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