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What is remedial massage?

Remedial massage is a type of therapy that is used to help treat muscles that are knotted, tense, stiff or damaged, according to the Australian Natural Therapies Association. Remedial massage may also help with other conditions affecting the muscles, tendons or ligaments, and is a common therapeutic technique in sports medicine.

Healthdirect, the Australian national virtual public health information service, says remedial massage may be used to help people with:

  • neck, shoulder or back pain
  • preventing injuries
  • headaches
  • sports or other injuries
  • arthritis
  • chronic pain
  • fatigue
  • anxiety or depression
  • side effects of cancer or cancer treatment (such as lymphoedema)
  • management of diabetes side effects.

Frequently Asked Questions about Remedial Massage

There are many different types of massage that have different purposes. Remedial massage is a therapeutic technique aimed towards treating the body through medical massage techniques. This is different from a relaxation massage.

According to the Association of Massage Therapists, remedial massage can assist in rehabilitation, pain and injury management. It can also involve a range of manual therapy techniques, such as deep connective tissue massage and trigger point therapy.

Remedial massage is covered under most health insurance extras policies. You can take out extras health insurance policies on its own or combined with hospital cover.

It’s worth noting that private health insurers are no longer able to cover certain natural therapies. For example, insurers can no longer cover pilates, yoga and naturopathy. However, remedial massage was not affected by this change.

You can use the table at the top of this page to compare a range of extras policies that offer remedial massage. Change the filters to suit your requirements.

According to Healthdirect Australia, remedial massage health benefits can include:

  • stimulating blood supply
  • making joints more mobile
  • helping to repair damaged tissues
  • balancing the length, tone and tension of muscles and tendons
  • restoring the correct position of the bones
  • increasing blood flow
  • helping to heal injuries.

Wider health problems that may be treated with remedial massage include sporting injuries, muscle cramps, whiplash, muscular atrophy, fibrositis, spondylitis and arthritis.

Headaches, abdominal pain, low back pain and sciatic pain can also be improved by easing and stabilising the muscles, according to Healthdirect Australia.

Medicare does not cover remedial massage. Medicare covers some hospital, medical and pharmaceutical health care costs. For example, it covers the cost of seeing a GP or specialist and getting tests and scans, such as x-rays. It generally does not cover certain costs such as dental, physiotherapy, chiropractic or massage. These are instead covered by private health insurance. Remedial massage is usually covered under extras health insurance.

If you already have a private health insurance policy in place but aren’t sure if you’re covered for remedial massage, it’s always best to contact the health insurance provider directly to ask.

Some remedial massage practices may have a HICAPS machine, which they could use to provide you with a quote if you have your health insurance card with you. The quote provided from the HICAPS machine should be able to tell you if you are covered for the practice’s services and whether you’ll have to pay a gap fee. If the quote states the full amount would need to be paid, you are either not covered or have used up to the policy limit.

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