That first week with Open Mat Physio turned out to be a solid introduction to what they were about.
My initial consultation with Diana Wang was more thorough than I expected. She assessed my mobility and body function from multiple angles and took the time to answer every question I had, including some pointed ones about whether this kind of work actually translates online. There was no hard sell, no pressure, no sugar coating. Just straight answers, which I appreciated.
I had gone back and forth about committing given my history with online programs. Anyone who followed my experience with Wes Watson knows how that went, a waste of time and money that produced zero results. Walking into anything new with any level of trust was not easy at that point.
Diana put together a program she said was built specifically around my weaknesses, designed to rebuild from the ground up the right way. The exercises looked deceptively simple at first glance, but once you got into them you realized they were not. By the end of that first week I could already feel myself getting stronger and more capable with them.
I missed two sessions out of seven that week. My neck and back felt a little compromised on those days and I made the call to rest rather than risk tweaking something. Outside of that I stayed as consistent as I could.
We did not continue working together for years, but the experience was pleasant and the effort on their end was genuine. The reality is there is only so much a physio can do online without hands on work, and even with hands on care, there is only so much anyone can do to fix something that is severely damaged. The goal was never a cure, it was to live as comfortably as possible despite the injury. We are fans of Open Mat Physio and what they do.
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