Occupational Injuries

Restoring Strength, Function, and Confidence After Workplace Injuries

Why Choose Boston Sports Medicine for Occupational Therapy?

Our programs are fully aligned with Workers’ Compensation guidelines and employer requirements, ensuring a smooth path from injury to recovery, and ultimately, back to meaningful work and the active lifestyle you enjoy.

We have extensive experience helping patients return safely to their jobs after repetitive strain, overuse, or lifting-related injuries. Each treatment plan is customized to match the physical demands of your occupation — whether that means improving grip strength for manual tasks, restoring shoulder mobility after surgery, or rebuilding endurance for long shifts. Our therapists collaborate closely with physicians, case managers, and employers to ensure consistent communication and streamlined documentation throughout your recovery.

In addition to restoring movement and reducing pain, we focus on functional, job-specific retraining and ergonomic education to help you work more efficiently and prevent re-injury. With convenient locations across the Boston area and flexible scheduling, Boston Sports Medicine makes it easy to receive the focused, results-driven occupational therapy you need to get back to work stronger and more confident than before.

Common Conditions & Injuries We Treat

Our Occupational Therapy team specializes in the evaluation and rehabilitation of:

• Repetitive strain and overuse injuries (carpal tunnel, tendonitis, bursitis)
• Hand, wrist, and elbow injuries
• Shoulder impingement or rotator cuff repair recovery
• Low back and neck strain from lifting or poor posture
• Post-fracture stiffness, swelling, and weakness
• Nerve injuries and post-surgical rehabilitation
• Work-related sprains, strains, and joint pain
• Ergonomic and workstation-related conditions

What to Expect from Occupational Therapy

1. Comprehensive Evaluation
   We begin with a detailed assessment of your job demands, movement patterns, and functional limitations to guide your treatment plan.
2. Pain & Swelling Management
   Hands-on therapy, modalities, and movement techniques to decrease discomfort and support healing.
3. Therapeutic Exercise & Strengthening
   Progressive, targeted exercises designed to rebuild muscle, joint stability, and endurance relevant to your work duties.
4. Functional & Task-Specific Retraining
   We simulate workplace activities. Including lifting, gripping, reaching, typing, pushing/pulling, to ensure you return ready and safe.
5. Ergonomic & Worksite Education
   Our therapists teach proper body mechanics, workstation setup, and injury-prevention strategies to reduce re-injury risk.
6. Documentation & Communication for Workers’ Comp
   We provide detailed progress reports and collaborate with your case manager or physician to ensure claim compliance and timely authorization.

Our Mission: Getting You Back to Work, Safely

Boston Sports Medicine’s occupational therapy team is committed to helping you recover with care that balances medical precision and real-world functionality. Whether you need short-term rehabilitation or long-term management for a complex case, our programs emphasize safe, sustainable recovery and return-to-work readiness.

Armed services members get back to full active duty with the help of Boston Sports Medicine! We are in network with Tricare and most other private health insurance companies used by service members and veterans. Our physical therapists specialize in sports rehabilitation, orthopedic rehabilitation, post-surgical rehabilitation, and aquatic therapy. Since 1999, Boston Sports Medicine has provided exceptional physical therapy care to hundreds of armed service members, vets, and LEOs. Dr. Velsmid has been has been a provider to our service men and women since he started practicing physical therapy at the Department of Veterans Affairs in 1995. Our business, education, and clinical models ensure that active duty service members and veterans will always receive the most time with the best trained and licensed physical therapists, the greatest accessibility to a physical therapy clinic and their providers, and the highest customer satisfaction.