Bestmed Medical Scheme · Physiotherapy and rehabilitation

Back and neck care programme

Rehabilitation for chronic back/neck pain to improve clinical state instead of surgery (DBC/Workability).

Clinical entry criteria applyAccess turns on a clinical threshold the scheme sets, assessed on your own case — not on choosing it.

How: Referral → first assessment → motivation → pre-auth before treatment

“To be considered for the programme, a member must be referred by a medical doctor ... the doctor will provide a motivation to the Scheme.”

At a glance

Scheme: Bestmed Medical Scheme
Benefit area: Physiotherapy and rehabilitation
Who it is for: Every Bestmed Medical Scheme option
Limit: The scheme states a limit without a rand figure · duration of approval
Who qualifies: Chronic back/neck pain; suitable clinical profile.
Where you may go: Documented Based Care (DBC) and Workability facilities

“Bestmed will confirm the services that will be reimbursed and for which duration the approval is valid.”

“DBC and Workability facilities are Bestmed's contracted healthcare providers for this programme.”

Which plans carry it

Every Bestmed Medical Scheme option.

The scheme states every option.

“This benefit is available to qualifying members on all the Scheme options. It is available where there are DBC / Workability facilities in the area.”

Where this comes from

Managed Care Guide 20261.pdf, p.12 · managed_care_guide. Read from that document on 2026-08-16 for the 2026 plan year.

Every statement on this page is read from a Bestmed Medical Scheme document and quoted so you can check it. Where a document says nothing, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Check what your own plan leaves you to pay Your plan, your family, your conditions — the shortfall in rands before you choose a gap policy.

Programme rules are set by the scheme and change at renewal. This page renders what Bestmed Medical Scheme’s own documents say, with the wording quoted so you can check it. Confirm with the scheme before you rely on it.