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The Importance of Telerehabilitation and Future Directions for the Field

The Importance of Telerehabilitation and Future Directions for the Field

Our research team recently completed a scoping review summarizing the published literature on adverse events during telerehabilitation; we determined from the 81 included studies, adverse events related to the delivery of telerehabilitation were rare, mostly characterized as mild or nonsevere [9].

Sarah Munce

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol 2025;12:e76153

Gamification in mHealth Apps for Rehabilitation: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Gamification in mHealth Apps for Rehabilitation: Protocol for a Scoping Review

With the use of digital health and telerehabilitation on the rise, the topic of m Health apps for physical therapy interventions is an emerging and important topic for clinicians. This scoping review seeks to map existing literature on the use of gamified mobile apps in physical rehabilitation in a home environment. Results will summarize research on gamified mobile apps to assist physical rehabilitation professionals with decision-making on remote interventions to enhance patient engagement and adherence.

Jacqueline Dawson, Randall Nee, Christian Ramirez, Sharlene Reyes, David Sanchez, Tulsi Sukhadia, Andrew Bartlett

JMIR Res Protoc 2025;14:e63600

Effect of Digital Exercise Therapy on the Pain and Physical Function of Patients With Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Effect of Digital Exercise Therapy on the Pain and Physical Function of Patients With Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

During the COVID-19 pandemic, home telerehabilitation became a widely used strategy for OA rehabilitation, with patients guided remotely by therapists using telecommunication technology [13-15]. Internet-based interventions offer the potential to reach a broad audience at minimal or no cost, irrespective of geographical location, enabling exercise to be performed from the comfort and convenience of home, thereby mitigating some of the barriers to exercise reported in the OA population [16].

Jing Long, Jikai You, Yanan Yang

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e66037

Paving the Road for More Ethical and Equitable Policies and Practices in Telerehabilitation in Psychology and Neuropsychology: Protocol for a Rapid Review

Paving the Road for More Ethical and Equitable Policies and Practices in Telerehabilitation in Psychology and Neuropsychology: Protocol for a Rapid Review

In previous years, the use of telerehabilitation (TR), also known as virtual rehabilitation, has rapidly increased [1-3]. TR is the branch of telehealth whose purpose is to remotely assess, monitor, or provide rehabilitation that best meets the patient’s needs [4]. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public health system has been compelled to adjust its services in response to the emerging health crisis, which included making necessary changes in care delivery methods [4,5].

Dorothée Morand-Grondin, Jeanne Berthod, Jennifer Sigouin, Simon Beaulieu-Bonneau, Dahlia Kairy

JMIR Res Protoc 2025;14:e66639

The Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation in Managing Pain, Strength, and Balance in Adult Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review

The Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation in Managing Pain, Strength, and Balance in Adult Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review

Ultimately, 6 studies met the predefined inclusion criteria, involving a total of 581 patients with KOA who received telerehabilitation intervention. The inclusion criteria required participants to be at least 18 years old, diagnosed with KOA, and undergoing telerehabilitation intervention. Flow chart of the search and selection process.

Theodora Plavoukou, Michail Iosifidis, Georgios Papagiannis, Dimitrios Stasinopoulos, Georgios Georgoudis

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol 2025;12:e72466

Authors’ Reply: Balancing Challenges and Opportunities When Evaluating Remote Rehabilitation for Sarcopenia in Older Adults

Authors’ Reply: Balancing Challenges and Opportunities When Evaluating Remote Rehabilitation for Sarcopenia in Older Adults

Thank you for your reading of our article “A 4-Week Mobile App–Based Telerehabilitation Program vs Conventional In-Person Rehabilitation in Older Adults With Sarcopenia: Randomized Controlled Trial” [1]. We are truly gratified that our study has garnered your attention and interest and has sparked meaningful discussion. In response to the points raised by the authors [2], our answers are as follows.

Lu Zhang, Ying Ge, Wowa Zhao, Xuan Shu, Lin Kang, Qiumei Wang, Ying Liu

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e73174

Balancing Challenges and Opportunities When Evaluating Remote Rehabilitation for Sarcopenia in Older Adults

Balancing Challenges and Opportunities When Evaluating Remote Rehabilitation for Sarcopenia in Older Adults

Dear Editor: We are writing to share our thoughts on the article “A 4-Week Mobile App–Based Telerehabilitation Program vs Conventional In-Person Rehabilitation in Older Adults With Sarcopenia: Randomized Controlled Trial” [1] published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. This research presents a significant exploration into the rehabilitation of older adults with sarcopenia, comparing a mobile app–based telerehabilitation approach with traditional in-person rehabilitation.

Hao Zhang, Xiangjie Liu

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e71845

Home-Based Nonimmersive Virtual Reality Training After Discharge From Inpatient or Outpatient Stroke Rehabilitation: Parallel  Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial

Home-Based Nonimmersive Virtual Reality Training After Discharge From Inpatient or Outpatient Stroke Rehabilitation: Parallel Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial

NIVIRT can be used as a form of asynchronous telerehabilitation, in which the therapy is done without the therapist being present, either in-person or virtually [6]. Telerehabilitation using NIVRT has been shown to be as good as conventional therapy for the rehabilitation of upper extremity deficits, activities of daily living, and postural balance after stroke [12-14].

Lisa Sheehy, Anne Taillon-Hobson, Heidi Sveistrup, Martin Bilodeau, Christine Yang, Vivian Welch, Hillel Finestone

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol 2025;12:e64729

Digital Therapeutics–Based Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation for Lung Cancer Survivors: Randomized Controlled Trial

Digital Therapeutics–Based Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation for Lung Cancer Survivors: Randomized Controlled Trial

From September 2022 to September 2023, a total of 47 patients in West China Hospital were enrolled in the study, with 40 (85%) individuals completing the trial (22 in the telerehabilitation group and 18 in the usual care group). Seven participants withdrew from the trial. One participant in the telerehabilitation group was diagnosed with asthma and the other 6 withdrew their consent because they were unable to come back to the hospital for examination on time due to living far away (Figure 2).

Guangqi Li, Xueyan Zhou, Junyue Deng, Jiao Wang, Ping Ai, Jingyuan Zeng, Xuelei Ma, Hu Liao

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2025;13:e60115