Physiotherapy rehabilitation without leaving home
In the UK, healthcare charity Nuffield Health and telehealth provider Physitrack have partnered to provide physiotherapy services, including diagnosis, advice and rehabilitation
The Nuffield Health My Physio App is available to individuals with private medical insurance or those who wish to self-fund treatment.
Martin Fidock, Head of Commercial and Operational Development at Nuffield Health, commented: “We are a long-established provider of physiotherapy services, with a focus on delivering clinical excellence and customer-focused solutions. The delivery of our Nuffield Health My Physio App will allow our chartered physiotherapists to continue to provide expert diagnosis, advice and rehabilitation to manage patient recovery in the comfort of their own home.”
And Henrik Molin, CEO and Co-Founder of Physitrack, added that the company was excited to have found a ‘perfect fit’ with their technology to ensure that patients' journeys to recovery are not disrupted as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. “In just a few days, Nuffield Health and Physitrack have co-developed a tailored version of Physitrack's online patient assessment and management platform,” he said. “The new version has been designed to fit the needs of Nuffield Health patients, enabling the physio team to continue to deliver care plans for 330,000 patients, many of which are in lockdown in their homes, using telehealth and home exercise prescription."
Robyn Bainbridge
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