What is the purpose of a Functional Restoration Program?
The purpose of a Functional Restoration Program is about simplifying and personalising the recovery journey for better outcomes, sooner.Injury recovery is not a solo journey, yet the injured worker can experience isolation and confusion relating to diagnoses and medical jargon, as well as uncertainty and fear of being ill-equipped to manage their recovery.
Strive’s Functional Restoration Programs provide accessible and inclusive allied health support, evidenced-based guidance, adopt a truly whole-of-person approach with simple and effective strategies to achieve meaningful health outcomes.
This assists in enabling the person to adopt the strategies and skills to overcome illness with a coordinated and supportive approach and turn up a better version of themselves. It also helps to reduce injury timeframes, reduce long term injury, reduce costs and disease burden.
What is a Functional Restoration Program at Strive?
Strive delivers evidence based, tailored, personalised, functional programs for its clients which focus on:
- Treating both the psychological and physical aspects of injuries
- 6- week, 8-week and 12-week programs
- Point of Difference: Frequent encouraging check-ins from a committed healthcare provider
- Creating meaningful behavioural change
- “Allied health in your pocket, by your side, walking the recovery journey with you”
How does Strive deliver a Functional Restoration Program?
Once a referral is received from your employer or insurer, Strive will commence the following process to assist with your Early Intervention Program:
- Initial assessment to understand injury, lifestyle / environmental factors
- Personalised, tailored program with an achievable prescription to make meaningful, impactful and durable change
- With meaningful, reliable retesting measures to track progress and redirect as needed
- Includes (one-two strategies from each, gradually building over program timeline):
- Sleep hygiene program
- Movement / exercise prescription
- Nutrition guidance
- Mindfulness strategies
- Individualised regular support and follow up to help guide the nuances of recovery and stay on track
- Agreed upon modality of check-in (i.e. phone call, SMS, email and time of day).
- Prescribed Multidisciplinary Team (EP, OT, Psych, RCs) dedicated to the Client with one central health consultant
When should we refer for a Functional Restoration Program?
A referral can be made for prehabilitation (prior to upcoming surgical interventions) which can help to put the client in the best possible position for recovery post-surgery.
Referrals can also be made post rehabilitation following injury, accident or incident of illness to assist with their recovery.
Referrals can be made to support individuals in successfully reintegrating into the workforce following a prolonged absence due to conditions such as chronic pain, chronic fatigue syndrome (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis – ME/CFS), fibromyalgia, post-cancer treatment, and long COVID.
Our program provides comprehensive support, including symptom management strategies, pacing techniques, and tailored interventions to help individuals improve their functional capacity while maintaining their wellbeing.
How do I make a referral for a Functional Restoration Program?
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