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You’ll need to be able to place your device on a stationary surface to show your doctor how you’re walking or moving other body parts.
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When the COVID-19 pandemic first started sweeping through the United States in the spring of 2020, visits to doctors’ offices and medical clinics ground to a screeching halt, with patients staying home to avoid getting the virus.
But people with chronic conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS), as well as those with acute medical problems other than COVID-19, still needed access to healthcare, and in short order, telemedicine began to emerge as an alternative to in-person care.