Check out this free online telehealth toolkit to find out more…. by Allison M Ezzat PT PhD, Danilo de Oliveira Silva PT, PhD Musculoskeletal pain conditions are a global leading cause of pain, disability, and result in increased all-cause mortality.1 Yet, evidence-based physiotherapy management of musculoskeletal conditions is not universally accessible, especially for people living […]
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VIVIFRAIL: A multi-component physical training program to prevent weakness and falls in people over 70 years
Name of the app: VIVIFRAIL: Multi-Component Physical Training Program to prevent weakness and falls in People over 70 years Category of the mobile application: Health Platform: iOS (iPhone 4 & above), Android (versions 8.0 & above), Cost: Free About the App: In October 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) published Integrated Care for Older People: Guidelines on community-level […]
COVID-19 as an urgency to develop our telehealth skills
By Boris GOJANOVIC (@DrSportSante), Aurélie DELACROIX-TARENNE, Guillaume LACHAUX-COUTTET, François FOURCHET (@FFrunsanteperf). The coronavirus pandemic is growing fast and forcing us to rethink how we approach medical care. Face-to-face consultations are no longer recommended for non-urgent complaints (situation in Switzerland on March 20th), for all allied health professionals, in particular physiotherapists. “Stay-at-home” is the mantra, which […]