I'm only familiar with CA WC. Has your doc discussed changing your work status? In CA it's called Temporary Total Disability.

It's pretty standard for WC docs in CA to report whatever is helpful for the insurance co. They're hired guns and rarely care about the health of injured workers. But every state's system is different.

I'd suggest researching applying for SSDI as well, if your prognosis for continuing to work poor. Start with the stickies in the SSD forum.