational health expertise. From meat industries to other sectors in Australia and New Zealand, we deliver extensive knowledge to your facility.
Innovative reporting
Adaptive data systems are our forte. Tailored reports offer insights that matter, even accommodating distinct needs within a single industry.
National Team
Spread across all Australian states and even boasting a team in New Zealand, Employ Health stands as your reliable ANZ partner for workplace health.
JUST SOME OF EMPLOY HEALTH’S CLIENTS
We work with businesses ranging from of 15 to 2000+ staff, implementing onsite programs for single sites through to multi-sites both locally and nationally.
The Need for Physiotherapy in the Meat Industry
Handling Physically Demanding Roles:
The meat industry involves strenuous tasks. Workers are often subjected to repetitive strain and heavy lifting. With Employ Health’s direction, you can ensure these employees are equipped with the right techniques and habits, mitigating potential injuries.
Reducing Compensation Claims
Our proactive health techniques can drastically reduce injuries, leading to fewer compensation claims and subsequently, lowered insurance premiums. The savings can be reinvested into improving workers’ well-being, thereby enhancing overall output.
Minimising Lost Time
Injuries can lead to substantial downtime. Onsite physiotherapy can help mitigate, if not eradicate, time lost due to such health issues.
Boosting Morale
Prioritising health showcases care, addressing root problems that could affect morale. The result? A motivated, efficient team.
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Features of Our Meat Industry Onsite Physiotherapy Program
Consider it a compact physiotherapy hub right at your meat processing site. Designed to diagnose and treat musculoskeletal injuries, it also facilitates rehabilitation. Our sophisticated online tools also identify high-risk zones, aiding in crafting your health strategy.
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Call 1300 367 519What Is Onsite Physiotherapy?
Onsite physiotherapy is an umbrella term for a multitude of health and safety initiatives. These initiatives may include but are not limited to:
- Onsite manual therapy for the workers
- Risk audits of jobs and worker tasks
- Exercise therapy for injury recovery
- Exercise therapy for injury prevention - Prehab
- Tool box talks
- Educational seminars on a range of health initiatives
- Pre-Employment screenings
- Audiometry testing
- Spirometry testing
- Workforce Capacity matching
Physiotherapy's Role in the Meat Industry
Physiotherapy addresses numerous workplace-related conditions, especially those stemming from repetitive tasks in meat processing. Occupational physiotherapists pinpoint and address these conditions, recognising work aspects contributing to them, and suggesting adjustments to rectify the problem.
Physiotherapy For Back Pain
Recognizing the root of a worker's back pain, for instance, due to lifting heavy meat cuts, allows our physiotherapists to suggest job task modifications. This is coupled with manual therapy and rehabilitative exercises to ward off future complications.
Physiotherapy For Neck Pain
Physiotherapists utilise a range of techniques to diagnose and manage all types of neck pain in a safe and effective manner. The comfort and safety of workers are always the primary concern of any treating Employ Health physiotherapist.
Physiotherapy For Shoulder Pain
Shoulder pain can be one of the most challenging areas to diagnose and treat due to the joint's increased mobility. Many production jobs often see numerous upper limb and shoulder pathologies due to the repetitive nature of the tasks. Identifying poor biomechanical control of the shoulder and improper anatomical positioning at work is vital for resolving these conditions in the workforce.
Physiotherapy For Repetitive Strain Injuries
Given the repetitive nature of many tasks in meat processing, there's an elevated risk of RSIs. Employ Health’s expertise ensures optimal outcomes for both the employee and the company.
Frequently Asked Questions
It allows the worker to have any pain or discomfort diagnosed and treated immediately while onsite at work by trained professionals. It improves the workplace culture when workers are able to complete their jobs pain free.
An outcome measure is an objective measure that physiotherapists use to track a worker’s progress from presentation to release. It is used to show, from an objective standpoint, progress in the worker’s injury rehabilitation.
The appointment will be the same as attending a normal physiotherapist clinic with the clinician obtaining the worker’s personal contact details, medical history and consent forms followed by a full subjective and objective assessment and manual therapy or rehabilitation exercise as dictated by the assessment findings.
Onsite physiotherapy is not covered by health insurance as it is a free service provided by the worksite who have contracted Employ Health to deliver this service.