TELEHEALTH.

Sandringham Sports Physio is excited to offer a new service to our clientele in the form of Telehealth. We are still open and continue to operate under our ‘No Risk’ Policy which includes rigorous screening including temperature screening, meticulous hygiene and a modified set up to keep patient numbers in our waiting room down to a minimum.

WHAT IS TELEHEALTH?

Telehealth is a well-established way of assessing and treating patients online without the need for them to drive to the clinic. It has been around for many years and has been shown to be very effective at helping clients achieve positive outcomes.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Once you fill in a form, we will contact you to organise the next step. This involves payment and scheduling an online meeting.

An email is sent to you with a link which will take you to the Telehealth appointment and you can use the following devices:

Your phone, or
A laptop with inbuilt camera, or
A desktop computer with a webcam

WHAT HAPPENS DURING A SESSION?

Your physio will have already read your detailed history form that you have filled in prior to the session.

During the session, your physio will likely:

Ask you any further relevant questions
Ask you to perform some tests to get further information
Give you an opportunity to ask questions
Provide a diagnosis and education you on your condition and potential causes
Help establish realistic goals
Set an individualised exercise plan which is monitored and progressed over time

After the session you can expect to receive:

A detailed summary report of the main findings during the session
Your list of exercises which can be printed out or accessed online
A follow up email to check on your

IS IT COVERED UNDER MY HEALTH INSURANCE?

Telehealth has recently been approved and is now covered under many private health insurance funds. This has only recently been approved and we are seeking further clarification which we will provide to everyone once we have more information.