Targeted, job-specific rehabilitation that restores functional strength, improves movement mechanics, and prepares employees to return to work safely.
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Orthology clinics provide state-of-the-art industrial rehabilitation services designed to prevent workplace injuries and support fast, effective case resolution. Our therapists use a whole-body, root-cause approach that goes beyond standard work comp rehabilitation, combining advanced manual therapy, movement analysis, and job-specific conditioning.
This helps injured employees restore functional strength, improve mobility, and return to work safely and confidently. Employers, insurers, physicians, and case managers trust our clear communication and consistent outcomes, knowing that our approach helps reduce lost time, minimize reinjury risk, and support meaningful recovery.
From pre-injury assessments to post-injury rehabilitation, Orthology offers a full continuum of services that make the workers’ compensation process simpler and more predictable for everyone involved. We take the time to understand each job’s physical demands and tailor treatment plans accordingly, ensuring progress that is measurable, relevant, and aligned with real workplace needs.
With highly trained therapists and a personalized, movement-focused philosophy, our clinics are equipped to help employees return to work quickly and safely while giving partners confidence in the quality and consistency of care.
Clinicians at Orthology are trained to analyze and describe jobs in detail, with particular emphasis on the determination of the Essential Functions of the job. Job Site Analyses are used to design rehabilitation programs and provide a framework for evaluations such as Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE) and Post-Offer Evaluations. These are demanding of rigorous attention-to-detail and defensibility. We use state of the art software and digital instruments to quickly and efficiently capture all the job metrics to present a concise yet detailed report of the job functions.
Our functional capacity evaluations are performed using the most advanced computerized instrumentation and multimedia tools that enable the evaluator to focus on the behavior and functional tolerance of the examinee. Detailed reports are clear and concise, and withstand the rigor of legal challenge. Objective evaluation of maximum voluntary effort and reliability of symptoms qualify the validity of the examinee’s performance. Results are used to identify and provide solutions to the barriers to case resolution. Evaluations are tailored to the pre-injury job, specific injury findings, and requests from referrers.
Ergonomic analyses are used to identify risk factors associated with a job. These can comprise simple but effective mini-analyses, or in-depth analyses of complex commercial or industrial work sites. We favor a participatory style of ergonomics that taps into the experience and contribution of those onsite and which is founded on discovery, training, and eventual independent evaluation. Recommendations are suggested to mitigate risk factors, protect workers, optimize productivity, and reduce employer exposure. Advanced analytic tools, such as the NIOSH Lifting Equation and Cumulative Trauma Risk Assessment tools, help employers evaluate the efficacy of administrative and engineering changes before their implementation so as to save time and money. We have assisted employers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and South Dakota with our in-depth ergonomic analyses.
Orthology offers a comprehensive workers’ compensation treatment program. We communicate closely with adjusters, case managers, and physicians to (1) secure the necessary authorization for treatment, and (2) report on updated patient progress toward case resolution. We use a treatment approach that helps to identify the root cause of pain, restore function, and facilitate recovery, thereby promoting early return to work. Our patients with non-surgical musculoskeletal injuries receive an average of 6 visits of treatment per episode. We are aware of the significant cost to an employer when a worker is injured and the value of injury prevention, or rapid, safe and effective return to work.
