SportsMD.com, an online sports medicine resource, has partnered with ViewFi, a virtual orthopedic and rehabilitation platform.
Online Sports Med Provider Partners With Virtual Ortho Platform
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Millions of children and teens in the United States sign-up for and play organized sports every year. The partnership aims to bring virtual orthopedic sports medicine care to those young athletes.
Andy Roddick is a former professional tennis player and co-founder of ViewFi. In the press release, Roddick commented, “ViewFi and SportsMD are aligned in our commitment to change how sports medicine care is delivered. Athletes of all abilities and youth sports participants will receive the same best-in-class care that I used to get as a professional athlete. This is a differentiator for us and for SportsMD.”
Roddick continued, “As a player, I would have to travel long distances for care. We’re changing that and our world class doctors are able to diagnose and recommend an appropriate treatment plan, prescribe medications, order and review advanced imaging, or order physical therapy, from their home and all within two days.”
The partnership provides a number of services for athletes. SportsMD powered by ViewFi will offer young athletes the opportunity to be virtually evaluated by sports medicine orthopedic physicians. The physicians will be able to provide, “a comprehensive diagnostic exam virtually, in less than two days.” This is a significant advantage when compared to the industry average wait time to see an orthopedic provider which is, per the press release, 16.9 days.
ViewFi has a technology platform that provides a number of tools to aid in diagnoses. This includes “artificial intelligence-enabled motion-detecting technology to better track body movement.”
The orthopedic providers on the service will be able to utilize this technology when helping individuals seeking orthopedic care. The providers will have the support of Hospital for Special Surgery and have a broad range of orthopedic expertise.
Here are some of the physicians who participate in the ViewFi network.
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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