Your Partner in Workplace Health & Readiness
Professional Evaluations for a Safer Workplace
Partnering with individuals and employers, Rexburg Rehabilitation offers comprehensive workplace evaluations to support employee health, safety, and productivity in Rexburg, ID. From ergonomic evaluations to functional capacity and disability evaluations, our services are designed to identify physical capabilities, reduce injury risk, and ensure job readiness.
With expertise in rehabilitation and sports medicine, we bring precision and care to every evaluation.
Ergonomic Evaluation
The purpose of ergonomics is to increase efficiency by adapting a job to the person performing it. The goal is to allow for more work with decreased strain on the individual. An ergonomic evaluation from Rexburg Rehabilitation involves an ergonomic specialist assessing a work environment to improve productivity and safety. Our office also offers OSHA-compliant evaluations with accompanying documentation.
How It Helps
By identifying inefficient work patterns or worksites, an ergonomic specialist can offer solutions to prevent potential injuries and improve employee productivity. Solutions can include an alteration in how a task is done, a simple modification to the worksite, or additional equipment. The goal is to help your employees stay safe and do their job better.
Risk Factors for Workplace Injury
Several risk factors can lead to workplace injury, along with decreased productivity and efficiency:
Static Positions
Any time an individual stays in one position for an extended period of time, it can cause discomfort and possible injury. Positions can include sitting, standing, bending, or lying down.
Repetitive Movements
If someone is repeating the same task all day, it can start to wear on them. This can involve anything from typing to working on an assembly line.
Excessive Noise, Vibration, Temperature, or Lighting
These can all cause unique distractions and disruptions, greatly affecting employees and playing a key role in workplace safety.
Heavy Lifting
When a person must produce a great amount of force or conduct a job at a difficult angle or position, they are at greater risk for injury.
Functional Capacity Evaluation
Functional capacity evaluations at Rexburg Rehabilitation are comprehensive assessments designed to measure an individual’s physical abilities in relation to specific job tasks. These evaluations test strength, endurance, flexibility, and other essential functions to determine whether someone can safely return to work or meet the physical demands of a particular occupation.
How It Helps
A functional capacity evaluation provides valuable insight for physicians, employers, and case managers by offering data on a person’s functional limitations and capabilities. Our evaluations can support safe return-to-work decisions, guide rehabilitation goals, and more. This helps to prevent re-injury, ensure appropriate job placement, and promote recovery that aligns with job requirements.
Disability Evaluation
Disability evaluations through Rexburg Rehabilitation involve detailed assessments that measure the physical and functional impact of an injury or condition. Using real and simulated tasks, we evaluate symptoms, strength, range of motion, and endurance to determine how an individual’s limitations affect their ability to perform work or daily activities relevant to disability determination.
How It Helps
Our disability evaluations provide objective data to support disability claims for Social Security, Workers’ Compensation, or legal cases. By identifying functional limitations and potential adaptations, we help physicians, attorneys, and case managers make informed decisions. These evaluations ensure fair, accurate documentation of an individual’s abilities and guide recommendations for future care, vocational planning, or workplace accommodations.
Interested in scheduling an ergonomic, functional capacity, or disability evaluation? Contact our team or call today!