What now for therapists and personal trainers?  ⁣

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What happens if you want to continue to train?⁣

 

What if you pick up an injury or you can’t train because you are injured? Can you still get help? ⁣

 

Both industries have been forced to go online. It has completely changed the way we interact and forced change. ⁣

However, there is still so much value to be gained in virtual sessions in both industries and we can still help you as therapists and PT’s. ⁣

 

Virtual therapy sessions will force therapists to really go deeper in the subjective information gathering which is ALWAYS going to be a good thing. As my career has progressed, this is where I have improved the most. ⁣

 

 

I learnt that listening more allowed me to go deeper into the problem and provided so many more answers. It provided more information around the injury which I could then change/manipulate to help decrease pain & improve symptoms. WIN! ⁣

 

It will also give us the opportunity to improve even further as therapists because we are forced to extract more information. Less time will be spent on tissue work & more time will be spent on changing so many other variables.⁣

 

Social factors, psychological factors, movement, training volume/style, rehabilitation plans, exercise prescription; these are all huge factors that need to be explored when treating an injury and can all be done virtually. ⁣

 

Furthermore, as personal trainers the same applies. Excellent personal trainers/coaches are not there to be your cheerleader and count your reps. They should understand you as a client, your needs, your lifestyle, your goals and everything around your training. If this is understood correctly then you will still be prescribed the right exercises and variables. ⁣

 

Yes you will lose the social interaction but the outcome should still be the same. ⁣

 

 

Advice, education and tweaks to your training are often the biggest components to getting you back pain free. ⁣

 

You can sign up to our Online Recovery Programme on our Booking Page.