Industrial Rehabilitation Program

What Is Industrial Rehabilitation?

Industrial Rehabilitation encompasses a variety of work-focused therapy services with the goal of improving a person’s level of function and safety as it pertains to performing their job.

UPMC Centers for Rehab Services’ comprehensive Industrial Rehabilitation program includes the following services:

• Functional capacity evaluation
• Pre-employment physical ability testing
• Ergonomic evaluations
• Job analysis
• Work conditioning and hardening programs
• Work safety training programs

Work conditioning and hardening programs

These programs are designed with the goal of facilitating an individual’s safe and timely return to the work environment following injury or illness. Such programs focus on flexibility, strengthening, body mechanics and job simulation.

Other Industrial Rehabilitation Services

Functional capacity evaluation

A functional capacity evaluation (or FCE) can provide an accurate measurement of an individual’s ability to perform critical work tasks. This can help to determine an individual’s capabilities/ability to return to work or their employability. An FCE is performed on a one-on-one basis and can last up to 4 hours.

Pre-employment physical ability testing

This testing assists in determining a prospective employee’s ability to safely perform specific job demands.

Ergonomic evaluations

An ergonomic evaluation assesses an individual’s work area, equipment and tool usage with adjustments and recommendations for proper positioning and safety design.

Return to work job analysis

This is a work-place based analysis designed to help employers establish critical criteria and usable job demands for work positions and assist in creating modified work positions.

On-site job shadowing and coaching

Such intervention is designed to ensure a person’s safe return to modified or full-duty work.

Work safety training programs

A work safety training program is custom-designed for various industries to meet your workplace needs. A program provides instruction for groups or individuals to improve safety, material-handling and proper use of body mechanics in work-related activities.

Locations for Industrial Rehabilitation

Altoona Station Medical Center
814-889-3900
1516 9th Ave
Altoona, PA 16602

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Aspinwall
412-781-0602
CRS-UPMC St. Margaret
Park Place at Chapel Harbor, Suite 200
300 Chapel Harbor Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15238

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Beaver
724-728-4545
550 Corporation Street
Beaver, PA 15009

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Bedford
814-623-3510
CRS-Bedford
10455 Lincoln Highway
Everett, PA 15537

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Erie - West 26th Street
814-452-4447 
1325 West 26th St.
Erie, PA 16508

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Greensburg
724-830-8750
5142 Route 30
Greensburg, PA 15601

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Greenville
724-588-3001
26 Conneaut Lake Road
Greenville, PA 16125

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McKeesport
412-673-5005
625 Walnut St.
McKeesport, PA 15132

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Seneca
814-678-4656
100 Fairfield Drive
Seneca, PA 16346

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Shadyside
412-665-8035
Pain Evaluation and Treatment Institute, Suite 400
5750 Centre Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15206

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Uniontown
724-437-7500
160 Wayland Smith Drive, Suite 102
Uniontown, PA 15401

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