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If you are located in the state of New York, we can provide you with telehealth Physical Therapy that may be covered through your insurance, see below for more details or contact us and have your telehealth Physical Therapy insurance benefits verified today.
We understand that it can be frustrating to find a trusted provider to help you with your movement related issues.
This is why we offer a simple and effective solution for your movement needs. Virtual consultations provide a way for you to work with our expert and award winning licensed physical therapists via a video streaming platform. Our therapists provide movements assessments, customized exercise routines & training programs, consultations regarding your current rehab program or training, ergonomic assessments, gait analysis and more regardless of where you are in the world. We offer the same precision and attention with our virtual consultations as we do in-person at Perfect Stride in New York City’s Union Square. Online physical therapy treatment has become very popular because it is easy, convenient, safe and secure. So, if you are traveling, have a busy schedule, on vacation or simply can not make it into our NYC clinic we can help you from wherever you may be.
It is understandable to be unclear about how you can be treated online without being touched, however, there is a wealth of scientific evidence showing that virtual physical therapy is as effective as in-person therapy. At Perfect Stride we have been helping clients around the world since 2012 with our virtual consultations and can help you recover from your injury or surgery and/or improve your mobility/stability/strength so that you can get back to feeling and performing at your best! We give each client the tools, understanding and know-how to treat yourself at home so you can return to living your active lifestyle.
Virtual physical therapy, aka ‘Telehealth’, refers to physical therapy services that are provided over a technology platform such as a computer, tablet or smartphone rather than being provided in-person. Instead of traveling to our clinic in Union Square, New York City for an in-person visit, you communicate with one of our Doctors of Physical Therapy via smartphone, tablet, or computer and attend your virtual consultation from home, work, or anywhere you have access to the internet. One of the biggest benefits of virtual physical therapy is that it can be delivered to you in almost any setting wherever you happen to be – your home, office, or when you’re traveling. The idea behind virtual physical therapy is that it enables you to resolve your pain, improve your flexibility, strength, and movement while being safely guided and monitored by a licensed Physical Therapist.
Virtual physical therapy is an effective way to provide physical therapy services, educate patients, monitor progress, and support patient engagement. The widespread adoption of virtual physical therapy has given us a better picture on the effectiveness of receiving musculoskeletal care online and here is a small sampling of the research and conclusions on the effectiveness of virtual physical therapy.
“For people with low back pain, physical therapy delivered through telehealth was equally effective as and more efficient than in-person care, with a trend of higher effectiveness when used for all visits during the episode of care”. Is Telerehabilitation a Viable Option for People With Low Back Pain?
“Telehealth physical therapy could be comparable with in-person rehabilitation for conditions such as osteoarthritis, low-back pain, hip and knee replacement, and multiple sclerosis and also in the context of cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation”. Effectiveness of Telehealth Rehabilitation in Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy predominantly involves gaining an understanding of your history, current presentation and your goals. Through conversation with your physical therapist we’ll learn about how your current/previous injuries and surgeries might have an impact on your activities of daily living, employment, and sport/training. This is followed by a physical examination during which we assess your movement (mobility, stability and strength) and much more. After a detailed discussion of our findings with you we prescribe a customized exercise program based on our findings. As you will only be utilizing 1-2 virtual physical therapy sessions per week at the most your home exercise program is a very important aspect of your success with us and getting back to moving and feeling at your best. Your body adapts to what you do and what you do not do to it, so we need to make sure that we are consistently communicating with the cells in our body to drive the positive adaptations that we want. There may be certain maneuvers that are difficult to perform virtually, however modifications can always be made to fit your environment and provide useful information.
Simply put, through a 45-60 minute one-on-one session with your physical therapist, we’re able to reduce pain, get you moving, get you active, and show you how to do the things you need to feel better. Getting started is simple as all you need is a smartphone, tablet, or computer and you’re able to receive live virtual expert and award winning Physical Therapy care from anywhere in the world.
“I decided to reach out to see if they’d to any virtual work with me being across the country. They got back to me immediately, were super friendly and responsive, and from there set up regular appointments. . . Thanks greatly to the whole team. Highly recommend!”
– Keith M. (5 Star Google Review)
Your first step in receiving virtual physical therapy is to make an appointment. We have an online form, but you’re also welcome to call us to have all of your questions answered and schedule your appointment. Once you are able to complete the intake paperwork and questionnaire they will be reviewed by your Doctor of Physical Therapy who will start to formulate a plan for your first virtual consultation. This will include questions to further elaborate on and various assessments they may want to perform.
Mindful you’ll be treated through video, you’ll want to prepare for the session in a well-lit, private space with minimal distractions in the background. The set-up location often depends on the pain point or ailment and your physical therapist will work with you to determine the best location for you to conduct your session within your environment. For example for an elbow, hand, or wrist injury sitting at a desk may be fine, however for recovery of a foot, knee, or hip issue we may need for you to have a cleared out floor space. However, this can easily be modified to fit your needs and environment.
You will also receive an email checklist of things you need to do to prepare for your virtual consultation:
Time to get to work! Eventually, you’ll find yourself actually in the appointment working with your Physical Therapist. You’ll discuss your medical history, injury, the symptoms you’re experiencing, your goals and/or any other concerns – all of which help pinpoint the root cause of your physical ailments. You’ll be asked about the timing and characteristics of the onset of symptoms, any associated trauma, location of pain, and current status. You’ll even be asked to speak to any functional impact of your ailment on your daily work and recreational activities – and any previous surgeries or injuries you’ve experienced. The virtual physical examination will include visual inspection, assessment of your range of motion, strength, motor control and you may also be asked to mirror some of the motions your Physical Therapist makes. Our comprehensive assessment will help pinpoint the likely causes of your pain. You will be prescribed customized movements and/or activity guidelines specific to your presentation, educated about your injury or condition and given a treatment plan suited for your injury and goals.
You may be asked to do physical movements on camera so that your Physical Therapist can assess your gait, balance, posture, flexibility, movement, and range of motion. Camera suggestions: There are 3 important camera angles commonly needed to completely assess your movement requiring you to adjust the height of your device to 1 of 3 possible positions:
1. Floor View: resting your notebook, phone, or tablet on the floor (against a wall, stack of books, or other object).
2. Chair View: resting your notebook, phone, or tablet on the seat of a chair
3. Desk View: having your notebook, phone, or tablet supported on a desk or countertop (may need to place a coffee mug or book on table to prevent phone or tablet from falling).
From here your therapist proceeds and conducts your session, generally involving a combination of analysis and assessment(s), exercises, education, and more. This will primarily depend on the purpose of your consultation.
After completion of your virtual consultation, your physical therapist will email you with a review of the session, items to take action on based on the findings of the session, a reminder for scheduled upcoming appointments, next step options and the details of your customized exercise program.
Virtual Consultations enable our therapists to serve you in any environment you may be in. We are able to provide high quality and precise assessment and exercises to address any limitations that we find, helping you move and feel at your best.
There is no special training required for anyone interested in working virtually with Perfect Stride. As long as you have an email address, access to a smartphone, computer or device that has a video camera and microphone – you are ready to go! Simply contact our team and schedule a virtual consultation with one of our award winning Doctors of Physical Therapy. You will be emailed information about the secure video platform we use for your session and how to login.
By eliminating traffic and the commute, the parking search, sitting in a waiting room, and other sometimes painstaking aspects of making in-person visits to the clinic, virtual physical therapy is time efficient with minimal disruption to your life.
It’s common for patients to want to share feedback or have questions spring up at any moment during the week. With virtual physical therapy you communicate with your physical therapist via email outside of your sessions and will receive a response back to your questions within 24 business hours. You can review your exercises, deliver updates and feedback – at any moment, and receive a swift response. This also allows for the possibility of your physical therapist to safely progress your treatment plan accordingly. Many people experience a speedy recovery as they are able to communicate freely with their therapist and in turn their therapist is able to adjust and progress their plan of care accordingly.
As long as you have an internet connection sufficient for video conferencing, you can receive virtual physical therapy treatment anywhere you are. People receive treatment at their home, place of work, the gym, while traveling at hotels, at their favorite outdoor space in their yard or even at a nearby park. Logistics inconvenience and conflict no longer become a reason you cancel or miss physical therapy sessions. Additionally, with virtual consultations, our Physical Therapists get the opportunity to observe you in your natural environment. This leads to better recommendations for behavior and movement modifications to increase adherence.
A disruption or gap in your treatment leads to reduced progress and ultimately higher costs. While receiving virtual physical therapy, staying motivated is arguably one of the most critical factors which influences the speed and extent of your recovery. Research has shown this particularly true for those enduring lengthy surgical rehabilitation such Labral or ACL repair. In addition to the logistical flexibility of virtual physical therapy, research has also shown your enthusiasm can carry over into enduring positive behavioral shifts that lead to improved overall health and wellness. In this way, the time efficiency, potential for accelerating your treatment, and flexible logistics all facilitate you in seeing the big picture of your recovery, staying motivated, and strengthening your ability to manage temporary setbacks. You’ll enjoy a better continuity of care and optimal outcomes.
We are human movement experts and can help you determine if you are set up for success in your work and/or home setting. If needed we can also recommend any products that may help you function better in your day to day activities. We not only work with you to make your work/home set up ideal for your situation, we also discuss how various easy to implement movements are going to be beneficial to you throughout the day and maximize your movement health. We can also provide all of our in-person WORKPLACE WELLNESS services to your workplace virtually as well.
Physical therapy helps you return to your pre-injury level of physical ability or better. Though commonly applied to sports injuries and generally orthopedic (musculoskeletal) pain or dysfunction, Virtual physical therapy can be adapted for ergonomics, post-surgery rehab, consultation regarding your current rehabilitation at another provider, recovery from a general injury or illness and more. In this treatment we’ll recreate an environment that mimics the forces of the real-life scenarios and activities that you are trying to return to. This enables you to practice functional movements in a controlled and safe environment. You’ll be able to deliver real-time feedback and daily feedback via email on how well you’re feeling with certain tasks so your physical therapist can adjust exercises and your treatment plan on-the-fly based on your feedback. Many people experience a speedy recovery and are able to return to optimal performance.
Virtual physical therapy helps you return to your pre-injury level of physical ability or better. Though commonly applied to sports injuries and generally orthopedic (musculoskeletal) pain or dysfunction, Virtual physical therapy can be adapted for ergonomics, post-surgery rehab, consultation regarding your current rehabilitation at another provider, recovery from a general injury or illness and more. In this treatment we’ll recreate an environment that mimics the forces of the real-life scenarios and activities that you are trying to return to. This enables you to practice functional movements in a controlled and safe environment. You’ll be able to deliver real-time feedback and daily feedback via email on how well you’re feeling with certain tasks so your physical therapist can adjust exercises and your treatment plan on-the-fly based on your feedback. Many people experience a speedy recovery and are able to return to optimal performance.
We are human movement experts and can help you determine if you are set up for success in your work and/or home setting. If needed we can also recommend any products that may help you function better in your day to day activities. We not only work with you to make your work/home set up ideal for your situation, we also discuss how various easy to implement movements are going to be beneficial to you throughout the day and maximize your movement health. We can also provide all of our in-person WORKPLACE WELLNESS services to your workplace virtually as well.
Physical therapy helps you return to your pre-injury level of physical ability or better. Though commonly applied to sports injuries and generally orthopedic (musculoskeletal) pain or dysfunction, Virtual physical therapy can be adapted for ergonomics, post-surgery rehab, consultation regarding your current rehabilitation at another provider, recovery from a general injury or illness and more. In this treatment we’ll recreate an environment that mimics the forces of the real-life scenarios and activities that you are trying to return to. This enables you to practice functional movements in a controlled and safe environment. You’ll be able to deliver real-time feedback and daily feedback via email on how well you’re feeling with certain tasks so your physical therapist can adjust exercises and your treatment plan on-the-fly based on your feedback. Many people experience a speedy recovery and are able to return to optimal performance.
Virtual physical therapy helps you return to your pre-injury level of physical ability or better. Though commonly applied to sports injuries and generally orthopedic (musculoskeletal) pain or dysfunction, Virtual physical therapy can be adapted for ergonomics, post-surgery rehab, consultation regarding your current rehabilitation at another provider, recovery from a general injury or illness and more. In this treatment we’ll recreate an environment that mimics the forces of the real-life scenarios and activities that you are trying to return to. This enables you to practice functional movements in a controlled and safe environment. You’ll be able to deliver real-time feedback and daily feedback via email on how well you’re feeling with certain tasks so your physical therapist can adjust exercises and your treatment plan on-the-fly based on your feedback. Many people experience a speedy recovery and are able to return to optimal performance.
One of the most practical uses of Virtual Physical Therapy is pre-surgical rehabilitation. In this treatment you will receive personalized exercise guidance designed to help you prepare for your upcoming surgery and facilitate in your maintenance of a healthy lifestyle before your procedure. You’ll learn insights on avoiding injury, minimizing pain and being proactive thereby reducing the risk of postoperative complications and ensuring a speedy recovery.
You go to your dentist for your annual/bi-annual cleanings and you see your physician for your annual physical but why are you not getting your annual movement screening? Your body changes based upon what you do or don’t do with it. Our movement assessments are designed to be a head to toe screening of the major joints in your body. We are able to identify any deficits in your movement that may be hindering your performance before they become anything serious and prevent you from doing what you love. After our assessment we sit down and review our findings with you. From here, we go over your customized home exercise program that will address the major findings from your movement assessment. You will also receive a report of your exam findings and your customized home exercise program in an email.
Performance-based Virtual Physical Therapy is designed for the unique and demanding needs of athletes to improve their performance in sports. In these sessions we’ll recreate an environment that mimics and models the forces of the real-life stress and strength points of the sport of the athlete. We will work to understand where there are limitations in your movement capacity that need to be addressed to allow for you to perform better at your best! We can formulate training plans specific to your movement and sport/training needs. From here we can either review these with you so you can perform them on your own, or we can guide you as you perform these highly customized training programs at home or in the gym.
This virtual service focuses on addressing your movement at the foundational level, your mobility. We assess your mobility from head to toe and discuss how our findings are impacting your movement potential. We then provide you with customized exercises to address the findings from your movement assessment. Mobility training is a process and we are here at each turn to make sure that you are progressing towards achieving your full movement potential. Along with gaining new mobility where it is needed, we focus on being able to control the ranges of motion available to your currently and also be strong through your full ROM. As you improve your mobility, you are increasing your body’s ability to solve movement problems and thus increasing your ability to be successful at whatever activity or sport you want to perform better.
If you are a runner looking to run better and smarter we have you covered. Our team of Physical Therapists who are also Certified Running Coaches can offer all of the same running performance services that we offer in our New York City office to you virtually as well!
Run Coaching – Most runners think that running is stepping out of your front door without warming up and running as fast as you can for as long as you can, this is the furthest thing from the truth. A sound run training program should have a variety of different types of runs involved, a warm up specific to your needs and the appropriate amount of training load (and recovery). Our Doctors of Physical Therapy who are also certified Road Runners Club of America Run Coaches can help you formulate a customized run training program that will have you running at your best.
Gait Analysis – We can provide a virtual gait analysis to help determine if there are any inefficiencies with your running gait. We can then also work with you to establish a plan to help address these inefficiencies.
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Strength Training – Our team of Physical Therapists who are also Certified Functional Strength Coaches can work with you to create a training program that is going to address your weaknesses while also helping you meet the demands of running. This will have you running at your best.
Physical Therapy – Are you feeling aches and pain from running or limited in your ability to run at your best? Our team running physical therapists know running and they know rehab, so we can get you back to running at your best. We understand that you do not always need to stop running when you have an injury (but we will let you know if you do!) and that you most definitely need to remain active while working through an injury. We will be every step of the way providing guidance and progressing you back to your running related goals.
If you are located in the state of New York or Connecticut we may be able to provide you with Virtual Physical Therapy services that are reimbursed through your insurance company. To find out if this applies to you, simply reach out to us and as a courtesy we can have your telehealth Physical Therapy benefits verified and let you know what your cost for a virtual appointment would be.
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), describes Telehealth as the use of technology to deliver healthcare services – at a distance (remotely). Telehealth Physical Therapy and Virtual Consultations are both practical and sensible for anyone who is not able to commute to our Union Square, New York City clinic. If you have a smartphone, a tablet or computer – you’re all set to receive the best virtual consultation and physical therapy treatment available. It’s important to know our most effective and valuable tool is education. Using our telehealth system, you’ll be empowered in understanding both the science and nature of pain, identify important behavior and lifestyle changes, and learn new painless movement patterns. Working together we’ll structure a plan of care based on your history and what’s discovered in the analysis of your movement using video.
Plus with telehealth Physical Therapy there is no time off from work, no drive to your appointment, or waiting to see a Physical Therapist. Furthermore, early intervention of Physical Therapy can eliminate the need for unnecessary medication, surgery or extensive imaging tests – including X-Rays, MRIs and CT scans. Delaying treatment could mean additional expenses and prolonged pain.
Our team of award winning Doctors of Physical Therapy provide a customized solution to your movement and rehabilitation related problems. We understand human movement and know what it will take to get you feeling and moving better so that you can return to your active lifestyle. Contact us to have a more comprehensive conversation about how our virtual consultation services can be helpful to you.
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