Simple exercise tools and online platforms get the spotlight as a complementary option for delivery of services. A feature for the June/July 2020 issue of Physical Therapy Products by Taylor C. Kucera, PT, DPT, MBA, SCS, CSCS, and Chris Chalko, PT, DPT, COMT, OCS.
Brooks Rehabilitation, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, and Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital are teaming to launch a research study to obtain vital data and feedback that will be used to help shape the future of telehealth rehabilitation in response to public health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Researchers at Boston University are launching a telehealth program to give 200 people living with Parkinson's digital access to physical therapists for personalized care management, mHealthIntelligence reports.
Professional Physical Therapy, a provider of outpatient physical and hand therapy and rehabilitation services in the Northeast United States, has developed a certification program to distinguish its experienced telehealth practitioners, it announces.
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Telehealth rehab is as effective as in-person care, a new study from Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes, a Net Health company, suggests.
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Telemedicine may be the new normal moving forward. It could also work for people recovering from a stroke, according to researchers.
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A pediatric physical therapist who launched a telehealth service to improve her work-life balance and care for her young patients finds that the platform can also improve her work with their parents, mHealthIntelligence reports.
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Hinge Health, a musculoskeletal (MSK) solution for employers and health plans, is expanding its clinical and technical capabilities to offer a complete Digital MSK Clinic that covers the full continuum of care in MSK health, it announces.
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Digital health startup Nutrimedy Inc is partnering with Brigham and Women’s Hospital in a clinical trial to assess a mobile weight-loss app aimed at helping patients become eligible for total joint arthroscopy (TJA).
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As a result of a sustained increase in usage of telehealth by Blue Cross members, all temporary telehealth coverage changes currently in effect will be extended through December 31, 2020. This includes coverage for physical and occupational therapy, and medication management.
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Abbott has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of the company’s Patient Controller app on compatible personal Apple smartphone devices, it announces.
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Patients using a digital telehealth treatment for nonspecific low back pain report significantly stronger pain reduction, as well as better outcomes, compared to their peers receiving the standard of care, in a recent study, according to MobiHealthNews.
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Musculoskeletal recovery platform PeerWell has partnered with CorVel Corporation, a provider of comprehensive risk management, to provide remote care to injured workers unable to receive surgery due to COVID-19.
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Zimmer Biomet and Apple announce new features of mymobility with Apple Watch enabling more remote care for patients who receive hip and knee joint replacement.
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People living in rural areas are less likely to get the most advanced treatments for stroke and are more likely to die in the hospital than those treated for stroke at hospitals in urban areas, according to a study published recently in Stroke.
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Through the WebPT Networks program, Denver-based BridgeHealth will provide members access to flexible physical therapy solutions – Flex-PT – at no additional cost to its plan sponsors and their members through December 31, 2020.
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More than 20,000 visits have been completed by clinicians accepting visits from organizations using AxxessCARE, the scheduling and staffing solution which is available as part of Axxess’ home health software.
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Bellevue, Wash-based ICAN launches ICANational, which aims to make its speech, occupational, and physical therapy accessible to every child in Washington state via telehealth.
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