Joint health

Peoplecare's hospital and extras cover provides benefits for managing your joint health. Our programs aim to reduce pain, while increasing strength and mobility.

Hospital

Joint health programs available with Peoplecare hospital covers:

Healthy Weight For Life

Osteoarthritis Care Plans

Extras

Benefits available under extras to assist with joint health (depending on your level of cover):

Health Management

Physiotherapy

Dietetics & Complementary Therapies

 

Under hospital cover

Under all levels of hospital cover*, Peoplecare offer a tailored support program designed to meet joint health needs and assist you to reduce pain, while increasing strength and mobility.

We offer two distinct programs: Healthy Weight for Life and Osteoarthritis Care Plans.

*Waiting periods and eligibility criteria apply

Healthy Weight for Life

Knee and hip osteoarthritis management programs can help to reduce joint pain, improve mobility or prepare for surgery - all in the comfort of your own home. It achieves this by combining:

  • Weight management to reduce joint load and pain.
  • Muscle strengthening exercises to help stabilise joints, improve mobility and reduce pain.
  • Gentle physical activity to improve mobility.
  • Nutritional advice and support.

More about Healthy Weight for Life

Osteoarthritis Care Plans

Osteoarthritis Care Plans are designed to provide structural support to delay or prevent surgery, as well as to reduce pain, relieve symptoms, and improve function and quality of life for those suffering from knee, hip or spinal osteoarthritis.

More about Osteoarthritis Care Plans

 

Under extras cover

Health Management, Physiotherapy, and Dietetics and Complementary Therapy benefits are available to members with extras (dependent on your level of cover). 

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If your GP or other health professional declares you have a health condition, you might be able to claim certain treatment costs.

We can also pay benefits on all our Extras covers for fitness programs and equipment if you have a condition requiring a health management plan. Other claimable items may include exercise equipment, gym memberships or pool sessions.

More about Health Management

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Getting hands-on help? You can claim part of the cost of physio and other therapies (the benefit amount depends on your level of Extras cover)

More about physiotherapy

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If you have Mid, High or Premium Extras, you can also claim part of the cost on dietetics as well as complementary therapies such as remedial massage and acupuncture.

More about complementary therapies

Ask our experts

We’re here to help. Our Health experts can provide assistance with:

  • Enquiries about our health programs
  • Questions about your upcoming hospital admission
  • How to access community and government health support services
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