Personal injury compensation claims are about money. The purpose of the process is to put you, the injured person, back in the same position you would have been in if the accident had not happened. At least, as far as that is possible through money alone. We know from research that, in many cases, rehabilitation can help injured people recover more quickly, improve their quality of life and get them back to work more quickly. This means that rehabilitation can be a key factor in getting an injured person back to the state they would have been in were it not for the accident. Where rehabilitation has to be paid for, the cost can generally be recovered as part of your compensation, provided it is reasonable. When is rehabilitation appropriate? It can be helpful in relation to both physical and psychological injuries. If you have a whiplash injury, you may benefit from a course of physiotherapy. In more serious cases, for example, involving loss of a limb, rehabilitation may include the Continue Reading