Where do you live?
Melbn why?
I know a good place that specialize in lower back pain, I think you are a likely candidate.
If you want to try and get work to pay then by all means go in and ask them about it, don't demand and don't try to push the worker's compensation route or you will lose and will potentially strain the relationship with your employer for no benefit.
Speaking from an OHS Professional point of view - as far as the company is concerned you were deemed fit to return to work, and did so, following your previous injury so if you have kept quiet about this between now and then you will have virtually zero chance of proving that was the cause of your current pain (especially given that you lift weights - very easy for the company to argue that you could just as easily have injured/aggravated it in the gym). If on the other hand you have, through appropriate channels (ie not just complaining to the guy next to you that "fuck me back hurts!" but actually talking to your supervisor and telling him/her about it), let them know that it continues to be an issue for you then they can be up the shit if they haven't done anything about it.
With regard to your pain, if you've only seen your GP so far then start shopping around physio/osteo/chiro/etc for other opinions - they all have their own personal/professional take on these things.
NSW and VICTORIA work cover is different, however if you have a reoccurrence of a previous injury under 7 years the old claim can be re-opened. You also have every right to chose your own Nominated Treating Doctor and not the company chosen doctor.
Stipulate a work incident or activity that causes or has caused pain when you report a reoccurrence.
Yea but just coz u lifT weights dont mean shit. If I was over weight that would be there excuse as well. I asked a few times to see there dr again they said no A month or 2 after it happend happened. It wasn't that till I visited my gp I was informed that an xray wouldn't show what I complained of pain wise and its a lil sus that it was there company Dr
How did you injure it exactly? Any minor problems prior to this?
A sports physio / osteo someone who treats and is successful with athletes might be a good bet, generally doctors know jack shit about musculature problems and will tell you to down a few neurofen and go away.
Hopefully it's an issue with muscle tightness and some imbalances in other parts of your body. I had a lower back issue for the best part of a year, turns out my hip flexors were to blame, 10 minutes massage on a hockey ball fixed it right up, I had to search for months to figure this out for myself no doctor or osteo knew how to treat it.
I also spoke to my boss today he said I need a letter for him from doc for him to give to hr so he can see if they will pay for physio.
go get that letter then!
So where do I go from here?
A solicitor. Deadly serious. They have their own Dr's they use.
I took a shitty 10k workcover payout cause I was a company man. Worst thing I ever did. Your backs fucked it will get worse over time. Your boss is insured, who gives a fuck if you go the insurance for a payout.
Your talking good money, maybe not payout the mortgage but get rid of a half or third.
If you go that route be careful, they'll pay PI to follow you trying to get photos.
Don't fucking lie, but if your hurt go em for all you can.
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