If you have been injured in an accident, your focus should be on healing from your injuries and returning to a normal life. For some, healing doesn’t just happen in a hospital. Depending on the nature and extent of your injuries, you may do a bulk of your recovery may be realized in a rehabilitation center. These specialized medical centers focus on helping you relearn how to use (and re-train) your muscles after not using them for an extended amount of time.
Like hospitals, rehabilitation centers cost money; and an extended stint in a rehab facility may be expensive. Even more troubling, rehab center costs may not be always be covered by your conventional health insurance plan. So in terms of seeking compensatory damages after a car accident, Maryland law allows injured plaintiffs to seek money damages for rehabilitation costs, in addition to costs for medical expenses.
Even though you may not spend time in a rehabilitation center, you may need continual physical therapy to help you get back to where you were physically before your accident. Again, PT sessions cost money and may not always be covered by insurance. But the important thing accident victims should know is that an experienced personal injury attorney can help in securing needed compensation that will help in paying for recovery treatments.
Indeed, every accident is different, and it is not easy to predict how much a particular car accident case is worth based on the injuries alone. The recovery time and rehabilitation needs must be taken into consideration.