Neurorehabilitation And Technology– A Systematic Review And Meta- Analysis

Abstract

With evolving innovations, physical therapy has adapted advancements of technology to impact a patient’s recovery with interactive rehabilitation and improve the quality of life. Physical therapy has enriched the patient’s experience and seeking new ways to improvise the treatment strategies for patients either in clinical setup or home-based rehabilitation. Evidence suggests that the amount of time spent by the therapist in rehabilitation has led to an increase in the progression of the patients physically and mentally. Still, with the increase in the grey population, it has put a strain on the skills of therapist attending such patients and has been chosen as an adjunct to traditional therapies. To understand the emerging interactive technology in improving the thorough rehabilitation this review of literature was done. This study was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines, and PEDro scale was applied to find out the methodological quantity. Relevant Original articles based on randomised control trials (RCT) interpreting the influence of the use of technology in the prognosis of the patient’s rehabilitation from CINHAL, Scopus, Cochrane, Elsevier, Science Direct, research Gate and Pubmed were included. This study summarises that technology is an assistive tool for both physiotherapist and patients in showing prognosis in rehabilitation and improving the quality of life at home and community-based set up. Technology is promising rehabilitative intervention, although the evidence for this approach for rehabilitation purposes is still only moderate to weak. And that their effectiveness over traditional treatment which has yet to be established.