Melwood Rehabilitation Center is dedicated to the proper management of the workers’ compensation patient. We pay attention to detail, superior communication, aggressive treatment strategies and continuous follow-up as the backbone to our program. We are committed to providing a quality service to all of parties involved {the patient, the adjuster, the case manager, the employer and the physician.}

In Addition to treating injury workers, we also provide different work related services including:

1. Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs): A comprehensive, objective assessment of a person's safe physical capabilities. This assessment helps determine one's ability to perform work related tasks and/or gives specific limitations as to the patient's current capabilities. This is an excellent tool to determine return to work status, maximum medical intervention and validity, or to help with case closure.


2. Pre-Placement Screenings: Utilizing the job description for a specific job title, we develop a 20-minute screening that emphasizes the physical demand requirements for a given job. This assessment affords the employer the ability to determine if the potential employee is physically capable of performing the essential job requirements.


3. Ergonomic & Vehicle Assessments: An ergonomic assessment consists of watching an individual in their work environment, and making injury-preventing recommendations. By observing the client in his/her specific space, we can determine if it is an efficient, safe environment or whether there are risks for injuries. The results of the assessment can lead to recommendations for changes either to the physical work space or to the way the individual does his/her work through proper body mechanics education. In addition, we offer vehicle assessments for companies with sales forces, or other workers who require significant time in vehicles.


4. Work Hardening: A highly specialized rehabilitation program that spans the transition from traditional rehabilitation therapies to return to work by simulating workplace activities and surroundings in a monitored environment.