Workers’ compensation, or workman’s comp, is a mandatory insurance program that is designed to ensure that workers who experience on-the-job injuries or job-related illnesses are compensated for medical care, lost wages, and any type of long term disability resulting from these incidents.

So is physical therapy medical care? Does workman’s comp pay for physical therapy? It certainly does under under some circumstances, and here we’ll go over the basics of what you may be entitled to if you need physical therapy to help you recover and/or rehabilitate from a workers’ comp injury or illness.