All employees of PPL have access to use our service.  We have Athletic Trainers located across the state of Kentucky who can be accessed for injury prevention services.

We are a team of certified and licensed Athletic Trainers that specialize in recognizing early signs and symptoms of injuries, evaluating discomfort, and providing interventions to help that discomfort. Our goal and purpose is to help you before your discomfort turns into time away from work, added medical costs, and pain.

An Athletic Trainer is a certified health care professional who is an expert in injury and illness prevention, wellness promotion and education, therapeutic intervention, and rehabilitation. Traditionally, they work with the athletic population to evaluate, treat, and rehabilitate any discomforts or injuries. We are here to give you the same care as we would an athlete; focusing on keeping you healthy, strong, and pain-free while at work on the job.

No, we have Wellness Centers located in five main hub locations (AOC, EOC, KUGO, Pineville, Earlington) which are equipped with all the essentials needed for early intervention of musculoskeletal discomfort.  This includes a treatment table, exercise and rehab equipment, tools for soft tissue intervention, taping supplies, and much more.

Prior to every evaluation, the employee will sign a consent form allowing us to share any pertinent information with PPL needed to improve the safety and wellness of others that could be impacted by the same job task. All non-work-related information is completely confidential between the Athletic Trainer and the employee. All documentation of encounter is housed in our HIPAA protected software system.

We specialize in early intervention of aches or discomforts before they escalate into injury. Upon our evaluation, some aches and pains will be outside our scope of early intervention and therefore we will recommend seeking further medical evaluation.

In instances where you might have gone to the clinic for mild musculoskeletal discomfort, this will be a first option for intervention. However, for any severe pain, acute injury, lacerations/slips/trips/falls or other injuries requiring further medical intervention, you will go directly to the Healthy For Life clinic.

No. We function under OSHA First Aid guidelines which means we do not administer any medications or prescriptions (including over the counter such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen)

No, we handle both work related AND non-work related discomforts.

No, PPL has brought us on as a benefit to you and is FREE for you to access us anytime

You will notify your Supervisor that you would like to use our service and will then call (844) 276-3377 and select the appropriate Athletic Trainer for your location to schedule a visit with.  You can walk into the Wellness Center if you are at one of our Hub Locations, however there is no guarantee that the Athletic Trainer will be there at that day/time.

You will either meet us in our Wellness Center OR a designated location at your job site that the Athletic Trainer will travel to.

15 minutes.

We will start by asking a few questions to get a better understanding of what is bothering you/causing discomfort. We will provide some form of treatment whether it be stretches, exercises, massage, taping, ice compression, etc. Then, we will discuss additional stretches, exercises, self-massage techniques, proper job mechanics & health habits that you can perform on your own to aid in recovery and get you back to feeling 100%.

No. Continue your normal Emergency Action Plan with your on-site medical group.

Your Supervisor will complete their normal process with Safety and Absence Management for work related discomforts.

No, you will go to your on-site medical group.

Stretches, exercises, soft tissue massage, taping, icing, education on job mechanics, health and wellness resources, recommendations for recovery.

Yes! We highly encourage seeing us for follow ups until your discomfort is completely gone.

First you can ask your Supervisor or Safety Professional, or you can call us directly at (844) 276-3377. 

Yes!  We will be on a rotating schedule to visit all service locations throughout the week.  When we are at your service location, we will be introducing ourselves and getting to know you and the job task better.  Feel free to flag us down to ask questions!