Medical Specialists

Asthma, dermatitis, hives, food, drug & insect allergy.

Endocrinology matters and medical negligence. Thyroid disorders, hormones, glands, metabolic disorders, menopause, osteoporosis, cholesterol disorders, hypertension, infertility and growth disorders, hernia, brain tumour and cancer.

Functional Capacity Evaluation is an objective test of an individual’s capacity to perform work-related tasks. From these results, physical work abilities and limitations can be compared to a variety of job descriptions.

Diagnose a particular illness, disease or condition, hernia, gallbladder disease & gallstones, gastro-esophageal reflux disorder (GERD), pancreatitis, appendicitis, diverticulitis disease, inflammatory bowel disease, biliary (liver) diseases, trauma. Chronic groin pain.

Diseases of the female reproductive system and all obstetric matters, including accidents to foetus/mother, assault. Vaginal & ovarian diseases including cancer, uterine, fertility, incontinence, infections and prolapse. Surgical care of women and children during pregnancy, postnatal period and childbirth.

Hand injuries at or below the elbow including tendons, nerves, bones and skin loss. Carpal tunnel syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, Dupuytren’s disease, de Quervain’s tenosynovitis, epicondylitis, trauma burns, scars and grafts. Tenosynovitis, reflex sympathetic dystrophy.

Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disorders/disease of the pancreas, liver, gallbladder, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon and bile ducts.

A registered medical practitioner experienced in occupational injury and workplace-based rehabilitation who assists with finding solutions to the problems in complex return to work plans and injury management. They assess the nature of the problem and attempt to mediate a solution through discussions with the nominated treating doctor.

Assessment of extent of brain damage or dysfunction, including memory loss, speech impairment, loss of dexterity or other motor skills resulting from head and brain injury/disease, poisonings and psychological disorders. Malingering.

Focus on the health effects of the relationship between workers and their work lives, at both an individual and an organisational level. OEPs are trained in evidence-based medicine, research methods, epidemiology, toxicology, ergonomics, worksite assessment, legislation and risk assessment.

All injuries to the eye, eye socket, eyelid repair, post traumatic blurred vision, chemical burns, diseases of the eye including cataracts, glaucoma, keratitis, foreign bodies. Strabismus: abnormal alignment of the eyes; the condition of having a squint.

Minor orthopaedic trauma, single limb or multiple limbs including pelvic and spinal injuries not involving the spinal cord injury, but not that which is of a complex multiple trauma nature involving other body systems.

Assess, diagnose of musculo-skeletal & Sports injuries. Soft tissue injuries, joint mobilisation, manipulation, therapeutic exercise, soft tissue massage. Back, neck, headaches, sports & spinal injuries, chronic pain management, work related injuries, motor vehicle injuries whiplash. Sciatic pain/nerve impingement.

Disorders of the foot, ankle, skin, nail and lower leg injuries, caused by bone and joint disorders eg arthritis, soft-tissue and muscular pathologies, corns, calluses and ingrown toenails, sports injuries (circulatory and skin conditions).

Focuses on how mental health problems affect legal issues.

Assault, robbery motor vehicle accidents, depression, personal injury, anxiety, stress claims, pain management, post-traumatic stress disorders, psychological injuries, emotional disturbance & behaviour problems.

Provide expert information in human psychology that can be important in a variety of criminal and civil cases. Analyse people to determine if they are telling the truth.

Soft tissue pain disorder, neck, back pain & injury management, Rehabilitation.

Diseases of the lungs and respiratory system including asthma, occupational and environmental diseases (e.g. dust, asbestos disease, coal mine fumes), bronchitis, emphysema, sleep disorders.

Joint and soft tissue injuries/diseases, bursitis, backs, tendonitis, capsulitis, myositis, RSI, chronic fatigue and regional pain syndromes, rheumatoid and other inflammatory forms of arthritis. Reflex sympathy dystrophy, RSI, epicondylitis, tenosynovitis.

Acute & chronic musculo-skeletal injury – soft tissue, thoracic spine, back, neck, pelvis, upper & lower limbs. Disease of joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, bones, neural or vascular structure, strains, contusion and physiology of exercise in medical disease: e.g. asthma, diabetes, cardiovascular.

Veins and deep venous thrombosis (DVT), capillaries, phlebitis, cellulitis, circulation problems, arteries.