Workplace injuries to backs and necks are far too common, and a shoulder injury at work is no exception. Since, as a worker, you use your shoulders each time you lift or use your arms, shoulder injuries can cause excruciating pain, limit movement and restrict your ability to work.
Spinal surgery including neck fusion rates in Workers’ Compensation populations worldwide are high. Revision surgery on the cervical spine and other areas including the lumbar region are also high, while the numbers able to return to work are low (1).
Spinal surgery including neck fusion rates in Workers’ Compensation populations worldwide are high. Revision surgery on the cervical spine and other areas including the lumbar region are also high, while the numbers able to return to work are low (1).
Back and neck injuries at work are two of the most common causes of workers’ compensation claims. The reason may be because we use these parts of the body a lot more than most people realise.
Anyone who has suffered a back injury at work or elsewhere knows the pain can go from sharp and piercing, to a relentless, deep ache that lingers. They also know how the pain can affect their whole body and mental state.
“Contesting a Will” or “Challenging a Will” is a legal right we all have. People come to us for a variety of reasons which can include, when you believe you have been unfairly treated in the distribution of an inheritance, when you suspect that something fraudulent may have happened in the creation of the will, or [...]
If you are unable to work due to injury or illness and have been off work for 3 to 6 months (depending on your policy) you may be eligible to claim for total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance, which is often a ‘default’ insurance that is designed to assist you financially should the unthinkable [...]
On December 31 2017, an estimated 8,000 injured workers in NSW lost their weekly benefits due to changes made to workers’ compensation laws brought in by the state in 2012. As part of the reforms, the NSW Government ditched WorkCover and set up a new body called the Workers’ Compensation Independent Review Office or WIRO, headed by [...]
There can be nothing worse than suffering a disability caused by an accident or by an illness. It can change your life and the lives of those you love, and it’s made all the more gut wrenching if you have to manage the fallout of your inability to continue to work full time if [...]
If you have suffered an injury, illness or disability that stops you from going back to your job and doing what you did before, you could be eligible to claim a total and permanent disability (TPD) lump sum payment. This benefit can be used to fund your present and future medical bills and to [...]
