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Advancing stroke rehabilitation: the role of wearable technology according to research experts (EN)
by Cain, A., Gunby, T., et al.
January 22, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Investigates the perspectives of rehabilitation researchers on wearable technology in stroke care, highlighting opportunities and barriers for integrating sensors and wearables into clinical practice.
Available Apps for Stroke Telerehabilitation During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Confinement in Spain (EN)
by Salgueiro, C., Urrutia, G., et al.
February 12, 2021
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The article explores some available Apps for Spanish-speaking patients with Stroke for a specific sensory-motor rehabilitation process.
Brain Gaming: A User’s Product Guide for the Clinician (EN)
by Kletzel, S.L., Cary Jr., M.P. et al.
August 10, 2016
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This user's guide is designed to inform clinicians and other health care professionals about the a selection of available brain gaming technologies. It highlights pros and cons of brain gaming and provides additional references that may be used to enhance knowledge of brain gaming.
Brain-IT (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for older adults with mild neurocognitive disorder and clinicians
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The Brain-IT app combines exergame-based motor-cognitive training with heart-rate variability biofeedback breathing to support cognitive functioning. It is designed for home-based use and offers guided physical and cognitive exercises to promote neuroplasticity in mild neurocognitive disorder.
Can Post Stroke Walking Improve With Telerehabilitation? A Systematic Review in Adults With Stroke (EN)
by Deshmukh, S. & Madhavan, S.
December 01, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: These findings provide evidence supporting the use of telerehabilitation as an effective mode of therapy in providing a better continuum of care in stroke survivors and improving walking related outcomes, especially those pertaining to balance and endurance.
CARE Protocol with Mobile App (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Protocol and mobile app.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians treating adults after a concussion.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: A continuous aerobic resistance exercise (CARE) protocol to reintroduce exercise following concussion through a supporting mobile app.
CliniQuill (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Software
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for healthcare professionals
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Cliniquill is an artificial intelligence–based clinical documentation platform that assists healthcare professionals with medical transcription, note generation, and documentation workflows. The platform uses automated speech recognition and AI-supported processing to support clinical record keeping and administrative efficiency.
Constant Therapy (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Platform.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clients and health care professionals.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides a tablet based platform for therapists to remotely treat clients. Developed for patients recovering from stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), living with aphasia, dementia, and other neurological conditions.
Criterion and Construct Validity of the Pocket-Worn RISE Device to Assess Movement Behaviour in Community-Dwelling People with Stroke (EN)
by Biemans, C.F., van der Heiden, L., et al.
May 25, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Device
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The RISE device is a pocket-worn wearable device designed to monitor movement behaviour, capturing physical activity and sedentary time continuously in daily life for use in rehabilitation and behavioural monitoring contexts.
DeepTherapy Platform (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Online platform
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: DeepTherapy is an online platform that uses AI-generated video avatars to support therapeutic conversations. The system allows clinicians to create a realistic speaking avatar from a single photo and use it during guided therapeutic sessions, offering a controlled tool for trauma processing, grief work, or exposure-based interventions in remote or in-person care.
Delivering group speech maintenance therapy via telerehabilitation to people with Parkinson’s disease: A pilot study (EN)
by Quinn, R., Park, S., et al.
June 07, 2018
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This paper aimed to determine the feasibility of delivering a group speech maintenance programme (eLoud and Proud) to people with Parkinson’s disease via telerehabilitation.
DIGICOG-MS (EN)
by AISM Foundation
TYPE OF TOOL: Mobile app.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians and clients (in Italy).
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides a digital self-assessment system of cognitive functioning most affected by MS, such as information processing speed, verbal and visuospatial memory, and language.
Editorial: Tele-NeuroRehabilitation (EN)
by Hill, A.J., Paik, N.J. et al.
November 18, 2021
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This paper presents an update on the state of knowledge and expertise in different fields of TR for neurological patients. The papers described in this special issue span a range of neurological deficits, focussing on post-stroke impairments but also covering Parkinson's Disease, MCI, and pediatric neurological impairments.
Elevate - Brain Training Games (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for individuals seeking to improve cognitive skills
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Elevate is a mobile application that provides personalized cognitive training exercises targeting skills such as memory, attention, and language through structured, gamified activities. The app delivers adaptive training programs to support ongoing cognitive engagement and skill development.
Family caregivers' satisfaction with telerehabilitation and follow-up intervention for older people with dementia: Randomized clinical trial (EN)
by Gerassi, R.C., de Andrade, L.P. et al.
November 01, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Explores the effectiveness of a virtual reality–based telerehabilitation program for individuals with Parkinson’s disease. The intervention integrates VR exercises with remote monitoring to improve motor performance, balance, and functional outcomes in home-based rehabilitation.
Glove Rehabilitation Application for Stroke Patients (GRASP) (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Modified SaeboGlove for home VR use.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for stroke patients.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Incorporates the SaeboVR software using Kinect-based motion capture to allow virtual practice of IADLs while patient is at home. Can be used both asynchronous and synchronous with telerehabilitation.
Home Kit by Khymeia (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Home Rehabilitation Kit.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians and researchers.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides a complete kit for clients to take home, allowing therapists or researchers to connect remotely to provide therapy. Has ability to record offline activities and provide records to therapist.
iMHere 2.0 System (EN)
by University of Pittsburgh
TYPE OF TOOL: Platform.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clients, caregivers, and health care professionals.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides platform for clinician guided self-care to patients with chronic diseases or for real-time assessment/intervention to individuals as they go about their daily lives.
Implementation and Evaluation of a Wraparound Virtual Care Program for Children with Medical Complexity (EN)
by Curfman, A.L., Haycraft, M., et al.
June 01, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The researchers implemented a virtual care model to provide in-home support and care coordination for medically complex children and adolescents and used an economic framework to assess changes in utilization and cost.
Implementing Team-Based Post-Stroke Telerehabilitation: A Case Example (EN)
by Anderson, M., Dexter, B., et al.
June 03, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This case example reports the development, implementation, and progression of a post-acute treatment program delivered via telerehabilitation to a woman with left hemorrhagic stroke.
Improvement in quality of life and cognitive function in Post Covid Syndrome after online occupational therapy: results from a randomized controlled pilot study (EN)
by Schroder, D., Stolting, A., et al.
May 10, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Reports on the development and testing of a telerehabilitation platform for post-stroke patients. The system combines remote exercise programs, progress monitoring, and clinician feedback, demonstrating how digital rehabilitation can support recovery at home.
Improving Functional Communication Outcomes in Post-Stroke Aphasia via Telepractice: An Alternative Service Delivery Model for Underserved Populations (EN)
by Carr, P., Moser, D., et al.
December 13, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: All participants demonstrated improvements in CCRSA scores, total words produced correctly on trained CST stimuli, and total words produced correctly on trained ORLA stimuli. No differences were noted in CADL-3 scores. All participants were highly satisfied with telepractice as a service delivery model.
Korro (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for individuals seeking support for speech and language communication
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Korro is a mobile application that uses artificial intelligence–supported speech exercises and real-time feedback to support speech practice and communication skill development. The app provides guided speaking activities designed to facilitate independent practice and monitoring.
Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Motion detection technology.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians and researchers.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides clinicians and researchers the ability to measure client movements non-invasively. This technology has recently been adapted with the goal of securing elderly people by monitoring for falls.
Living with Covid Recovery (EN)
by University College London Engineering
TYPE OF TOOL: Online Treatment Program.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for patients, clinicians and researchers.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The tool targets patients who have been discharged but are continuing to recover and rehabilitate at home.
Management Information and Decision Support Epilepsy Tool (MINDSET) (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Tablet based APP.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians working with people with epilepsy.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides a tablet-based decision aid for use in an outpatient healthcare setting to assist both patients and health care providers in assessing the patient’s epilepsy self-management behaviours relating to seizures, medications, and lifestyle.
MindMotion™ GO Telerehabilitation Program (EN)
by MindMaze
TYPE OF TOOL: Treatment tool.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for patients, clinicians and researchers.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: MindMotion™ GO is an FDA-cleared medical device and software used in rehabilitation centers and at home to support the physical rehabilitation of adults with neurological conditions, such as stroke.
Mitii- Move It to Improve It (EN)
by Mitii
TYPE OF TOOL: Treatment tool.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for patients, clinicians and researchers.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Move it to improve it (Mitii) is an internet-based multimodal programme comprising upper-limb and cognitive training with physical activity. It can be accessed in the client's home.
MND-Prism App (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for patients, clinicians, and researchers
BASIC DESCRIPTION: MND-PRISM is a mobile app designed to help individuals living with motor neurone disease (MND) and their caregivers manage the complex logistics of care. The app allows users to track symptoms through a “SHOWMe Diary,” record appointments, medications, equipment details, and care team contacts, and generate reports to support communication and self-management.
MUVITY (Virtual Reality Training for Post-Stroke Rehabilitation) (EN)
by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
March 01, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Treatment tool.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for patients, clinicians and researchers.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: A gamified physical telerehabilitation system that is focused on developing non-immersive virtual reality and telerehabilitation technology to help stroke patients regain their motor skills through avatar-guided exercises and interactive games.
Neofect Smart Glove (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Digital Smart Glove (Wearable Device)
TARGET POPULATION: Individuals with hand function impairment requiring rehabilitation
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The digital smart glove is a wearable device used with virtual training tasks to capture hand and finger movements in real time, provide intensive, task-oriented practice, and support objective monitoring of hand function during rehabilitation.
Neofect Smart Glove (EN)
by Neofect
TYPE OF TOOL: Treatment tool.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for patients, clinicians and researchers.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: A rehab device that measures movements of the forearm, wrist, and digits with accelerometer and bending sensors. It can then be connected to a virtual reality environment.
NeuroRehabilitation OnLine (NROL) (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Software
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for individuals with neurological conditions
BASIC DESCRIPTION: NROL (Neurorehabilitation Online) is a digitally delivered group-based neurorehabilitation program that provides structured therapy sessions remotely for individuals with neurological conditions. The platform coordinates multidisciplinary rehabilitation interventions through scheduled virtual sessions, supporting access to therapy within a telehealth framework.
Online Neurological Exam for Spinal Cord Injury (One-SCI) (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Assessment
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for individuals with spinal cord injury
BASIC DESCRIPTION: One-SCI (Online Neurological Exam for Spinal Cord Injury) is a digital assessment tool designed to support remote neurological examination in individuals with spinal cord injury. The tool guides clinicians through standardized components of the neurological exam to facilitate structured evaluation in telehealth settings.
Oropharyngeal dysphagia telerehabilitation in the Intensive Care Unit for COVID-19: a case report (EN)
by Soyama, S., Mano, T., et al.
April 01, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Some patients in the intensive care unit and those who are on endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation often have dysphagia. This article aimed to explore the advantages of telerehabilitation in dysphagia management during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
RehaBot (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Software
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for individuals undergoing neurological and motor rehabilitation
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Rehabot is a telerehabilitation platform that delivers interactive therapy exercises using robotic and sensor-based technologies to support motor recovery. The system enables remote monitoring and adjustment of rehabilitation programs within a home-based care setting.
SmartRehab Platform (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Platform
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: SmartRehab is a digital telerehabilitation platform designed to deliver, monitor, and adjust rehabilitation exercises remotely using connected technologies to support home-based rehabilitation.
Spasticity outpatient evaluation via telemedicine (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides an outline of the assessment of patients with spasticity via telemedicine. Includes tips and guidelines for conducting a virtual examination assessment.
START—the Swiss tele-assisted rehabilitation and training program (EN)
by Gaumann, S., Ziller, C., et. al.
January 30, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Online Platform
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians, researchers, and stroke survivors
BASIC DESCRIPTION: START (Swiss Tele-Assisted Rehabilitation and Training) is a digital telerehabilitation platform designed to support the transition from inpatient to outpatient rehabilitation for individuals recovering from stroke. It provides remote exercise training, performance monitoring, and therapist-assisted sessions to promote continuity of care and safe recovery at home.
Tales from the Magic Keep (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clients with spinal muscular atrophy
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Tales from the Magic Keep is a digital therapeutic game designed to support music-based and cognitive rehabilitation through interactive storytelling and structured musical activities. The app integrates gameplay elements with therapeutic exercises to facilitate engagement, skill development, and remote participation within digital health and rehabilitation contexts.
TEHEplus - Technology-Enhanced Home Exercise and acupressure (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Online Program
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for adult patients receiving immunotherapy for solid tumors, as well as clinicians and researchers
BASIC DESCRIPTION: TEHEplus is a 12-week technology-enhanced home program that combines personalized exercise sessions with guided acupressure. The program includes remote symptom tracking and digital support tools to help users manage fatigue, pain, sleep difficulties, and functional limitations during cancer treatment.
Telehealth for Dysphagia Across the Life Span: Using Contemporary Evidence and Expertise to Guide Clinical Practice During and After COVID-19 (EN)
by Malandraki, G.A., Arkenberg, R.H., et al.
March 26, 2021
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Reviews evidence on telehealth for dysphagia across all age groups and provides clinical guidance for adopting virtual swallowing assessments and interventions, especially during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Telerehabilitation as a Therapeutic Exercise Tool versus Face-to-Face Physiotherapy: A Systematic Review (EN)
by Muñoz-Tomás, M.T., Burillo-Lafuente, M. et al.
February 28, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Most of the studies concluded that physiotherapy interventions using telerehabilitation were at least as effective as traditional rehabilitation interventions and are considered feasible and effective options. In general, telerehabilitation interventions were shown to improve functional level and quality of life, as no significant differences with control groups were observed. This review provides information on patients’ high levels of satisfaction and adherence, with values equivalent to traditional rehabilitation in all cases.
Telerehabilitation for Communication and Swallowing Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease (EN)
by Theodoros, D.
July 16, 2021
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This review explores the telerehabilitation applications designed for the management of the communication and swallowing disorders in Parkinson’s disease (PD), addresses the benefits and challenges of telerehabilitation, identifies future research directions, and highlights the potential of new technologies to enhance the management of communication and swallowing disorders and quality of life for people with PD.
Telerehabilitation for Headache Management (EN)
by McGeary, D., & McGeary, C.
May 01, 2021
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Reviews telerehabilitation strategies for headache management — summarizing remote assessment and treatment options, and offering guidance on how digital and virtual care might improve access, expertise, and outcomes in headache rehabilitation.
Telerehabilitation for Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (Tele-LSVT-Loud) (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Standardized treatment.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Speech treatment for people with Parkinson’s disease and other neurological conditions. This version has been modified to be completed with Telerehabilitation. Requires clinician certification.
Telerehabilitation for people with low vision (EN)
by Bittner, A., Yoshinaga, P., et al.
January 13, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The included trial found similar efficacy between telerehabilitation with a therapist and an active control intervention of self?guided training in mostly younger to middle?aged adults with low vision who received a new wearable electronic aid. Given the disease burden and the growing interest in telemedicine, the two ongoing studies, when completed, may provide further evidence of the potential for telerehabilitation as a platform for providing services to people with low vision.
Telerehabilitation service impact on physical function and adherence compared to face-to-face rehabilitation in patients with stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (EN)
by Munoz-Tomas, T., Burillo-Lafuente, M. et al.
May 04, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Most of the studies concluded that physiotherapy interventions using telerehabilitation were at least as effective as traditional rehabilitation interventions and are considered feasible and effective options. In general, telerehabilitation interventions were shown to improve functional level and quality of life, as no significant differences with control groups were observed. This review provides information on patients’ high levels of satisfaction and adherence, with values equivalent to traditional rehabilitation in all cases.
The Role of Animals in Pediatric Occupational Therapy Telehealth Interventions: A Survey of Therapist Perspectives (EN)
by Burr, M. & Le, C.
April 08, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This study explored the perceptions of occupational therapy (OT) practitioners regarding including animals in telehealth OT pediatric interventions.
Timocco (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Online Treatment Tool.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for patients, clinicians and researchers.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Timocco is an online, therapeutic gaming environment specifically designed for children with special needs. Using motion-based technology, the games respond to the child’s movements.
T-Rehab System (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Software
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for individuals undergoing upper limb rehabilitation
BASIC DESCRIPTION: TRehab is a telerehabilitation system that delivers upper limb therapy through interactive exercises supported by motion tracking and real-time feedback. The platform enables remote monitoring and guidance of rehabilitation sessions to support motor recovery in a home-based setting.
Walking with Parkinson (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for individuals with Parkinson’s disease
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Walking with Parkinson is a mobile application designed to support individuals with Parkinson’s disease through guided walking exercises and structured physical activity. The app provides audio-guided cues and training sessions to support gait, mobility, and engagement in regular exercise.
