Payne v Accident Compensation Corporation (Personal Injury) [2024] NZACC 105 [pdf, 216 KB]
...and L2-3 in the lumbar spine as being the source of the problem. I suspect he has discogenic pain from around these levels. [30] On 24 February 2023, Ms Sarah Wales, Physiotherapist, reported: Dr Quinn has confirmed the L1/2 and L2/3 discs are responsible for Mr Payne’s ongoing pain and incapacity. The reduced disc heights at L1/2 and L2/3 were visible in 2019. There was no reported sudden onset of back pain or radicular leg symptoms. The x-ray of March 2022 showed osteophyte f...