03/21/2020
IN OFFICE VISITS AVAILABLE FOR ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS and TELEHEALTH FOR AT HOME CARE
We want to make sure you are taken care of during this pandemic. We want you to receive help if in pain, and be able to improve your musculoskeletal complaints, whether from home or in our office, or both. We will remain open as long as we are able, for essential treatment and to provide Telehealth (TH) visits otherwise. We don’t want you to feel you have to go to the emergency department or to your doctor’s office and expose yourself to the virus. And we want those people’s time freed up to deal with the pandemic and seriously ill people. You can call us or email us for any musculoskeletal complaint you may have: low back pain, shoulder pain, sprained ankle/knee, or pelvic floor issues, to name a few. We will determine if we can do a TH visit or if you need an in person visit.
Can I have an Effective Visit with My Physical Therapist via Telehealth?
Absolutely! All you need is a device where we can see you. A PC or tablet is ideal, but even a phone will work in a pinch. Once we are face to face and get over the initial awkwardness of talking to each other through a device, it’s easy!
We will ask you all the questions we typically ask in our office. We will take your history. We will ask about things that might concern us (called “red flags”) and ensure that seeing us is the right place for you to be. We will discuss any other health care practitioners you have seen, what tests if any you’ve had done (like blood work, xrays, and MRI’s) along with the results if we have them.
We can watch you move (you might have to move your device around a bit for us to do this). We will have you perform movements that might help us understand what brings on or reduces your pain, or what you are limited in doing. For example, if your shoulder hurts, we’ll watch you move it in specific patterns. The same if it’s your back, we’ll just have you stand up. We might want to see if you can squat, reach, balance on one foot, or pick something up.
We will talk about what you are limited in doing in your daily life and come up with strategies to improve that. As an example, we may advise you on how to use ice/heat, where, and for how long if it’s something acute; or the best way to support yourself while sitting, and sleep positions to alleviate night pain.
We will provide you with exercises, whether to stretch, move into pain relieving positions, improve range of motion, or get stronger. We can send you these exercises electronically, via our exercise portal, and even direct you to online resources. We can follow up with you on your care plan, continue to monitor and adjust if you aren’t progressing, or advance your program if you are. It can totally be tailored to you. And we can combine in office visits with telehealth visits, for as long as we are open during the COVID-19 crisis. Should we have to close, we will continue to offer telehealth throughout the pandemic.
Warmly,
Your Peak Sports and Spine Physical Therapy Care Providers
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