Physiotherapy Assessments (60 minutes)
Your physiotherapy assessment with us in Saskatoon will begin with a conversation about what brought you in and how we can help you best. You can expect your physiotherapist to seek to understand your ailments, history, goals, and how we can help you meet those goals.
With your consent, your physiotherapy session will proceed with an assessment to do some investigating. Your physiotherapist will perform a comprehensive assessment that includes both a “zoomed-in” approach (assessing any specific areas of concern) and a “zoomed-out” approach (looking at the full body or assessing related areas).
If you consent (optional), we will also take photos or videos throughout the physiotherapy assessment that will be securely - and exclusively - saved to your chart. These photos offer us an objective way to monitor change and enable us to show you what we see in your assessment so that you can see what your physiotherapist sees. Your physiotherapist may also take measurements and perform orthopedic tests during your assessment.
You can then expect a discussion about the assessment findings and recommended courses of action as they relate to your goals. We will discuss any recommended physiotherapy interventions or exercises along with a detailed explanation of how these things will help you and any risks/benefits of these interventions. Together you and your physiotherapist will decide how to move forward and begin the process of moving towards your goals.
We reserve time in our physiotherapy sessions to walk you through and practice any recommended exercises while ensuring that you understand exactly “how” these exercises will help you. We know how important it is that you feel confident performing and understand each exercise you are doing, why you are doing it, and how doing these things will serve you and your goals.
To help minimize or eliminate the stress associated with needing to remember what your physiotherapist said or showed you during your appointment, you will receive a detailed physiotherapy program from us (via email) shortly after your session.
This program will include videos that your physiotherapist will film for you after your session walking you through every exercise you did together. Your physiotherapist will embed these videos in your program for easy accessibility. You will also find any additional resources your physiotherapist feels will be helpful for you linked in your program. This ensures that you have detailed instructions and visuals/videos accessible to you on-demand at home to help set you up for success.
At the end of your appointment, your physiotherapist will outline if or when they recommend that you book your follow-up appointment. Your physiotherapist will also discuss how you can best communicate between appointments in case you have any questions or need support!
Price: $150/hr
Wondering what physiotherapy follow-ups are like with us in Saskatoon? Learn more here.