Telehealth – Osteopathy & Clinical Pilates
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic we at VicSportsRehab have had to adapt how we currently manage our appointments to ensure everyone’s health and safety remains the top priority.
Telehealth is a consult delivered either by telephone or via video chat to assist you with your musculoskeletal complaints. This may seem unusual for an Osteopath to deliver a consult without using our hands but within all of our consults we deliver advice, assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, self-treatment and management strategies and exercise prescription.
Telehealth is not for all musculoskeletal complaints but it can be used to help you manage at home. By chatting to your Osteopath, they can help you understand if your complaint needs hands on treatment, medication from your doctor and/or imaging (x-ray, MRI, etc) and prescribe self management/treatment strategies to help improve your complaint.
As we all need to stay at home as much as possible during this time, Telehealth is a tool we can use to manage your musculoskeletal health and to maintain the continuity of your care.
Your Clinical Pilates session can also be delivered via a live Telehealth video session with your Osteopath and a home based program can be developed for you. If you have any questions feel free to contact us on 03 9787 7702
20 min Telehealth - Osteo
Existing Patient – Consult Fee: $66
- Discussion of musculoskeletal complaint
- Assessment of range of motion and movement
- Explanation of possible differential diagnosis
- Management advice for condition and self-treatment strategies
30 min Telehealth - Osteo
Existing Patient – Consult Fee: $88
- Discussion of musculoskeletal complaint
- Assessment of range of motion and movement
- Explanation of possible differential diagnosis
- Management advice for condition and self-treatment strategies
- Development of home based exercise program though TrackActive Exercise Prescription Software
45 min Telehealth - Osteo
New Patient – Consult Fee: $110
- Comprehensive case history taken
- Discussion of musculoskeletal complaint
- Assessment of range of motion and movement
- Explanation of possible differential diagnosis
- Management advice for condition and self-treatment strategies
- Development of home based exercise program though TrackActive Exercise Prescription Software
40 min Telehealth - Pilates
Existing Patient – Consult Fee: $88
- One on One Pilates session ran by an Osteopath
- Individual program with exercises specific to you
- Development of at-home program for you to continue in your own time
- Existing credit from your Pilates packs can be used
- Existing credit used from your Pilates pack will be credited back to a maximum of 2 free classes when face to face sessions resume
How Does It Work
- You can either book online through one of the links above or call 9787 7702 if you are unsure a telehealth consult is for you
- After booking your appointment you will receive a confirmation email, this will contain a link to your upcoming telehealth consult
- At the time of the consult click the link (which will load in your internet browser), then select join call. Your Osteopath will be there to meet you
- Payment – if you have booked online you will be required to make pre-payment when you make your booking. For bookings on the phone you will be emailed an invoice which will need to be paid prior to your consult. This can be done using your credit card.
Claiming
Currently the below third party payers provide a rebate:
- Medicare – with an eligible Chronic Disease Management Plan (Bulk Billed)
- Workcover
- NDIS
No private health fund currently provides rebates for Osteopathic Telehealth Consults.