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Exergaming in Multiple Sclerosis – Bridging the Evidence-Practice Gap
Published in Christopher M. Hayre, Dave J. Muller, Marcia J. Scherer, Virtual Reality in Health and Rehabilitation, 2020
Sarah Thomas, Andy Pulman, Jon Robinson
Home-based use of exergaming potentially enables exercise/rehabilitation without requiring a visit to the gym or therapist time. However, findings from qualitative studies suggest that some therapist support is needed (Hamilton et al., 2018; Thomas et al., in preparation) and desired by most patients/users to provide advice, guide progression and encourage continued use. As patient activation levels (Feys et al., 2016) vary considerably, a personalised medicine approach could be used with intensity and format (Marziniak et al., 2018; Schez-Sobrino et al., 2019) tailored depending on individual need and preference. Supervision could potentially be conducted remotely via telerehabilitation (depending on a satisfactory assessment of risk and individuals’ preferences and levels of activation), and the use of motion capture and artificial intelligence could enable feedback to be provided by a virtual therapist in real time. There could also be options for users to link up with others remotely, facilitating elements of competition and/or peer support.
Virtual Rehabilitation: Synthetic Worlds to Address Disabilities
Published in C.A.P. Smith, Kenneth W. Kisiel, Jeffrey G. Morrison, Working Through Synthetic Worlds, 2009
Maria T. Schultheis, Lisa K. Simone, Ana C. Merzagorra
In the last decade the field of telemedicine and/or telerehabilitation has grown into a fertile substrate for innovative approaches to fulfill clinical needs. Telemedicine can be defined as the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications, information technology and telecommunications, for the health and education of the patient or healthcare provider and for the purpose of improving patient care (Schultheis and Rizzo 2006). Telerehabilitation, a specific application of telemedicine represents the use of information technology for the remote delivery of rehabilitation medical services and support for independent living (Rosen 2004). To some, the concept of telerehabilitation denotes complex high-tech devices, such as intelligent therapeutic robots that are supervised from afar, while to others the use of simpler devices, such as a telephone can serve to deliver telerehabilitative services. Regardless of the method, to many telerehabilitation brings the hope of enabling access for all, and could help address societal challenges in the delivery of rehabilitative services once barriers such as distance and reimbursement are overcome (Winters 2002)
Usability and Access Issues in Telerehabilitation
Published in Jack M. Winters, Molly Follette Story, Medical Instrumentation, 2006
Telerehabilitation is a tool specifically developed for the remote or distance provision or participation in rehabilitation services. Examples include elders or people with disabilities who require rehabilitation services after being discharged from the hospital, people who require follow-up visits to assess progress or meet other rehabilitation needs. Some individuals require instruction from OTs or PTs on the use of assistive technology. Others require a complete assessment of their homes to check the need for modification to ensure accessibility and enable independent living of an individual with a chronic illness or having a disability.
The five ‘W’ of cognitive telerehabilitation in the Covid-19 era
Published in Expert Review of Medical Devices, 2020
Maria Grazia Maggio, Rosaria De Luca, Alfredo Manuli, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò
Telerehabilitation represents an emerging and innovative approach that can constitute a valid support during the home rehabilitation process for the improvement of motor, cognitive, or psychological disorders. It can provide interventions such as physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, patient telemonitoring, and teleconsultation, assisting home-forced patients without the physical presence of therapists or other healthcare professionals [8,9].
Assistive game controller for artificial intelligence-enhanced telerehabilitation post-stroke
Published in Assistive Technology, 2021
Grigore Burdea, Nam Kim, Kevin Polistico, Ashwin Kadaru, Namrata Grampurohit, Doru Roll, Frank Damiani
Telerehabilitation, as described by the American Telemedicine Association, involves providing rehabilitation remotely with telecommunication technology (Richmond et al., 2017). This method of care delivery provides home care in the early phase post-hospital discharge (Tousignant et al., 2011) or home care in locations where there is a scarcity of therapists (Cherry et al., 2017; Saywell et al., 2012).