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.
SWORD Health experienced eight-fold revenue growth and a nearly five-fold increase in active users in 2020, the company reports.
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.
Smith+Nephew announces key tele-PT assets for its ARIA digital care management platform. The remote physical therapy module ARIA Home PT will launch in early 2021, with a telehealth module planned for release shortly afterward.
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PeerWell, a remote musculoskeletal recovery platform for injured workers, announces a new partnership with insurer Coventry Healthcare (recently acquired by Mitchell | Genex), to offer custom care solutions to injured workers facing musculoskeletal surgery.
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RecoveryOne, a national provider of virtual physical therapy (PT) services for chronic muscle and joint pain, is partnering with Evernorth to provide a clinically rigorous, proven and highly empowering solution for members, it announces.
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Patients who saw a pain medicine specialist via telemedicine saved time and money and were highly satisfied with their experience, even before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2020 annual meeting.
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Stroke patients who get professional rehabilitation training in their homes through live video consultations may recover their motor skills better than those who do their rehab in person with a therapist at an outpatient rehabilitation facility, according to researchers.
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Clinicient Inc announces it has partnered with BetterPT to provide enhanced telehealth and online scheduling services for the rehab therapist market.
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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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