Telehealth: Pros, Cons & Best Practices

Pelvic PT Rising · Jan 16, 2023 · 28m

Let’s start with common ground – telehealth is not the gold standard of pelvic health. In an ideal world we would be able to examine the patient, work with them, look into their eyes, see them move and interact in person.

We need to resist the urge to make a shift to telehealth just because it feels ‘easier’ to us, or we can do it from the comfort of our home.

But there are specific times and scenarios where it can be a valuable adjunct to what we’re doing or support patients who aren’t able to get in for consistent care. We outline our thoughts on when – and when not – to use telehealth for…