Workers' Compensation Blog

The benefits of exercise have long been recognized, and go well beyond the physical gains.

Dr. David Colvin, trained in orthopaedic surgery in Perth. David’s specialty is knee and shoulder surgery and sports injuries. Get in touch claim management At

Joel Trigg is legal practice director at Stephen Browne Personal Injury Lawyers. I have asked Joel to provide some legal perspective on the term ‘reasonable medical expenses’ which appears in the Workers Compensation Act, and what an injured worker can do when approval for surgery is declined by the insurer.

The normal doctor-patient relationship is one of strict confidentiality. This confidentiality is challenged when the patient’s injury is part of a workers’ compensation claim.

What you or I might think of as an “Injury“, and what legally constitutes an injury under the terms of the Workers’ Compensation Act, are two completely different things.

If you are involved in workers’ compensation, you need to know about ODG – The Official Disability Guidelines.

Over the years I have seen several patients who have been involved in a motor vehicle accident at work. I asked Peter Kakulas at Percy Kakulas Gleeson Injury Lawyers to help me understand …

Something I hear commonly in the workers’ compensation environment is “my boss said he had the same operation and was back at work after a week”.

For many people, flying is a critical part of their job. Here are some tips if you do have to fly after surgery.

All workers’ compensation claims are ultimately finalized. Many patients are apprehensive about this process and some patients express a desire to keep their claim open indefinitely.