Work Ready for Brain Injury Program

Saint Paul Industrial Rehabilitation Team
by

After extensive rehabilitation, are you at a plateau, struggling to perform work activities or figure out next steps for return to work?

At Saunders, we provide a supportive, structured environment where we gradually expose you to the common stressors people with brain injury encounter in the work environment. These can include difficulty with light or sound, visual disturbances, difficulty concentrating, and physical challenges.

Regain Function and Return to Work with Saunders!

Saunders Therapy Centers’ Work Ready Program is just like our Work Hardening program – but adapted for you. In a nutshell, Saunders’ Work Ready program is simply Work Hardening that goes at your own pace, and also addresses the specific challenges you might be facing with sensory or task sequencing problems. 

What Can I Expect?

At Saunders, your program will be CUSTOMIZED. We perform a 2-hour, comprehensive evaluation to determine your strength, function, and readiness for work. We then work WITH YOU to determine the ideal program.

We gradually increase exposure to those frustrating combination of circumstances that are getting in the way of returning to work.  The activities you’ll do, the length and duration of each session, and the overall length of the program will be unique for your circumstances.

Work Ready for Brain Injury Team

We know it’s hard to increase physical stamina if you’re struggling to tolerate light or sound.

Work Hardening – What Exactly Will I Do?

Work Hardening – What Exactly Will I Do?

Most people who are referred for Work Hardening have physical barriers that prevent them from reaching their work goals. Examples of these are stiffness, weakness, poor balance, or poor endurance….

What is the Work Hardening Evaluation?

What is the Work Hardening Evaluation?

Before beginning the program, each client participates in a 2-hour evaluation. We obtain a thorough injury history, work history, psychosocial screening and baseline functional assessment covering lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying,…

Realistic, Experienced, Non-Biased, Compassionate Treatment

work hardening client reaching overhead with knot-tying exercisework hardening client performing plumber simulation with pipe wrenchwork hardening client grasping cardboard boxwork hardening client performing warehouse simulation material handlingwork hardening client using wrench to tighten unistrutwork hardening client squatting to lift bread crates for job simulationwork hardening client using handtruck to move materials up stairstherapist working with patient and another patient on treadmill nearbyflight attendant client simulating putting suitcase in overhead binflight attendant client simulating beverage servicevarious people working out in Saunders Therapy Centers gymoccupational therapist assisting client with advanced ball exerciseoccupational therapist encouraging client during work simulation as plumberoccupational therapist chatting with smiling client carrying boxwork hardening client assembling structure with unistrut using wrenchOccupational therapist teaching shoulder rotation exercise in gymphysical therapist and firefighter practicing patient transport in gymphysical therapist explaining body mechanics techniques to firefighteroccupational therapist checking exercise technique in gymphysical therapist assistant encouraging a happy patient in gymphysical therapist chatting with patient doing exercisephysical therapist assistant helping with sit-to-stand exerciseoccupational therapist testing shoulder strengthoccupational therapist teaching lifting techniqueoccupational therapist chatting with client performing material handling exercisesoccupational therapist palpating upper back muscles during patient exercise
Website by Modern Web Studios