Rehabilitation of the working population after occupation injuries

Abstract

Introduction. The urgency to maintain health and man’s working population’s performance capability is inextricably linked to occupation-related injuries. They remain one of the most relevant heads of losses for both the employee and the employer and the state in the form of insurance benefits, sickness certificates, disability benefits, rehabilitation programs, and compensation payments. High rate of posttraumatic complications, disability and demographic losses call for improving in the treatment delivery at all its stages. The purpose is to improve rehabilitation effectiveness in patients after job-related injuries in recognition of the international classification of functioning of post-traumatic disorders of the upper extremities. Material and methods. 3,201 patients with domestic and job-related injuries of the body’s locomotor apparatus underwent rehabilitation treatment within second and third rehabilitation stages under twenty-four-hour inpatient treatment and outpatient care. Upper extremities injuries were in 57% cases; lower extremities injuries - 38%. Combined injuries made up 5 %. Since 2020, there has been introduced the work of a multidisciplinary team (MDT), consisting of doctors of physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM) as well as doctors of physical therapy, neurologists, internists, reflexologist, traumatologist, doctors in exercise therapy, trainers in exercise therapy, clinical psychologists, ergotherapists, and specialized doctors (cardiologist, dietitian, endocrinologist, osteoporosis specialist, etc.). Results. The clinical practice of using treatment methodology from the position of rehabilitation potential and diagnosis is shown. Possible ways for improving the effectiveness of recovering the population’s health after injuries are analyzed using international standards. The main steps, tasks, and medical and social rehabilitation opportunities are discussed using the international classification of functioning, disability, and health (ICF). Conclusion. Our experience with patients of a traumatic profile, including individuals after job-related injuries, shows the reasonableness of using ICF in rehabilitation as a unified international tool and should be further used.