Around the world people are making adjustments and changes so that they can live a normal life at home. While businesses have closed and we’ve all “stopped”, unfortunately, our health and physiotherapy needs can’t be put on pause. That’s why it’s up to us to figure out a way to continue helping ease pain through physiotherapy. The best option is “Tele” rehab.
How does Tele Rehab work? The concept is based on the fact that EVERYONE has access to a cell phone, facetime, skype, or zoom. With that capability in the home, everyone has access to our online rehabilitation facility! We are allowing customers to hop on and receive online help to aid their rehabilitation. Instructing you on exercises you can do and movements to avoid.
Why can’t we just take a break from rehab and wait for this all to blow over? Unfortunately, taking time off from rehab can cause you to lose ALL of your current progress. Coming back to physiotherapy after a long break would be like starting from square one all over again! Oftentimes, your condition can even get worse than it ever was!
Here’s what’s to be expected during Tele Rehab. First, we are going to ask for some backstory if you’re new. How did you get injured? How long have you been injured? Where are you feeling discomfort? Etc. This allows us to pinpoint exactly what needs to be done to get you on the path to rehabilitation. Our therapist will then ask you to perform some movements so that they can pinpoint exactly what the problem area seems to be. Finally, our therapist will identify the issue and likely give you some movements/exercises you can perform to begin your rehab!
You might be wondering if virtual physiotherapy is helpful at all? While the obvious is true, your therapist will be unable to touch you in order to diagnose you 100%. The real truth is that most of the time, a physical therapist has an accurate idea of what the problem is by just hearing about your symptoms. At the very least, virtual physiotherapy is a necessary step in order to be sure that your situation won’t get worse. That being said, we would never charge you the same amount we would for an in person appointment. A regular Tele Rehab appointment is offered at the reduced cost of $80. For each follow-up appointment, we only charge you $40. Of course for situations such as a car accident or a workplace accident, our services will be covered by ICBC or WorkSafe BC respectively. For those who have extended medical coverage, receipts will be provided to you so that our services may be reimbursed.
Those are the details of our Tele Rehab program. We are changing everyday to best suit the needs of our customers. For more information or to answer any questions, please get in contact with us in any way you can!
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