We want our clients to get the best of their extended health benefits, be it only $250 of coverage to unlimited.
That being said, I would like to focus on the best ways to use your coverage.
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR EXTENDED HEALTH BENEFITS PLANS
The common trend is to hoard all of the benefit amounts until the last 2-3 months of the calendar year, and then binge on appointments to take advantage of the coverage. Not only does this burden the schedule of appointments required for injured workers, and new ICBC claim patients, but it also requires the practitioners to throw themselves into overdrive. Therapists extend their hours to accommodate the large influx in new and returning patients, all wanting to reap the benefits of their insurance coverage. .
Saving all of your benefits for the end of the year to cluster your appointments may feel nice, but you're not necessarily making the best choice for your body or your therapist. The best choice is to spread out your coverage over the entire year. Your body will respond positively to treatment when spread out evenly over the year, rather than sporadically increasing therapy full tilt over two months, stopping as soon as the new year begins. Following this rapid increase and decrease in therapy each year is quite detrimental to a treatment plan.
Your body needs balance. Equally dividing your expenses and finding a treatment plan to match your coverage individually is the best way to maximize your benefits. It is important to take care of your body all
year long, not just during the last quarter.
There are also negative affects on one's physical status if treatment is suddenly decreased, or stopped altogether. The body may relapse, and fall back into a negative state of imbalance. Posture may become poor, pain may increase, symptoms may return. This cycle is not balanced, and when one returns to treatment, the therapy has to start from the beginning again to get back on track.
Creating a balanced plan will be profitable both financially and physically. When one has a well balanced treatment plan, there is less risk for injury, treatment relapse, and an increase in total well being. Our mission at New Leaf Massage is to help you maintain whole body wellness and balance in mind, body and soul.
Here at the clinic, we understand that aches and pains may get the best of us, and we rely on the clustered treatment to feel the most improvement. But there is a difference in feeling the improvement, than sustaining improvement. Our job is to help you reach your wellness goals and maintain them. We are here to help you get back on track, and to help you keep your plan active and balanced.
One of the best things I decided to do this year was divide up my coverage between 3 therapies. I will see the chiropractor once a month, my massage therapist once ever 7 weeks, and acupuncture every 7 weeks, and NIS as needed. This allows me to have therapy on a regular basis without bombarding my body or the schedule at the year end. My well balanced plan has allowed me to recover from a recent injury much quicker than anticipated.
I have never felt better! My aches and pains have subsided, and my body feels more balanced than ever! I no longer stress about how I'm going to use all my coverage and fight for desirable appointments times during November and December. My body is benefiting more now, because I have stretched my coverage over the year, rather then squeezign it all into two months. I have maximized my extended health to get the most out of my coverage. It is also important to not use every last bit of the coverage, save a couple 'extra' for those desperate times, or for unplanned illness, injuries and emergencies
Our team of professionals are here to help you organize a treatment plan to fit your unique needs as well as help you to get the most our of your extended health benefits.
Please do not hesitate to ask your therapist for assistance with developing a treatment plan to fit your lifestyle. We want you to turn over a new leaf, and live life well! In order to achieve this, balance is required.
Maximize your benefits, and see how well you will feel year round!
If you have any questions or want advice, you can contact me at reception on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays or by email at newleafwellness@shaw.ca
Yours in health,
Kerissa Moore
Front Office Manager,
Receptionist
604-850-2511
