Workers’ Compensation Services
Assess pain, movement, strength, and functional limitations after an on-the-job injury, with attention to the demands of your work.
At Greenbelt Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine, we listen to your concerns, assess your movement, and develop a plan around the activities that matter to you.
Work-Focused Support
An injury can affect several parts of the workday: lifting a package, standing at a workstation, climbing stairs, gripping a tool, or repeatedly getting into a vehicle. A work injury evaluation looks at the particular movements and activities that have become difficult, not just the location of pain.
At Greenbelt Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine, your therapist listens to your injury history and reviews relevant medical guidance before selecting appropriate tests. We discuss the onset and behavior of symptoms, examine movement and function, and connect the findings with your job requirements. The evaluation helps identify treatment priorities, establish baseline measures, and decide whether additional medical review is needed.
Explore Workers’ Compensation Care ↗Your Work-Injury Care
Care decisions connect your clinical findings with the duties and activities that matter to you.
Tell us about typical loads, work heights, repeated movements, shift length, walking distances, and equipment use. A job description can help, but a clear explanation of your usual tasks is also useful. Mention temporary or modified duties and the movements your medical provider currently limits.
Depending on the injury, baseline findings may include joint motion, strength, walking tolerance, or performance of an appropriate task. These measures help your therapist compare progress over time and explain why treatment is being progressed, changed, or continued.
A routine work injury evaluation guides clinical treatment. A Functional Capacity Evaluation is a separate, structured assessment with its own referral purpose and testing process. We can discuss which service has been requested so you are scheduled for the appropriate appointment.
Before leaving, ask which limitations the plan will address, what activities are currently appropriate, and what to practice between appointments. Some patients may begin education or suitable treatment during the evaluation visit; the content of the visit depends on findings and approved services.
What to Expect
Describe the workplace incident, the duties affected, your symptoms since the injury, and the care you have already received. Bring current restrictions and relevant medical instructions.
Your therapist selects movement, strength, and functional tests appropriate to your injury. Testing respects healing precautions and your symptom response rather than requiring you to push through every task.
We explain the findings, discuss measurable goals and proposed treatment, and identify questions that need coordination with your medical provider or claim team.
Before Your Appointment
Bring photo identification, your referral when applicable, injury date, claim and adjuster information, any authorization, a current medication list, and relevant medical or surgical instructions. A job description, essential duties list, and current work-status note are helpful. Wear clothing that allows access to the injured area and comfortable movement. Please arrive 15 minutes early and confirm scheduling requirements with the office.
Call our team before your appointment if you are unsure which documents or approvals are needed.
Call (301) 477-1987 ↗Your Questions, Answered
No. Testing is selected for your symptoms, referral, approved body areas, and medical precautions. Tell your therapist about all concerns; additional approval or medical assessment may be needed for an area outside the current plan.
No. A clinical evaluation describes findings and rehabilitation needs. Claim acceptance, coverage, and authorization are separate matters handled by the responsible parties.
No. An initial therapy evaluation guides treatment. An FCE is a separate assessment of selected functional abilities, generally ordered for a specific work-capacity question.
You can discuss an evaluation while tasks remain limited. Testing is adapted to your current abilities and restrictions; it is not a requirement to demonstrate unrestricted work performance.
Patient education: ChoosePT: Preparing for Your Physical Therapy Visit. Your evaluation and referral guide the approach appropriate to your needs.
Workers’ Compensation Services
Learn about evaluations and rehabilitation options, then contact our office to discuss your referral and authorization requirements.
Assess pain, movement, strength, and functional limitations after an on-the-job injury, with attention to the demands of your work.
Your therapist reviews how the injury occurred, current symptoms, medical restrictions, and essential job tasks. Findings help establish a starting point and a practical rehabilitation plan for approved care.
Explore This Service ↗A treatment plan tailored to your work injury, stage of healing, current abilities, and the movements required by your job.
Care may combine targeted exercise, hands-on treatment, movement training, and education. Your therapist adjusts the plan using functional progress, your feedback, and the medical restrictions that apply to your case.
Explore This Service ↗Rehabilitation focused on the movements and physical abilities relevant to your work, guided by your recovery and medical restrictions.
Explore This Service ↗Individualized physical therapy after surgery, guided by your surgeon’s instructions and your stage of recovery.
Explore This Service ↗A structured assessment of physical abilities to help inform rehabilitation and return-to-work planning.
Explore This Service ↗Work-focused rehabilitation to develop the physical abilities and activity tolerance relevant to your job demands.
Explore This Service ↗Let’s work toward less pain, more movement, and a stronger you.
