Focus on staying or returning to work

Returning to work is an important part of your recovery and has many benefits for your health and wellbeing.

Being at work helps you to:

• maintain your connections with the workplace and feel supported
• return to your pre-injury activities and lifestyle and encourage your recovery by staying active
• increase your confidence in managing your injury and give you a focus on ability rather than disability
• minimise your risk of long-term disability
• staying active in the workplace can prevent you from developing other health issues
• support your participation, independence and social inclusions

It's important to get back to work as soon as it is safe for you to do so.   Often people build their capacity to work by working a shorter working day or performing lighter duties which gradually increases as they recover, rebuilding capacity to your pre-injury state.