title: The value of in-house physical therapy.
abstract: This article describes the benefits of an in-house physical therapy pilot program. The program was initiated in 1994 to improve employees' functional capacity after occupational and nonoccupational musculoskeletal injury, shorten total disability time, use restrictive duty more productively, and reduce total disability costs. The pilot program's initial success led to the establishment of a permanent program.
authors.affiliation: Corporate Medical Department, NYNEX, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Grayzel
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Finegan
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Ponchak
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000191:economics*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D009518:New York; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000191:economics*