Telehealth Physical Therapy: More Than an Alternative to In Person Care of the Young Athlete.
Joseph T Molony
PMID 34909263WHAT IT FOUND
This paper is a clinical commentary, not a study.
It argues that telehealth helps physical therapists see how young athletes actually perform exercises at home and adjust programs accordingly. It reports no patient outcomes or comparative data, so there are no findings to act on.
What this paper is
This is a clinical commentary describing how telehealth can be used alongside in-person care for young athletes. It discusses the potential benefits of observing home exercise technique and scheduling flexibility, but it reports no patient outcomes, no comparative data, and no formal study results. There is nothing here to change your practice on based on evidence.
Declared interests
The author reports no relevant disclosures.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat this commentary as evidence that telehealth improves clinical outcomes for young athletes. The paper describes potential advantages and one anecdotal example of correcting an exercise setup, but it presents no data showing that patients who received telehealth care recovered faster or more completely than those who did not.