What we provide;

Nervana Corporate Health

Our vision is to see all remote workers receive seamless health care support.
By seamless we mean support in the remote workplace via onsite practitioners, web based question answer and phone support for health related matters with continuity with their practitioners and records when returning home for their break.
Our company’s goal is to provide the employee with the health care support and advice so they can be at their optimum in their remote environment.
Our company provides a range of services, which act as a health care team to support the worker individually, and the workforce as a whole. This will allow the employer to get maximum productivity out of their staff.
Various health care programs such as introduction of massage therapy or chiropractic service into a workplace have shown to increase productivity, decrease sick days and improve employee retention.

What do we provide?

Our company provides a wide range of practitioners all with the goal of supporting the health of workers in a way that will allow them to make better choices going forward.
We believe that to have good health it requires ongoing effort and support. The more the individual knows and the greater support they have the better the result is going to be.
Our practitioners’ include chiropractors, physiotherapists, massage therapists, naturopaths and occupational therapists.
The practitioners not only support the worker on site through regular visits as required but we have a group of practices in Perth that will allow the worker to continue treatment and most importantly have seamless continuity of care.
Our service includes
• Onsite practitioner treatment and support
• Health and lifestyle talks
• Spinal care posture and ergonomics workshops
• Nutritional coaching
• Onsite injury assessment and treatment
• Online practitioner support
• Seamless follow up care while on break
• Our company provides an innovative approach where there is open liaison between the practitioners with a goal to get the quickest and most effective short and long term result for the worker

Chiropractic services 

Our Chiropracticors’ goal is to optimize the function of the spine and the nervous system to improve overall body function and health. As far as we know chiropractic services have not been widely available in remote mine site locations in Australia.
Introduction of chiropractors will position the employer as a leader in caring for their workers.
Chiropractic is widely recognized as one of the most effective methods for the treatment of back pain neck pain and headaches however the true benefit of chiropractic care is the longer term functional improvements and the health benefits as a result of improved spinal and nerve function
Chiropractic care improves movement, flexibility and strength. As a result of this posture improves energy improves and the worker is less likely to injure the spine.
Our chiropractors have a focus on overall health and wellbeing so their care will not only be directed toward helping the person attain excellent spinal health they will advise the worker on the do’s and don’ts and how best to support their spine through stretching and exercise.
Just like you regularly get your teeth checked for cavities, it is important to maintain a healthy and optimally functioning spinal column.

Our practitioners will thoroughly examine the workers and detect problems in their early stages, often before obvious symptoms, and correct the function before it escalates into something more serious.
Due to the nature of the mine related work environment there will always be spinal problems arising and the earlier they are detected and corrected the better for the worker and employer.

Our service can include spinal and postural analysis for all workers as a proactive method of early detection rather that a reactive symptom based approach.

This could be incorporated into pre-employment screening or as a mandatory 6 or 12 monthly requirement.

Many spinal injuries or spinal pain builds up as a result of neglect or lack of basic maintenance of movement posture and core strength. Our practitioners can guide the worker by setting up some treatment or self care options that will improve that worker longer term.
If injuries do occur our team of chiropractors, physiotherapists and massage therapists will work together if necessary to attain the quickest and best result for the worker and reduce potential LTI’s.

Occupational therapy

The role of the OT is to understand the workplace environment and act to both prevent potential injuries and manage injury rehabilitation.
Onsite OT’s can familiarize themselves with unique working environments. They can breakdown jobs into specific duties so that should an injury in the work force occur the company can place the worker appropriately.
The OT will create a “job bank” so that workers are placed appropriately for their strengths and weaknesses. This can allow the injured employee to continue to work in a capacity that will allow both rehabilitation and lessened workers compensation claims for the company.
Our occupational therapists can liaise with treating practitioners and co-ordinate the rehabilitation of workers as they recover from injury. This will help ensure that the worker reaches full capacity quickly and is still as productive as possible through the recovery process.
Our OT’s can look at the ergonomics of mine site procedures and if necessary redesign manual handling tasks to lessen the risk of injury
We can provide OT’s for pre-employment screenings and medicals.

Naturopathy

Our naturopaths can provide an invaluable service for the workforce. The eating habits of people quite often change while onsite and as a result are not conducive to short term energy requirements or longer term health.
Our naturopaths have a focus on education to allow the worker to start making better dietary choices. The benefits of optimal nutrition through dietary analysis and advice include:
• Improved resistance to disease and infection through better immunity
• Improved energy
• Improved sense of well-being
• Provision of tools to manage weight effectively
• Education to help prevent lifestyle diseases such as Cardiovascular disease and Type 2 Diabetes
• Actively reduce risk factors for chronic disease such as increased weight, hypertension and high cholesterol

Benefits to the company:
• Fewer sick days and increased resistance to infection
• Fewer major lifestyle diseases that require extended time off work or sub par performance
• Increased productivity through increased energy which is more stable over the work day
• Improved focus, mental clarity and mood

Our naturopaths are all university trained. Our naturopaths’ advice is based on a combination of current recommendations, traditional methods and the latest research.
They can provide the following services:

• Employee education in nutrition and natural medicine via one on one contact and group seminars
• Individual health assessments and dietary analysis to develop treatment programs specific to needs
• Dietary/lifestyle advice, nutritional supplementation and herbal medicine prescription as required

Massage Therapists

Not only is massage relaxing and stress relieving it can be applied in a therapeutic manner.
Our massage therapists are trained in a variety of techniques to help suit the needs of individual workers.
Our therapists can provide seated neck and shoulders massages or more comprehensive 30-60 minute treatments.
Some of the potential benefits include:
• Worker satisfaction and retention
• Stress relief
• Relief from muscular tension and pain
• Improved circulation and elimination of wastes and toxins
• Increased mobility and greater flexibility
• Relief from travel fatigue and jet lag
• Break up of scar tissue, adhesions and fibrosis resulting from injury
• Diminishes insomnia
• Improved posture
• Relief from stress injuries and conditions such as RSI, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, lower back pain, sciatica neck and shoulder tension.

Physiotherapy

Our physiotherapists can assist with both injury prevention and injury treatment. Physiotherapy can make a difference in an individual's ability to live an active, healthy lifestyle and get the most out of their body.
Onsite physiotherapists will assist with the rehabilitation and treatment of:
• Inevitable minor sprain/strain type injuries
• Repetitive strain type injuries
• More serious injuries such as muscular tears and back pain

Physiotherapy benefits include decreasing pain, improving joint mobility, increasing strength and coordination and improved cardiorespiratory function.
Our physiotherapists can provide the following services:
• Soft tissue massage and manipulation
• Mobilisation
• Therapeutic exercise precription
• Ergonomic assessment and advice
• TENS
• Ultrasound
• Hydrotherapy
• Interferential therapy
• Clinical Pilates
• Taping

Our physiotherapists place a high emphasis on self care and teaching the worker what they can do for themselves through education to prevent future injuries from occurring or reoccurring.

Summary

Nervana corporate health has been created to help the corporate employer get the most out of their workers.
Our company is providing services that have not yet been available to the industry in the way we are offering.
We will provide a range of practitioner options who are trained to liaise and coordinate their services with the other health professionals to get the best result.
We will have seamless follow up care for the workers on their breaks where there will be continuity of records and diagnostic tests all with the goal of keeping the worker well and at their best.
We see massive benefits to safety and productivity and worker retention. 

Should you have any enquiries about our services for the mining industry please contact us for further information.