Going Virtual!
Let’s face it, COVID changed the landscape for many industries going from in-person services and meetings to the virtual world of Zoom, Skype, and Facetime. This was especially prevalent in the fitness and wellness industry. Doctors, PT’s, trainers, yoga instructors, and so many more professionals were forced to explore the virtual landscape and turned to online services. On-demand workouts, Instagram live session, live Zoom sessions, and Youtube have become more of the norm. But I see this as a good thing in the long term. I don’t think virtual fitness and wellness will ever replace the value of in-person services, but I do think it is an amazing way to supplement training and PT. More people are working from home and commuting less, and others are limiting their time out and about - this means there must be ways for people to get their movement and care at home. Welcome virtual PT and classes!!
Virtual PT has been around for quite some time, but now it has become a normal part of our days as clinicians. Although, we miss the hands-on value of manual therapy, there are so many benefits to virtual PT such as activity modification, home environment consulting, therapeutic exercise programming, fitness programming, return to running/walking, mobility programming, and wellness consulting. Telehealth and virtual sessions have been shown to be just as effective as traditional physical therapy settings for a variety of conditions - so this is super promising for clinicians and patients!
Pacific Standard Physical Therapy and Wellness provides virtual physical therapy sessions via Zoom and have helped many people get back to the quality of life they expect! We also offer virtual classes such as a live balance class and mobility class. These are great to be in real-time classes with feedback and cueing to improve your own individual movement. We also offer on-demand class snippets! These are anywhere from 10 minute mobility drills to hour long HIIT classes. Our goal is to provide you with as many tools for you to thrive! We truly believe movement is medicine. And having more ways to get your medicine makes health and wellness that much more accessible!
If you have questions about how virtual PT works or questions about live and on-demand classes, email pacificstandardpt@gmail.com and we will get back to you! Check out our website at www.pacificstandardpt.com to view our class options and explore around! Pacific Standard Physical Therapy looks forward to helping you along your rehab, fitness, and wellness journeys!
All the best!!
Justin LaLonde, DPT
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