Auto Injury (PIP) Insurance
Yes, massage therapy is an approved health care service after you have been in a car accident. Our highly trained massage therapists understand how to get you out of pain quickly as well as trust the body’s process of natural healing. Whiplash is a type of neck sprain, thus causing spasms, headaches, tightening of the back, shoulder and neck muscles. Massage therapy is the most sought after modality to help this soft tissue injury heal.
Step #1: Download your Auto Injury Packet and fill it out.
Step#2: Make an appointment with your primary care or chiropractor to get a prescription for massage therapy
You MUST use the prescription form in your packet that you just downloaded.
Step #3 Return the packet to our office and call us to let us know it’s on its way! (snail mail, fax or leave it in our spa entrance mailbox which is located by the back door entrance.)
Before you receive massage therapy treatment for your auto injury related we must contact your insurance company first, this is why the process can take up to 2 weeks to get approval. We have made this process very easy for you by setting up a step by step process.
That’s it! We take care of all the phone calls and contact with your insurance company.
We go above and beyond to help you!
We offer quality massage therapy services for injuries due to an auto accident such as whiplash, thoracic outlet syndrome, herniated disc’s, spinal injury, back or neck pain, low back pain, shoulder pain and headaches. Often times injures due to trauma do not show up until days, weeks or sometimes even months later. We understand these types of pain patterns.
We also work with your lawyer if you have decided to take legal action. In addition to submitting the insurance claim directly to your insurance company, we send summarized reports to your primary health care provider, doctor, nurse practitioner, physical therapist (PT), occupational therapist (OT) and chiropractor. Our goal is to be a part of YOUR health care team and help you along in your healing process.
At Relaxation Works customer care is our main focus. Getting your body back to where it was before your injury is our goal! Our professional affiliation with other high quality heath care providers such as chiropractors, physical therapists and occupational therapists in the Taunton, Raynham, Easton, Middleboro, Bridgewater, Plainville, Norton, Mansfield, MA area make your recovery from your injury top notch. We work with your healthcare team so there is clarity in your treatment plan between practitioners.
Specialized Health Care Is Our Focus!
How to know if you have whiplash?
Detailed massage treatments are a great way to recover from any injury, acute or chronic. The most common symptom of whiplash is neck soreness; but there are other important signs as well.
Neck stiffness – Trouble moving your head side to side, especially when driving. Not being able to pul your chin to your chest without extreme pain.
Headache – The headaches become more frequent and tend to last longer. They don’t go away as quick
Dizziness – The most common time this happens is when you lay down at bed at night but it can also happen when you are looking over your shoulder when driving.
Hoarseness and difficulty swallowing and/or chewing
TMJ – soreness in the jaw, not able to open your mouth all the way, trouble chewing.
Earache – Ringing in the ear, sound sensory issues.
Paresthesia – An abnormal condition in which a person feels a sensation of burning, numbness, tingling, or prickling.
Shoulder, back or arm pain.
Pain that doesn’t go away, wakes you up at night and no matter how much you try, does not elevate on its own.
Contact us and let us know you have been involved in an auto accident, we will lead you through the process.