Surge in demand for digital physiotherapy

More than 1000 bookings since start of lockdown

Adam Saville
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Almost half of physiotherapy bookings since July have been for back, neck or shoulder problems

More than 1000 digital physiotherapy bookings have been made by employees since the start of lockdown via Unum's Help@hand health and wellbeing app, the insurance provider has reported. Almost half (49%) of Help@hand physiotherapy bookings since July have been for back, neck or shoulder problems, key areas likely to derive from poor posture and brought about by remote or home-based working. According to Unum, 95% of users who provided feedback of the Help@hand physiotherapy service, which assigns a physiotherapist and provides treatment and exercises through video consultations, said ...

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