Sciatica Travel Insurance
Sciatica is a condition that occurs when the sciatic nerve becomes irritated, usually by something that rubs or puts pressure on it.
As the largest single nerve in the body, the sciatic nerve runs all the way from your hips to your feet. It connects your spinal cord to every muscle in your legs and feet. The most common cause of sciatica is a slipped disc. This is when one of the discs of cartilage in the spine slips out of position, potentially pressing on the sciatic nerve.
If you have or have had sciatica, there’s no reason why travel should be off the agenda. Provided of course, your doctor is happy for you to go and you take out travel insurance beforehand.
Important Reasons For Insuring Your Medical Condition
Sciatica can recur or worsen without warning, so if you’ve ever experienced the condition, it’s important to have travel insurance in place that covers it. Unexpected health problems can easily disrupt a long-awaited holiday. There’s no need to let your condition leave you open to a large medical bill if you need medical attention for it while you’re away. Should your condition flare up and stop you from going, travel insurance that covers sciatica can help you recoup the costs you have already spent.
Many travel insurance companies will not offer to cover you if you have an existing health condition like sciatica. As a specialist travel insurance provider, we work differently, aiming to cover almost any medical condition or disability for people of any age. Our specialist cover includes cancellation insurance, protection for your travel documents against loss, damage and theft, missed and delayed flights.
We even offer cover to get you home again if you need time to recover from an illness or injury overseas. Having to book an extra flight home after being unable to take your original one can be very expensive so make sure you’re covered.
Why Choose Free Spirit To Cover You?
- Most medical conditions and disabilities covered
- No upper age limit for most destinations on Single Trip and Annual Multi-trip policies
- Choice of several cover options
- Single trips covered up to 115 days (45 days if aged 76 years or over)
- Annual Multi-trip provides cover for any number of trips during the year – travel up to 32 days per trip (Standard and Super cover) and 45 days (Super Duper)
Get a Medical Travel Insurance Quote
With a Free Spirit medical travel insurance policy, you gain the peace of mind to travel knowing that you and your medical condition are fully covered.
Consequences Of Not Covering Your Medical Conditions
In many parts of the world it often does not take much to run up large medical costs, should the unexpected happen. Therefore, Free Spirit travel insurance specifically designed to cover sciatica is essential. You need to be certain that you will be able to access the health care you need wherever your travels take you. Our policy also covers for cancellation, repatriation, personal possessions, passport & documents, travel delay, missed connections and more.
Top Tips For Travelling With A Sciatica
- If you are keeping your sciatica under control through medication and/or exercise, it’s still worth speaking to your GP before booking a trip. They will let you know if they think your holiday plans are suitable and will be able to advise you how to look after yourself while you’re away. For example, you’ll need to maintain any recommended exercise routines.
- You may also want to take more than enough pain medication away with you. Plus, split it between two different bags, just in case one goes missing during your holiday.
- It’s important to keep mobile when you have sciatica, so you may want to consider this if you plan to fly, especially if it’s a long-haul flight. Ahead of your flight, you could request an aisle seat or one with additional legroom. This will give you room to stretch but remember to get up and move around often.
- You can also get help at the airport if you think you might struggle with carrying your luggage or reaching your gate. Your airline should be able to arrange this if you enquire with them. Be mindful not to over pack your bag, and make sure you use one with wheels to make it easy to transport.
How Can I Get A Quote For Sciatica Travel Insurance?
If you’d like a no-obligation quote for sciatica travel insurance, simply get in touch with us. We can provide quotes for travel insurance online or over the phone, once you have answered a few questions about your sciatica. This will allow us to provide the most suitable policy for you and your circumstances.
You can expect to be asked questions such as the following, although these may vary:
- In the last five years, has your sciatica affected your ability to wash, dress or feed yourself?
- Do you take pain relief daily for your sciatica?
- Have you had surgery and/or injections into your back and/or neck in the last 12 months?
- Are you awaiting any further scans, injections or surgery for your back or neck?
If you’d like to apply for sciatica travel insurance online, you can use our simple online application system. Or if you’d prefer to speak to someone, please call us on 02392 419 080.
Travel, With Confidence
Free Spirit was the first scheme of its type dedicated to those being declined cover elsewhere due to their health. We are now one of the UK’s largest specialist travel insurance providers for people with medical conditions and disabilities.
Here at Free Spirit, we can give you the peace of mind protection you need when you travel – just in case! You can apply for a no-obligation quote online. Or, if you’d rather speak to someone, call our friendly team of UK-based travel insurance specialists on 02392 419 080.
Customer reviews
″It was nice to find that my initial enquiries dealt with in a pleasant, efficient manner when I bought an annual travel policy. Though I was sad to have to claim for a cancelled holiday due to illness, the claim was dealt with similarly and was settled in a speedy and efficient manner.″