How Online Appointments at goPhysio can help you manage your injury

Our online virtual appointments at goPhysio have now been part of what we do since March 2020. These appointments offer reassurance, expert advice and guidance and allow your treatment to continue without delay to your recovery.

‘Telehealth’ has become somewhat a buzzword over the last year. Telehealth or virtual or online appointments, is the provision of health-related services and information via telecommunication technologies. While It may seem a strange idea to carry out physiotherapy consultations online, rather than in person, in this unprecedented times whether you’re practising social distancing, shielding or in isolation, it allows remote patient-therapist contact, monitoring, care, advice, intervention and education to continue, without delay, to your recovery.

At goPhysio we are now offering online video consultations, so you can continue to receive treatment at home.

With the latest official #StayAtHome advice, the logistics of leaving the house to attend a face to face appointment may be a little more tricky.

Although we remain fully open for face to face care, this option may not be advisable or the best choice for everyone.

Our ultimate aim is to continue to provide people with MSK injuries and symptoms treatment and support at home throughout these uncertain times. So, we offer you a range of ways in which you can access the help you need. This also takes significant pressure off the overstretched NHS and local GP services.

goPhysio’s Director, Fiona, noticed the initial uptake for tele-health during this pandemic was a little slow.

Even on Monday this week people were calling around, asking if we were open. We explained the decision we had made at the end of last week to support social distancing, but there was reluctance to try a ‘virtual’ service.

March 2020

However, as we have experienced the increasing and decreasing restrictions, people’s behaviours and expectations have started to change and demand for this service has grown.

There are many benefits to online consultations.

Despite the complete disruption and unprecedented circumstances we are facing, people are still in pain and getting injuries. NHS MSK services have understandably been considerably scaled back and GP appointments have to be prioritised. 

So, we want to make sure we are still here to help you when you need us. We believe we still have a very important role to play in keeping people active, moving and healthy. We want to help make sure that our invaluable key workers are still able to do their work. By being able to provide tailored, individualised and realtime support, education and advice, we can help ease your pain and with recovery from your injury, albeit in a slightly modified way.

Paul Baker Clinical director at gophysio is realistic about the benefits of tele-health.

Virtual appointments won’t be as effective as traditional hands-on therapy and treatments for everyone. It will however provide a great alternative option to manage, maintain and improve your MSK injuries and pain helping you live an active life, pain & injury free’.

Most importantly, it will help provide reassurance and support when people need it and may be feeling isolated, alone and without their normal support networks in place.

Virtual appointments are particularly useful for patients who want:

  • An accurate diagnosis and exercise plan.
  • Reassurance and injury advice.
  • Progression of exercises.

Whether you’ve suffered a relapse of your sciatica or need post-operative guidance and advice, I advise you to get in touch with us on 023 8025 3317 and we can realistically discuss your prognosis and whether tele-health would be helpful for you.

You can book your online consultation here or call us on 023 8025 3317

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Reviews

What They Say​

Antonia Perez
Antonia Perez
2023-11-25
We got an appointment promptly, the appointment went smoothly. Very nice physios. 👌
Fran Helen
Fran Helen
2023-11-06
Really knowledgeable and supportive, with clear advice to help. I feel so reassured after this appointment, highly recommended, they really listened to me. Thank you.
Brenda Hinnell
Brenda Hinnell
2023-10-27
First visit and in urgent need of physio as really suffering from not being able to run. Lottie was very patient and understanding with a lovely manner. She worked wonders and I am looking forward to my next visit.
James Grierson
James Grierson
2023-10-21
Great first appointment, really listened to my problems annd thorough anssessment and have come up with a clear rehab plan to get me back on track.
Nuisha Russo
Nuisha Russo
2023-10-21
I had a really good visit to GoPhysio. I have had sciatica for two months and it wasn't showing any signs of improvement. Sophie gave me a thorough assessment and then provided acupuncture and ultra sound. After one visit my sciatica has almost gone. I am really pleased.
kay luffman
kay luffman
2023-10-08
Everyone at go physio is so helpful & friendly. I have been receiving treatment for golfers elbow from Hannah Gelder, and couldn’t be happier, I wish I had gone earlier! She explains everything well, and guides you through exercises etc. very amiable and makes you feel at ease. Highly recommend
Chris Kitchen
Chris Kitchen
2023-10-07
They are a great friendly team who always manage to sort my sports injuries out. Can recommend them highly
Mark Dewey
Mark Dewey
2023-10-05
Go Physio definitely the place to go, came away feeling better and reassured and with a plan going forward.
Christine Raw
Christine Raw
2023-10-05
Very professional service and excellent treatment. Listened and gave good advice.
Kay Horton
Kay Horton
2023-10-05
I have been attending goPhysio for about two years. As a company they are very professional and provide a very good level of service to include efficiency and courtesy and are always consistent in their approach. This very much includes the admin /reception team whom are the first people you make contact with. My Physio has excellent knowledge and has assisted me with sound advice and ongoing exercise regimes which are achievable and realistic. This has supported me well in between appointments. Although always busy I am normally able to see Roz at a mutually convenient time. Thank you to all the team