Work Injury and ReturnToWorkSA Physiotherapy
Hurt at work? We treat the injury and handle the ReturnToWorkSA paperwork, so you can get back to work safely.
- Who it helps
- People hurt lifting, slipping or doing repetitive work, on a claim or not.
- What happens
- Assessment, treatment, and a written plan with clear goals for you, your employer and the insurer.
- Back to work
- Clear limits, such as actual weights and hours, so your employer can find you suitable duties.
- Cost
- Paid by ReturnToWorkSA once your claim is accepted. Without a claim, a normal private visit.
Your visit, step by step
Bring your details
Your claim number, employer details and referral. No claim yet? You can still be seen privately.
We treat and plan
Treatment starts at the first visit. We write the management plan the scheme needs, with goals we can measure.
Back to work in stages
We spell out what you can do now, so you can return on suitable duties and build up from there.
Often helps with
- Lifting injuries
- Back, neck and shoulder pain
- Repetitive strain
- Slips, trips and falls
- Rehab after a fracture
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Meet the team you will see
Every appointment is with one of our own AHPRA-registered physiotherapists. See their background, the conditions each of them focuses on, and how they approach your assessment and treatment.
Common questions
Does ReturnToWorkSA pay for physio?
Yes, once your claim is accepted and the treatment is part of the approved plan.
Can I be treated without a claim number?
Yes. It is a normal private visit, and you can claim on your health fund.
Should I go back before I am fully better?
For most muscle and joint injuries, a gradual return on lighter duties tends to go better than staying home until it has fully healed. We work out with you what suits.
How many sessions are covered?
There is no fixed number. If you need more than first planned, we ask for it with the reasons attached.
Read more about work injuries
We treat workplace injuries and work within the ReturnToWorkSA scheme, preparing the physiotherapy management plans the scheme requires, with measurable goals and progress reporting to the parties who need it.
What we treat
- Lifting and manual handling injuries — lower back, shoulder, neck
- Repetitive strain from production, trade and keyboard work
- Slips, trips and falls at work
- Crush, sprain and fracture rehabilitation once medically cleared
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition by work duties
- Postural and workstation-driven neck and back pain
ReturnToWorkSA claims
If your claim has been accepted, bring your claim number, your employer's details and your referral. We prepare a physiotherapy management plan setting out the treatment, the expected number of sessions and specific, measurable goals — the SMART format the scheme requires — and we report progress against them.
Where extended treatment is needed, we apply for it with the clinical reasoning attached rather than a bare request. Where the plan is not working, we say so, because a plan that quietly runs its course without change helps nobody.
Graded return to work
Returning to work is part of recovery, not something that happens after it. For most musculoskeletal injuries, a graded return on modified duties produces better outcomes than waiting at home until you are fully recovered, and the longer someone is away from work the harder returning becomes.
That means being specific about what you can and cannot do — the actual weight, the actual reach, the actual hours — rather than issuing a blanket restriction. We write those capacities in terms your employer can roster around.
If you are not on a claim
Many work-related aches never become a claim, and that is fine. Treatment is available as a standard private appointment, claimable on private health extras. If the problem has become persistent, ask your GP about a Chronic Condition Management Plan — those sessions are fully bulk billed, with no gap and no out of pocket cost.
Employers wanting to get ahead of this rather than react to it should look at our corporate health work.
Book an appointment
Ready when you are — no referral needed, and it takes about a minute.
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