Shoulder & Elbow Program
Service Available:
The clinic provides multidisciplinary assessment and treatment for work-related shoulder and elbow injuries. Specialized Functional Ability Evaluations (FAEs), psychological assessments and diagnostic assessments are readily available.
Treatment is provided on site and can include:
- physiotherapy
- occupational therapy
- work hardening/conditioning
- return to work consultation, and
- custom and pre-fabricated splints and braces.
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Referral Criteria:
Injured workers can be considered for referral to this clinic for the following:
- Clarification of diagnosis of shoulder and/or elbow injuries
- To Obtain an Expert Opinion on treatment options, for example in the setting of:
- Fracture or dislocation of shoulder or elbow when recovery has been poor and 6 months have elapsed following the injury.
- Following a course of non-surgical treatment when recovery has been incomplete and the shoulder and/or elbow injury continues to limit function.
- Following shoulder or elbow surgery when the post-operative recovery has been poor and 6 months since surgery.
- To Obtain an Expert Opinion on such diagnoses as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and Thoractic Outlet Syndrome (TOS)
- To Obtain an Expert Opinion on level of impairment and prognosis
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Specialty program partner
Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Centre
43 Wellesley St. E., 4th Floor, Rm. 421
Toronto, ON M4Y 1H1
Telephone: 416-967-8699
Fax: 416-967-8797
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