Motor Vehicle Accidents & Trauma

Trauma Treatment and Recovery

Trauma can have a devastating and lasting effect on the quality of a person's life. At Belmont Medical Pharmacy and Physiotherapy, we provide psychological assessment and treatment services for adults, children, and youth who have symptoms resulting from a traumatic life event or an accumulation of disturbing experiences in which the individual finds it difficult to cope and function. Typical traumatic events include motor vehicle accidents (MVA), assault, sudden loss, and exposure to life-threatening events.

Motor Vehicle Accidents (MVA)

In addition to suffering from physical injuries, many victims of automobile accidents find it difficult to regulate their thoughts, feelings, mood, and behaviour following a collision. They may feel hypervigilant, agitated, anxious, or depressed. Consequently, car accident victims may increasingly withdraw from people and become more isolated. If they were physically injured, acute pain often makes the psychological trauma of the accident even worse.

Accessing Treatment Free of Charge

Victims of MVAs are often not aware that they can receive specific trauma therapy or counselling, free of charge. Fortunately, in Alberta, anyone who has suffered from symptoms caused by an MVA in the last two years may have treatment, and their automobile insurance provider must pay for the treatment by law. At Belmont Medical Pharmacy and Physiotherapy, we handle the assessment/evaluation and treatment plan to obtain approval, making it as hassle-free as possible by direct billing your insurance provider.