Navigating the Path to Better Health with Telehealth
In today’s ever-evolving healthcare landscape, telehealth has emerged as a valuable resource for delivering quality care. While the initial push for telehealth was driven by the need to mitigate the risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, its applications extend far beyond these circumstances. At Physio For Seniors, we believe that telehealth services are an excellent choice for providing accessible and convenient healthcare for various needs.
What is Telehealth?
Telehealth is a modern approach to healthcare that empowers patients to receive top-notch care from the comfort of their own homes or workplaces. By utilizing your smartphone or computer, you can engage in physiotherapy treatments, monitor your progress, and collaborate with our dedicated team of professionals from anywhere with a stable wifi connection. You can also post videos and messages to our experienced therapists at any time, if you have questions or need guidance on your condition.
Our telehealth services at Physio For Seniors feature live consultations, enabling you to have one-on-one assessments and treatments with your physiotherapist, as if you were in the clinic or the therapist was in your living room. The only difference is you or your helper will be performing the hands-on component of the assessment and treatment while the therapist provides step-by-step instructions and guidance. The hands-on component is the easy part, what is valuable is the expert opinion and strategies provided by the therapist.
Conditions Treated with Telehealth
Telehealth offers a versatile platform for addressing a wide range of health concerns. Conditions that can be effectively managed through our telehealth services include:
- Acute and chronic pain
- Neck and Back pain
- Postural Issues
- Whiplash injuries from motor vehicle accidents
- Post-surgical rehab
- Sports injuries
- Mobility issues after a fall, stroke, illness and hospitalization
- And much more
The Benefits of Telehealth
Telehealth, while championed for its role in social distancing, presents several other advantages for patients:
- The patient, helper or caregiver takes a more proactive approach to the rehabilitation and hence can greatly expedite healing.
- The patient, helper or caregiver become independent and consistent with the treatment program early on in the process.
- The effects of treatment are as good as, if not better than in-person sessions. Clients recover faster for the above two reasons. If an in-person client needs 2-3 sessions to recover from a mild injury, the client accessing telehealth may only need 1 session for complete recovery.
- Patients who are traveling or living in areas that are distant from a hospital or physiotherapy clinic can receive accessible and convenient physiotherapy treatment.
- The sessions tend to be shorter in duration, saving time and money.
- The jane app technology for online appointments that we employ is user-friendly and straightforward. Whats app, zoom and google meet are other alternatives.
- The Physiotherapist can gain valuable insights by observing you in your home or work environments and analyzing the movements that cause pain, without the therapist having to travel far.
- Since the therapist does not have to travel, there is greater availability and versatility with scheduling. Appointments can be scheduled after office hours and on the weekend if needed.
Embark on Your Telehealth Journey
At Physio For Seniors, we understand that the world can be an unpredictable and stressful place. Our commitment to you, our valued patients, remains unwavering. We want to ensure that you have access to the best possible care, to address any injuries or discomfort promptly and maintain the progress that has been initiated. To learn more about how to set up telehealth services on your smartphone or computer, please reach out to us today. Remember, we are all in this together, and your health and well-being are our top priorities. Stay calm, stay positive and let us help you meet your healthcare needs with the convenience of telehealth.
