Back In Motion Bundall remains open for in-room Physiotherapy consultations. However, if you can’t come to us, we can come to you via online consultations or home visits. This will allow our clients to commence or continue their treatment and stay on the road to recovery.
The 3 Pillars of a perfect Physiotherapy consultation are – Education, Manual Therapy and Exercise
Now we can’t do manual therapy in an online consultation – but to quote Meatloaf – 2 out of 3 ain’t bad.
In an online consultation, we can:
- Perform an Assessment of your injury and provide you with a diagnosis.
- Educate you on the contributing factors and activities you should and should not do to ensure a speedy recovery
- Give you an idea of how long it will take to get better
- Provide you with supervised exercise therapy that mimic our hands-on treatment to decrease pain and increase movement
- Prescribe specific exercises that you can work on from home to maintain your gains
Online consultations are not new. Even before the impact of COVID-19, there has been a growing consumer demand for access to video-consultation services provided by physiotherapists. There is now evidence that shows video consultations are cost effective, safe and well-received by patients – especially by those living in rural and remote areas, or who have other forms of access issues due to age or disability.
As per the Australian Physiotherapy Association, media release here, private health funds are providing rebates while Australians’ movements are restricted by the COVID 19 pandemic. If you are eligible for an Enhanced Primary Care plan, your online consultation can be covered under Medicare.
Online consultations are ideal if you are experiencing flu-like symptoms, are in self-isolation, are considered high-risk of contracting COVID-19 or just have general concerns about leaving the house. If you have no flu-like symptoms and are just concerned about leaving the house – but really want hands on Physio, we can come to you via a home visit. All necessary COVID-19 precautions are in place for these home visits.
Given the situation, we are waiving our usual travel fees for home visits and are offering our online consultations at half our normal fees – and a reminder that these services can be claimed on private health insurance.
For further information, contact Back In Motion Bundall on 07 5592 4141.
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