Application for massage therapy benefits dismissed as not reasonable and necessary based on medical evidence.
The applicant was injured in a rear-end motor vehicle accident and sought statutory accident benefits for a treatment plan that included massage therapy.
The respondent partially approved the plan but denied funding for massage therapy.
The Tribunal found that massage therapy was not reasonable and necessary, as the applicant's family physician and the insurer's examination physician both recommended only active therapy such as physiotherapy and home exercises.
A late-filed chiropractic report recommending massage therapy was admitted but given less weight due to its timing.
The application for benefits, interest, and costs was dismissed.
OLATOntario Licence Appeal TribunalDec 6, 2019
