What is the Joint Care Programme?
The Joint Care Programme is an innovative and proactive musculoskeletal (MSK) and mobility assessment aimed at detecting joint, muscle and balance (falls risk) issues in advance of them causing further injury. The screen is delivered by a Chartered Physiotherapist who examines:
Mobility and balance, through a walking test
Flexibility through a series of physical tests on a number of areas over the course of assessment
The Joint Care Programme is available in many centres across Ireland and only lasts between 30-40 minutes. Once your assessment has been completed, you will receive a detailed, personal report that will contain an MSK score out of 100, a falls risk score, and targeted advice around each of the areas screened. Depending on your score, you will be recommended one of the below:
App-based exercises with remote monitoring
Targeted sessions with a Physiotherapist
A falls reassessment within 12 months
All of these are covered by your VHI policy.
The price of the assessment is €95, however it is fully covered for many VHI Customers. For more details on your cover please see your Table of Benefits. To book call our contact centre on (01) 5180011.
Who are Spectrum Health?
Before Spectrum Health, The Physio Company was our original company, launched in September 2007. Spectrum Health only came into existence in 2012 as we launched other allied health services.
The Physio Company has steadily developed into Ireland’s largest private Chartered Physiotherapy provider. The Irish family owned medical company was founded by Chief Executive Stuart McGoldrick and his wife Anne McGoldrick, who is a Chartered Physiotherapist and Director of Medical Services of the company. Anne and Stuart combine clinical excellence and best business practices to deliver a modern approach to Chartered Physiotherapy in private practice.
Spectrum Health was launched in 2012 to include other Allied Health Services like; Podiatry/Chiropody, Psychology & Counselling, Speech & Language Therapy, Dietetics and Corporate Wellness Services.
We can adapt to any environment and shape our service to our clients’ needs whilst embracing our own core ethos of “your health, our focus", which reflects our values which are as simple as ABC and have become the mission statement for our company;
Always treat patients as we would like to be treated ourselves
Be respectful to every patient
Consider every angle
All of our clinical team know that our patients will only care about how much we know, when they know how much we care.
Where Is The The Joint Care Programme Available?
The Joint Care Programme is available in select centres across Ireland. If you are unsure which location is located closest to you, please feel free to contact us for more more information. You can call us on 01 5180011.