More People Than Taking Legal Action Against A Health Spa

Health spas all over the country are being forced to introduce compulsory disclaimers to protect themselves against the dramatic increase in personal injury claims against them. The number of claims last year increased by 36% according the National Spa Association, the majority of which were related to massage. The situation has led to an increased depth in the health spa screening process of clientele and more legal protective procedures to be put in place.

The rise in the number of people claiming is considered by many to be caused by the recent incident of a young lady suing for damages after a massage supposedly went wrong.Even though she had previously sought medical treatment for issues related to her back, she verbally confirmed with the therapist that she no longer had any problems.However, when she was left with temporary debilitating pains apparently caused by the treatment, she decided to make a claim and was given over ten grand her troubles.

Since this incident, the amount of claims being filled has gone through the roof. Whilst the majority have been massage related, spas have also seen a rise in claims related to skin damage, emotional trauma and even sexual harassment.There is little doubt that a large number of these claims are not genuine and are simply scams to get money from the spas. A number of insurance companies have announced that they will take strong legal action against false claims, but this is still a worrying time for any health spa.

The advice that is being given out to all health spas at the moment is to be very diligent when it comes learning as much about the clients health and history as possible and also to maintain good standards of service. They are advised to source any beauty products from reputable companies, service and check over their equipment as often as possible, and maintain regular high quality treatment training for their therapists.