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  "title": "Physiotherapy Practice Automation: AI Appointments | Hebora",
  "meta_description": "Physiotherapy practice automation: online appointments, reminders, session follow-up, exercises between visits. Without dehumanising care.",
  "h1": "Physiotherapy practice automation: appointments, follow-up, reminders",
  "lead_paragraph": "Map recurring sessions and exercise reminders before writing any code.",
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    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "The real problem in a physiotherapy practice"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "What can be automated in a physio practice"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Step-by-step method to automate a physio practice"
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    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "The four automations that genuinely help"
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    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "What to avoid in physio"
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    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Realistic costs and ROI for a physio practice"
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    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "FAQ"
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    {
      "level": 3,
      "text": "How do you automate physio booking?"
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    {
      "level": 3,
      "text": "Can you send exercises automatically between sessions?"
    },
    {
      "level": 3,
      "text": "How do you cut mid-protocol drop-off?"
    },
    {
      "level": 3,
      "text": "Can AI replace the physio?"
    },
    {
      "level": 3,
      "text": "What's the budget for a solo physio practice?"
    },
    {
      "level": 3,
      "text": "How do you integrate automation to existing physio software (Kineso, Vega, Capkin)?"
    },
    {
      "level": 3,
      "text": "Is WhatsApp Business GDPR-compliant for sending exercises?"
    },
    {
      "level": 3,
      "text": "How do you handle physio emergencies (post-session pain)?"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Want to automate your business?"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Related pages"
    },
    {
      "level": 3,
      "text": "Medical practice automation"
    },
    {
      "level": 3,
      "text": "Dental practice automation"
    },
    {
      "level": 3,
      "text": "Osteopath practice automation"
    },
    {
      "level": 3,
      "text": "Veterinary practice automation"
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    {
      "heading": "The real problem in a physiotherapy practice",
      "intro": "A physio practice loses patients mid-protocol. Drop-off at midway is massive. On 8-10 sessions prescribed for a post-surgery rehab or chronic low-back pain, 30-40% of patients don't go all the way. Either they forget the recurring appointment, or they don't do their home exercises and progress slowly, or pain returns and they give up."
    },
    {
      "heading": "What can be automated in a physio practice",
      "intro": "Recurring online bookings (a patient picks their default slot — say Tuesday 5pm + Thursday 6pm — and the tool blocks the next 8 sessions). D-1 SMS reminders systematically, especially effective on long protocols where the risk of forgetting is high."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Step-by-step method to automate a physio practice",
      "intro": "<strong>Step 1.</strong> Bring booking online with the 'recurring' option (Doctena allows it, Doctolib too with configuration). The patient picks their default slot for 6-8 weeks."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The four automations that genuinely help",
      "intro": "<strong>1. Recurring online bookings with default slots.</strong> Cost: 80-120 €/month (Doctena, Doctolib with recurring module). Gain: 60% of bookings shift online, freeing 4-6h/week of secretarial time."
    },
    {
      "heading": "What to avoid in physio",
      "intro": "Don't send a generic exercise programme not validated for that specific patient. A poorly adapted exercise can worsen the injury, and the responsibility stays with the physio. The library must be pre-validated per exercise and tied to the protocol, not dumped wholesale."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Realistic costs and ROI for a physio practice",
      "intro": "For a solo practice, expect 100-200 €/month combined tools (booking + SMS + exercise library + pain follow-up). Hebora scoping fee between 1 500 and 3 500 € depending on ambition (basic online booking or full orchestration with video library)."
    },
    {
      "heading": "FAQ",
      "intro": "Slots per consultation type (rehab 30 min, sport 45 min, posturology 60 min, etc.) with recurring option. The patient picks their default slot, the tool blocks the next 6-8 sessions per the prescription. Doctena and Doctolib offer it as standard, or custom scoping if you want to integrate with your practice software."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Want to automate your business?",
      "intro": "Hebora helps small and medium businesses in Brussels scope their automations before touching any tool. 30 free minutes to figure out what's actually worth automating in your context."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Related pages",
      "intro": "Online booking, SMS reminders, patient FAQ, virtual front desk. GDPR-ready."
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      "label": "Physio no-show rate observed without reminders (industry source).",
      "value": "15–20%"
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    {
      "label": "Typical sessions per patient for post-injury rehab.",
      "value": "6–10"
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    {
      "label": "Patients who drop out mid-protocol without a nudge.",
      "value": "30%"
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    {
      "label": "Useful automations in a neighbourhood physio practice.",
      "value": "~4"
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      "label": "Osteopath practice automation",
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