Restore function and return to work safely.
Workplace injuries are a common problem. Physio One offers programs that provide workplace injury rehabilitation, worksite assessments, and workplace injury prevention ergonomic advice.
Our physiotherapists focus on an active injury approach to restoring function, improving overall fitness and return to work. Whether your workplace injury has occurred from an accident or from overuse, you will find Physio One’s programs helpful to:
- Relieve Your Pain
- Strengthen & Flexibility
- Improve Your Functional Abilities
- Coordinate Your Return To Work
- Provide Ergonomic Advice
- Provide Workplace Injury Prevention
Whether you are a healthcare worker with a bad back or a factory worker with a shoulder or neck problem, Physio One clinicians can help treat your injuries effectively.
How to get started with WCB
1) Learn More
Learn more about WCB and how it works in our province. The following link should help: www.wcb.ns.ca
2) Follow These Steps
a) Report your workplace injury claim to your employer or first aid attendant immediately. Your employer needs to fill out the appropriate workplace injury incident report.
b) Meet your family doctor and tell them that your injury is work-related. Your doctor needs to fill out the appropriate paperwork.
c) You will receive paperwork from WCB in the mail within several days. If you do not, call them to check the status of the claim. WCB Nova Scotia: (902) 491-8002
d) Book an appointment with one of our experienced clinicians for an initial consultation.
WCB will pay you for your physiotherapy to help you recover from your workplace injury. When your claim is accepted, WCB will cover a pre-determined number of physiotherapy visits, often at no cost to you.