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Back Pain After a Workplace Injury
Physiotherapist (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Portuguese) talk through “Back Pain After a Workplace Injury”. You interpret both ways — English into Portuguese, and Portuguese into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Thanks for coming in, Mr. Ferreira. Can you tell me when this back pain started and what happened at work?
Começou há três semanas, quando eu estava levantando caixas pesadas no armazém em Campbelltown. Senti uma dor forte nas costas na hora e não consegui continuar trabalhando.
On a scale of one to ten, how bad is the pain right now, and does it move down into your leg at all?
A dor está mais ou menos em sete de dez, e às vezes desce pela perna esquerda. Fica pior quando fico sentado por muito tempo, mas melhora um pouco quando deito.
Have you had any imaging done, such as an X-ray or an MRI, since the injury happened three weeks ago?
Sim, fiz um raio-X no Hospital de Liverpool na semana passada. O médico disse que não tem fratura, só uma distensão muscular.
That's good news, no fracture is reassuring. I'll give you some exercises to strengthen your core; if the pain doesn't improve within two weeks, we'll refer you to your GP.
Que bom saber disso. Mas eu posso voltar ao trabalho normalmente, ou preciso esperar mais tempo?
Avoid heavy lifting completely for now. Your employer should offer light duties, and icare will cover your physiotherapy sessions under the current claim.
Entendi. Só uma pergunta: essas sessões de fisioterapia vão custar alguma coisa, ou o icare cobre tudo enquanto o processo estiver aberto?
You'll need three sessions a week for the next fortnight, then we'll reassess your progress. There's no cost to you while the icare claim stays open.
Muito obrigado, doutora. Então nos vemos na quinta-feira para a próxima sessão.
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