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Clinical Programs

Workers' Compensation Rehabilitation

Objective, defensible exercise rehabilitation, for a genuine, measured return to work.

A workers' compensation claim runs on evidence. Case managers, insurers and treating doctors all need to see where the worker is now, where they're heading, and clear evidence that the rehabilitation is moving them forward. That's exactly what our testing gives you: an objective baseline, a prescribed program, and measured progress reported at every review, so return-to-work decisions rest on data, not opinion.

An O2 Active exercise physiologist supervising a client's strength rehabilitation for a safe return to work
Why refer to O2 Active

Rehabilitation You Can Measure and Defend

Three tiers of care

What We Rehabilitate

Workers' compensation injuries aren't all physical. We run three distinct streams, and the third is one most clinics don't handle well.

1 · Musculoskeletal

Back, neck, shoulder, knee and other injuries. Force-plate strength testing and movement screening quantify the deficit, drive a progressive loading program, and objectively confirm readiness to return to physical work.

2 · Chronic Conditions

Where an injury has become persistent pain, deconditioning, or a longer-term condition, we bring our full clinical testing and chronic-disease approach: measured, supervised, and reported.

3 · White-collar Stress & Mental Health

Our specialty. Stress-related and psychological workers' compensation claims (anxiety, burnout, depression) where structured, supervised exercise is a genuine, evidence-based part of recovery and a graded return to work.

Our specialty

White-collar Stress and Psychological Claims

Stress-related and psychological workers' compensation claims are among the hardest to manage and the slowest to resolve, and they're rising fastest in white-collar and professional workforces. Exercise is one of the most evidence-based, non-pharmacological interventions for anxiety, depression and burnout, and we've built a specific stream around it.

We deliver structured, supervised exercise as part of the worker's recovery: measured for physiological effect, paced for someone who is unwell, and coordinated with their treating psychologist, psychiatrist and GP. For the worker, it's a way back to routine, capacity and confidence. For the insurer and employer, it's an active, objective, well-documented component of a claim that might otherwise stall. And it supports a graded, sustainable return to work, rather than a premature one that fails.

An exercise physiologist kneeling beside a client and coaching a floor-based exercise during a paced, supervised rehabilitation session
The pathway

How a Referral Works

Referral & Assessment

We take the referral, review the injury or condition and the job demands, and complete an objective baseline assessment.

Program & Report

An individualised, job-relevant program, with an initial report to the case manager setting out baseline capacity and goals.

Supervised Rehabilitation

Clinically supervised sessions at our North Fremantle flagship clinic, progressed on measured response.

Re-test & Return

Scheduled re-testing against job demands, with progress reported to support return-to-work decisions.

For Case Managers and Insurers

We understand that scheme-funded rehabilitation has to be accountable. You'll get timely, objective reporting aligned to review dates, clear capacity data measured against job demands, and an Accredited Exercise Physiologist who coordinates with the whole treating team. We work within WorkCover WA and self-insurer arrangements. Talk to us about a specific claim, or set up a referral pathway.

Refer a Worker, or Set Up a Pathway

Talk to our team about a specific claim, or establish a referral pathway for your organisation.

Refer a Worker Talk to Our Team