Telerehabilitation or E-rehabilitation is the delivery of rehabilitation services over telecom networks. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are about 650 million people with disabilities worldwide; these statistics drive the need for a more applicable Telehealthcare Systems. This paper aims to provide a design description of a novel multilateral telerehabilitation system fo...

Telerehabilitation can offer prolonged rehabilitation for patients with stroke after being discharged from the hospital, whilst remote diagnostics may reduce the frequency of the outpatient services required. Here, we compared a novel telerehabilitation system for virtual reality-supported balance training with balance training with only a standing frame and with conventional therapy in the hos...

Postural control disorders are among the most frequent motor disorder symptoms associated with multiple sclerosis. This study aims to demonstrate the potential improvements in postural control among patients with multiple sclerosis who complete a telerehabilitation program that represents a feasible alternative to physical therapy for situations in which conventional treatment is not available....

OBJECTIVE Telerehabilitation enables a remotely controlled programme to be used to treat motor deficits in post-stroke patients. The effects of this telerehabilitation approach were compared with traditional motor rehabilitation methods. DESIGN Randomized single-blind controlled trial. PATIENTS A total of 36 patients with mild arm motor impairments due to ischaemic stroke in the region of t...

OBJECTIVE This pilot study investigates the use of telerehabilitation to improve upper limb performance in chronic stages of stroke recovery. DESIGN Intervention study with pre/post/one month follow-up tests. METHODS Seven adults with chronic stroke participated in the study. Tests consisted of lab-based clinical and kinematic assessments. Participants completed the Upper Limb Training and ...

This article discusses the use of telerehabilitation technologies in occupational therapy for school-based practice. Telerehabilitation, for the purpose of this program, included the implementation of occupational therapy services via two-way interactive videoconferencing technology. The subjects included in this pilot program were children, ages 6 to 11 years, who attended an online charter sc...

Rehabilitation is an important branch of health care that aims to restore some or all of the patient's physical, sensory, and/or mental capabilities that were lost due to injury, illness, or disease. With the increasing number of people with disabilities, more specialized rehabilitation staff and facilities are needed. However, evidence suggests that people with disabilities face barriers in ac...

The objective of this research was to assess the effects of an application of telerehabilitation reducing time and financial obligation on caregiver burden among eleven caregivers of elderly persons with Parkinson's disease. Clients (care receivers) participated in speech therapy delivered via videophones in their homes; the protocol required 16 treatments delivered four times a week for four w...

Introduction: The aim of the TELEKAT project (‘Telehomecare, chronic patients and the integrated healthcare system’) is to develop and test a preventive home monitoring concept across sectors, enabling patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to avoid readmission to hospital and perform self-monitoring and to maintain rehabilitation activities in their homes. COPD patients wit...

We developed a strengthening exercise support system which can be remotely managed and clinically supervised via internet. Older adults may potentially benefit from such an exercise system however functionality of this system requires validation before commencement of field studies in older adults. The aim of this study was to introduce and assess validity of a prototype telerehabilitation syst...