Dear Colleagues,

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed how the world approaches everyday life and service delivery, including healthcare. Telerehabilitation has been used for decades to facilitate access to services, especially in countries where healthcare teams cover large geographical areas or have limited access to specialist services. However, it was the COVID-19 pandemic that highlighted the potential of telerehabilitation, providing a leap forwards in its use and the rapid advancement of our understanding of its role in optimising clinical outcomes.  

This Special Issue, dedicated to telerehabilitation, will focus on the provision of rehabilitation using telehealth technologies as its central theme, with a specific focus on optimising recovery from a range of clinical conditions. Telerehabilitation is the delivery of rehabilitation services at a distance, using information and communication technology (telephone, internet-based videoconferencing, sensors and apps and virtual reality programs with clinical monitoring).

For this Special Issue of Healthcare, we seek commentaries, original research, short reports, and reviews on advances and challenges in telerehabilitation for patient recovery. Telerehabilitation consultations may include assessment, diagnosis, goal-setting, therapy delivery, education and monitoring, and we welcome original research across this range. This Special Issue aims to inform improvements in the way telerehabilitation is delivered, advances in technologies, approaches to delivering telerehabilitation, changes in healthcare systems and environments, and cost-benefits of telerehabilitation.

It is envisioned that healthcare providers, researchers, technology developers and policymakers will use this Special Issue as a resource for advancing the field of telerehabilitation, improving remote service delivery, and ultimately improve patient outcomes.

Dr. Jade Kettlewell
Prof. Dr. Natasha Lannin
Dr. Lauren J. Christie
Guest Editors

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