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What Work Injuries Treatment Involves

A work injury can be a sudden event, such as a fall or a heavy lift that goes wrong, or something that builds over months of repeated tasks. Work injuries treatment at Bodyline aims to help you understand the problem, manage pain, keep moving and plan a safe return to your usual duties. It works alongside your GP, who stays central to your medical care.

Viewbank residents work in all kinds of roles, from hospital wards and building sites to home offices. The job shapes the injury, so it also shapes the plan.

Common Workplace Injuries We See

Lifting and Handling

Lower back strains often follow lifting, twisting or carrying awkward loads, particularly late in a shift or when rushing. Our guide to lower back pain covers the basics.

Repetitive Strain

Repeated gripping, typing, scanning, cutting or overhead work can irritate the wrist, forearm, elbow or shoulder. Symptoms usually creep in, such as aching after a shift, then appear earlier in the day. Getting these niggles checked early, rather than waiting until they stop you working, is a common reason people seek work injuries treatment.

Desk-Based Work

Long hours at a screen can contribute to neck pain, upper-back tightness and headaches, especially with a laptop on the kitchen bench or a chair that does not fit. A quick review of your set-up is often part of work injuries treatment for office-based roles.

Slips, Trips and Falls

Wet floors, uneven ground and ladders can lead to ankle sprains, knee injuries, wrist injuries and bruised or strained backs.

Standing and On-Your-Feet Jobs

Retail, hospitality and healthcare roles involve long hours standing and walking, which can aggravate feet, knees and the lower back.

Common Contributing Factors

• Fatigue, long shifts and too few breaks.
• Sudden changes in workload, staffing or tasks.
• Equipment or workstations that do not suit the person using them.
• Previous injuries that have not fully recovered.
• Low general fitness compared with the physical demands of the job.
• Stress and time pressure, which can lead to rushed movements.

Good work injuries treatment looks at these factors as well as the sore body part, because they often explain why an injury happened.

Straight After an Injury at Work

Report It to Your Employer

Let your supervisor or employer know as soon as practical, even if the injury seems minor, and follow your workplace's reporting process. A small strain today can become a bigger problem if it is ignored.

See Your GP

Your GP can check the injury, rule out anything serious and advise on time off or changes to duties. Keep copies of any paperwork you are given.

Look After Yourself in the First Few Days

• Keep moving gently within comfort rather than resting completely, unless advised otherwise.
• Use ice or heat for short periods if you find it helps.
• Ask your GP or pharmacist about suitable pain relief.
• Avoid the task that caused the injury until it has been assessed.

When to Call 000 or Go to ED

Some workplace injuries need emergency care before any work injuries treatment is considered. Call 000 or go to an emergency department for:

• A head injury with confusion, drowsiness, vomiting or loss of consciousness.
• A suspected broken bone, obvious deformity, or inability to bear weight.
• Back pain with numbness around the groin or inner thighs, or new problems controlling bladder or bowel.
• Numbness or weakness in an arm or leg that is spreading or worsening.
• Crush injuries, deep cuts, electrical injuries or chemical exposure.
• Chest pain or breathlessness.

See your GP promptly if pain comes with fever, unexplained weight loss, or constant night pain. Healthdirect has general information on back pain and when to seek help.

What an Assessment at Bodyline Involves

1. Your History

We ask how the injury happened, what your job involves hour by hour, what your GP has advised, and which tasks are hardest right now. Photos or a description of your workstation, tools or equipment can be useful.

2. Examination

We assess movement, strength and joint function in the injured area, and may test reflexes, sensation and nerve function. We also look at how you lift, reach, kneel or sit, depending on your role.

3. X-Ray Only if Clinically Indicated

Most people do not need imaging. Onsite digital X-ray is available if your history and examination genuinely suggest it, and other scans can be arranged through your GP.

4. Your Plan and Home Exercises

We explain what we found in plain language, agree on goals linked to your actual work tasks, and give you a short program of exercises for home.

Return-to-Work Planning in Work Injuries Treatment

Being back at work in some capacity, with suitable duties, is often part of recovery rather than something that waits until you are pain-free. This planning usually looks at:

• Graded duties: shorter shifts or lighter tasks that build up over time.
• Task changes: swapping or modifying the jobs that aggravate symptoms.
• Workstation and equipment: adjusting desks, tools or lifting aids.
• Strength and conditioning: exercises that match the demands of your role.
• Check-ins: reviewing progress as duties increase.

Dr Phil is also an exercise physiologist, so building work-specific strength and capacity is a natural part of his approach to work injuries treatment.

Getting the Most From Your Appointments

• Bring a list of your usual duties, including weights lifted, hours standing or typing, and any tools you use.
• Keep a quick note of which tasks flare your symptoms and which feel fine.
• Do your home exercises little and often rather than all at once before your next visit.
• Tell us when your duties change, so the plan keeps pace.

Small details like these help shape work injuries treatment around your real working day rather than a generic program. They also make conversations with your GP and employer more specific, which many people find useful when work injuries treatment and suitable duties overlap.

Preventing a Repeat Injury

Once you are back to full duties, a few habits can lower the chance of the same problem returning:

• Warm up before physical shifts with a few minutes of movement.
• Take short micro-breaks during repetitive or desk work.
• Use team lifts and lifting aids for awkward or heavy loads.
• Report early niggles before they build into an injury.
• Keep up a simple strength routine outside work.

Many people continue with occasional check-ins after their work injuries treatment finishes, particularly in physically demanding roles. Others are happy to keep going with their exercises on their own, which is equally fine.

Communicating with Your GP and Employer

Recovery tends to go more smoothly when everyone is on the same page. With your written consent, we can provide a summary of our findings and suggested activity levels to your GP, and discuss suitable duties with your employer or return-to-work coordinator.

Nothing is shared without your permission, and you can choose what is discussed. If you would rather handle conversations with your employer yourself, we can give you a clear written outline of your exercises and goals instead.

Bodyline Practitioners Who May Be Involved

• Chiropractic – Dr Phil Mifsud: assessment of spinal and joint movement, hands-on care and exercise prescription.
• Physiotherapy – Mary Fleming: structured rehabilitation and graded exercise.
• Myotherapy – Keryn Arrowsmith and remedial massage – Jack Robertson: hands-on work for muscle tension from repetitive or physical roles.
• Podiatry – Ceyda Hart and Lara Kolar: for foot and ankle problems in on-your-feet jobs, including footwear advice.
• Occupational therapy: a closer look at work tasks and equipment where needed.
• Mental wellness therapy – Jess Lagerwey: space to talk through stress, worry or frustration that can come with an injury and time away from work.

Depending on your injury, work injuries treatment may involve one practitioner or a small team working together.

WorkSafe, Health Funds and HICAPS

WorkSafe is listed on our payments and funding page. Please ask reception how this applies to your situation when booking, and have any claim details ready. For injuries not covered by a claim, you can usually use your extras cover and claim on the spot through HICAPS, paying only the gap.

Book Work Injuries Treatment Near Viewbank

If an injury is making your job harder, an early assessment and a clear plan can help you take the next step with confidence. Call (03) 9017 4784 or book online, and bring a description of your duties and any paperwork from your GP to your first work injuries treatment appointment.