Tailored exercises clearly explained
The first time I contacted my GP about my back, he made an appointment with their physios. Soonest appointment was 5 weeks time. By that time, I had had a crisis with back and rung 111 and 999 overnight one particular night because the pain was the worst I had ever experienced and I needed pain relief. I couldn’t move. I have never been so scared (52 yr old woman). I saw an osteopath about 4 times prior to seeing the GP physio who started me on (similar to Flok) exercises etc. It cost £65 an appointment but I needed help. I saw the physio who was absolutely useless. Hardly spoke English, had me walk a long corridor with him to reach the examination room and never looked at me, then later needed to see how I walked taking the 4 steps there was room to take in the room!!! Examination was very basic. Sent me off with exercises which caused a lot of discomfort. When I showed them to the osteopath he said they were completely inappropriate.
So, the reason for the lengthy history in relation to Flok is, that it may be an app and not a real person, but, the assessment is based on factual questions and answers and the exercises are tailored to this. The lady speaks clearly and is easy to understand. She demonstrates the exercises for you. You can give responses when asked and at the end there is the option to leave a voice note for more help (which I haven’t used).
Only negatives I can say is that watching and participating via a smart phone isn’t ideal. Trying to hold phone and watch, put somewhere else for different type of exercise. Giving warning at beginning of video that you will need a mat to lie on, a chair of particular size and wall space to use would also be helpful as I ended up having to move to different areas of the house to find the right space in middle of assessment (we don’t all have an exercise studio to use!!!!).
It is a sad reflection of the NHS that I prefer this to seeing a real life physio locally because quite frankly I don’t trust that they know what they are doing. I am an ex nurse so was very shocked by my experience. However, I am enjoying Flok and hopeful that my back issues will improve.
So, the reason for the lengthy history in relation to Flok is, that it may be an app and not a real person, but, the assessment is based on factual questions and answers and the exercises are tailored to this. The lady speaks clearly and is easy to understand. She demonstrates the exercises for you. You can give responses when asked and at the end there is the option to leave a voice note for more help (which I haven’t used).
Only negatives I can say is that watching and participating via a smart phone isn’t ideal. Trying to hold phone and watch, put somewhere else for different type of exercise. Giving warning at beginning of video that you will need a mat to lie on, a chair of particular size and wall space to use would also be helpful as I ended up having to move to different areas of the house to find the right space in middle of assessment (we don’t all have an exercise studio to use!!!!).
It is a sad reflection of the NHS that I prefer this to seeing a real life physio locally because quite frankly I don’t trust that they know what they are doing. I am an ex nurse so was very shocked by my experience. However, I am enjoying Flok and hopeful that my back issues will improve.
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I found that the difference between a sofa and chair is critical in being able to do some of the exercises. Going from standing to floor, then chair, then back to floor was enough for me to stop as I was in agony
Response from developer
Thank you for your feedback, and I’m sorry to hear that you are experiencing this pain. We recommend you send a voice message to our Clinical Team in the Flok app, as they can provide you with alternative exercises that are more manageable. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to our support team if you have any other queries.
Mr
Too fast for me, i am still positioning my self and the exercise ia almost finish
Response from developer
Thank you for your feedback! We have created a pause feature to help you in situations like these, which appears on the left hand side when you tap the screen during a session. If you would like more support with your exercises, please don’t hesitate to message our Clinical Team through Flokmail, and they will be happy to help you.
Good start
Yes some pain but push through it do what ya told
Helping
Easy to use App, very informative, and the exercises to date have been useful in getting my back pain free.
