Occupational rehabilitation case studies

• Case studies summary table
• 1. Spine injuries and concussion resulting from slip and fall from back of lorry
• 2. Severe post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following severe burns to hands trapped in machine
• 3. Knee injury following 7.7m fall from height through trap door
• 4. Knee injury following slip on wet floor
• 5. Knee injury following trip over waste material on floor
• 6. Lower back injury following slip/trip on uneven tile
• 7. Groin injury (hernia) while moving heavy machinery
• 8. Amputation of right arm and leg resulting from serious road accident
• 9. Back pain caused by slipped discs
• 10. Acute knee pain and associated disability affecting mobility and car driving
• 11. Recovery from heart attack
• 12. Rehabilitation from type 2 diabetes
• 13. Low back injury caused by lifting, exacerbated by a trip
• 14. Back pain caused by lifting
• 15. Back pain resulting in long-term absence (30 weeks)
• 16. Lower back pain in ‘shunter’ driver
• 17. Back injury caused by lifting trays from a machine