WorkCover physiotherapy, Inner West Sydney
Every physiotherapist and exercise physiologist who treats you here is individually registered with SIRA. Their registration numbers are on the team page.
SIRA is the State Insurance Regulatory Authority, the body that oversees workers compensation and CTP in New South Wales. A practitioner has to be registered with SIRA to treat and invoice on a claim.
That is not a distinction most clinics publish, and it is worth checking before you book anywhere. We list every clinician's registration number on the team page so you or your case manager can verify it without asking.
What treatment actually looks like
A workers compensation claim has clinical obligations attached to it that a private appointment does not. Both halves are covered here.
Assessment and diagnosis
A full assessment at the first appointment, and a clear explanation of what is injured and what recovery is likely to involve. That explanation goes to your GP and your insurer as well as to you.
Hands-on treatment
Manual therapy, soft tissue work, dry needling and taping where they are indicated, alongside the exercise programme. The mix changes as the injury moves through its stages.
Reporting
Management plans, progress reports and functional updates written to the format insurers and case managers work from. Late or thin reporting is one of the commonest reasons treatment approval stalls.
Coordination
We talk to your GP, your employer, your case manager and any workplace rehabilitation provider involved. Most delays on a claim are communication problems rather than clinical ones.
Choosing your own physiotherapist
In New South Wales you choose who treats you. Your employer or the insurer may suggest a provider, and you are under no obligation to attend them. If you have been told otherwise, that is not correct.
You can also change physiotherapist partway through a claim. It does not require the insurer's permission, though telling your case manager keeps the approvals moving. Bringing your existing notes across makes the handover cleaner.
Both schemes
We treat under workers compensation and under CTP after a motor accident. The two schemes differ in how a claim is opened and who approves treatment, and both are billed directly to the insurer.
Questions we get asked
What does SIRA registered mean?
Can I choose my own physiotherapist on WorkCover?
Can I change physiotherapist partway through my claim?
Is there a gap fee?
Want to check we are registered before you book?
Every number is on the team page. Or book a free 30 minute call and ask us anything about how the claim works.
Plan managed and self managed welcome · No referral needed · Five Dock & Gladesville