Physiotherapy and treatment for motorbike accident injury claims

Treatment, often physiotherapy, can be absolutely vital for the recovery of a motorcyclist after an accident, and it’s imperative that appropriate treatment is sought soon after the event. Although the NHS will usually provide such treatment services, we often find people may benefit from private treatment, and this can be arranged as part of a claim for motorcycle injury compensation.

The insurer for the person at fault for the accident has a duty to help you, and this includes a duty to help you get better as quickly as possible. We often find that private treatment can allow for this because it can be more specialised, better quality, more convenient, and more frequent for the injured person.

Unlike some law firms, we can arrange private treatment as part of a case.

What treatment can I get access to?

Really, anything that’s needed.

We may be able to get the opinion of an expert to confirm what treatment is needed and we can then arrange for what is necessary. Whether this is straight up physiotherapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic help, or something else, we can look to arrange it.

You can also access mental health services as well, which is often useful in the more serious cases. It’s all about making sure that you – as the injured rider – get better; so any way we can help with this, we will see what we can do.

What’s the benefit if I can go to the NHS?

For you, it could be more convenient clinic opening times and locations, or better access to higher quality services, or perhaps broader services.

It could also be more frequent treatment where necessary.

For the NHS, it can help a lot too. You’re saving public money, and when you do have treatment as a result of an accident and you make a claim, the NHS can normally recover costs from insurers anyway. So, you might as well just go direct for the private treatment in our opinion.

Do you have to pay upfront for the treatment?

Some lawyers will not fund the treatment for you. We can, subject to an assessment on a case-by-case basis.

It’s true that some lawyers will advise you to pay for your treatment and then recover the cost of the private treatment as part of the claim. Sure, you can do this; but if you haven’t got the cash, or you don’t want the hassle of having to pay upfront, you may want to consider another lawyer.

Can I get it right away?

It can depend on the case. As long as there are reasonable prospects of succeeding with the case, we may be able to organise treatment right away.