Recognize your consumer needs ~~~Fill that gap = GROWTH

For any business, the key to growth lies in recognizing consumer needs and then filling that gap for them, with your services. Clients come to rely upon you for more of the services they require, and your ability to contact new clients expands.

Opportunities abound for the therapist who adds Industrial Therapy services to their practice. By partnering with local industries, you help them provide for their employees’ needs. And in turn, you gather new clientele and generate new streams of revenue for your business.

Expanding into Industrial Therapy allows you multiple points of contact with the employees at each business with whom you work.
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• For new hires… You provide Prior-to-Hire Assessments, helping both the employee and the employer determine whether the candidate is a good fit for the job. In addition to that, if they don’t meet the job requirements, you create a transition work conditioning program to bring them up to the necessary level of ability. And the benefits of a Prior-to-Hire Assessment don’t stop there. When the right workers are hired for a particular position, injuries are prevented.

Workers are happy when they feel safe, and employers are thrilled with a lower rate of injuries and Workers’ Compensation claims.

• For current employees… You can provide annual Healthy Worker Audits, to be certain each employee continues to perform at the level needed for their job. You can also expand into various wellness programs such as body area-specific education sessions, illness prevention sessions, balance work and more.

As you become the employee point of contact for wellness information, you begin to serve as their go-to therapist for questions about injuries or back pain. You can also count on earning many referrals from happy patients! Each healthy employee represents numerous potential referrals to their family and friends.

• For employees returning from family or medical leave, or returning after an injury… When employees return from leave, the employer needs accurate data on their abilities and limitations, if any. Return-to-Work assessments will allow you to offer specific input on any necessary job modifications. Modifications serve to prevent re-injuries, and help to keep all other workers safe, too.

And of course, you will help injured workers with conditioning services and coaching, so that they can get back to their regular duties safely in due time.

Offering this full range of Industrial Therapy services positions you as an indispensable member of the company’s team. Each point of contact with each employee also represents new avenues for referrals to new clients. In this way, expanding into just one area of service can trigger an avalanche of expansion for you! Contact us to learn more about how Industrial Therapy represents an exciting new frontier, full of opportunity for your practice.