Rehab success story – Meet Sam

Through our experienced Rehabilitation team, we can support your clients through illness or injury and help them feel in control of their health.

Sam*, a 59-year-old male, ceased work in his occupations as a disability support and community support worker due to squamous cell carcinoma (tongue cancer). His work included supporting people with a disability to access their community through outings, supporting day to day chores and appointments, and support in house for people who have high needs disability including doing laundry, general cleaning, shopping and hygiene.

He underwent surgery to remove the cancer, but following this he experienced full body weakness, physical and cognitive fatigue, frozen right shoulder and limited mobility with overhead movements.
 

Sam returned to work partially, however, continued to experience fatigue and frozen shoulder issues and so was referred for rehabilitation support. An exercise rehabilitation program was developed to support him to build his functional capacity and confidence with work and home. It included gym-based strength and endurance-based exercises with an accredited Exercise Physiologist as well as fatigue management strategies to improve his tolerances for work and activities of daily living. 
 

At the end of the program Sam advised that he now experiences very minimal fatigue symptoms, that his sleep has improved, and he is managing better with his activities of daily living.

If you would like to find out more about our Rehabilitation services, please reach out to your AIA Client Development Manager or Sales Support team.

 

*The name in this story has been changed for privacy purposes.