Benedetto Sports & Orthopaedics: Torna os pacientes mais competentes nos seus próprios cuidados.

Dr. Frank Benedetto owns a small chain of clinics in New Jersey named ProVere Physical Therapy. Frank and ProVere were one of Physitrack's early adopters and are a strong advocate for its use in empowering patients to be an active participant in care. Frank is now in the startup stage of a Telehealth platform focused on injury prevention and rehab for the martial arts community called CounterStrike.

Doutor em Fisioterapia durante 10 anos, e um dos mais credenciados nos EUA, sendo duplamente certificado em ortopedia e desporto, Frank, como muitos clínicos, caiu na Fisioterapia depois de receber tratamento para uma perna partida e uma lesão no ombro na sua adolescência.

Apesar de ter recuperado bem da fratura da perna, a sua lesão no ombro foi mal gerida e resultou numa intervenção cirúrgica desnecessária e falhada. Um procedimento que, em retrospectiva, ele vê agora poder ser gerido de forma conservadora com alguma fisioterapia bem dirigida.

Since this date, Frank has been striving to help re-write the way physical therapy is approached in the US, with more emphasis on a patient-centric, self-empowering approach, over the medical model that is commonly seen today in the US.  Through ProVere, this was primarily achieved by being one of the first brands to commit to a 100% direct to consumer approach.  Now, with Frank's newest venture, CounterStrike, he is focused on leveraging technology to re-invent the delivery mechanism of PT interventions.

Então como é que a Physitrack ajudou o Frank e a sua equipe a desenvolver esta abordagem? diz Frank,

"After clients have an evaluation with my team at CounterStrike, either in person or remotely with Physitrack Telehealth, they are then set up with a bespoke plan delivered via Physitrack."

"There is a fraction of the population who do require continuous hands on treatment. However, the overwhelming majority of people with pain don't need such emphasis on hands on. They can get the same outcomes from the right program when coached properly. This model requires the client to be the fixer, with us, the clinicians as their guide."

"A lot of PTs are confused about how digital healthcare applies to the physical side of the industry. As a profession we need to continue to review the digital offerings, with the key being to utilize them to maximise the human side of healthcare. If systems automate large chunks of care with high quality, clinically valid content, this can allow more time for the clinician to build a relationship with the client.  This, in turn, increases the odds of intervening on the psychosocial aspects of care that are often missed by PTs trapped in rushed, volume based practices."

"Physitrack is an excellent example of this. Building a clients programme literally takes minutes. The patient has easy access to high quality, independent rehab. We don't have to spend a year creating our own content as they are all provided for us on the Physitrack platform."

"Our previous method of exercise prescription delivery would be burdensome to the clinicians and often left the client feeling more confused. Physitrack makes patients accountable and more empowered in their own care while also making our clinicians much more efficient."