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continued from page 15PHOTOS: LAUGHING DOG PHOTOGRAPHYJarrett Roberts was unloading a skid of foodfrom the side door of his truck when he slipped andfell backwards, hitting his head and left shoulder onthe ground. As if that weren’t bad enough, the boxthen fell on top of him. “The pain felt like I got shot inthe shoulder,” says Roberts, an Edmonton GFS servicerepresentative.Roberts suffered a separated shoulder, which put himin a sling for over five weeks. After he receivedemergency medical care, he attended an OIS clinic foran assessment and evaluation, and to set up a returnto-workplan.Roberts received a physiotherapy rehabilitation plan atthe OIS clinic and credits the specialized care for hisquick recovery and early return to work. “The OIS clinicgives you the resources you need to get back to work.I got good advice, and the pulley system they gave mefor my home exercises really worked.”Ryan Lederhouse, a service representative withGFS for the past six years, is used to the common achesand pains that come with driving a delivery truck andunloading heavy boxes. But one morning last July, hesuffered a sharp, stabbing pain down his left leg that lefthim unable to walk by the end of the day.Lederhouse attended an OIS clinic, where he saw aphysician who assessed his condition and arranged foran MRI. It turns out he had a ruptured disc in his lowerback, which he attributes to years of handling heavyloads. He had surgery to correct the problem and is nowpain-free and back at work.The OIS process was simple, Lederhouse says. “You don’thave to wait around to see a doctor. Everything is takencare of for you; all you have to do is show up for yourappointments.” W16 | WorkSIGHT Winter 2010