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Review
. 2023 Jul;52(7):525-531.
doi: 10.1007/s00132-023-04392-4. Epub 2023 Jun 8.

[Digital tools in musculoskeletal rehabilitation]

[Article in German]
Milan Anton Wolf  1 , Felix Kosmalla  2 , Stefan Landgraeber  3
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Review

[Digital tools in musculoskeletal rehabilitation]

[Article in German]
Milan Anton Wolf et al. Orthopadie (Heidelb). 2023 Jul.

Abstract
in English, German

The demographic transition in combination with the increasing demands of society and a growing shortage of skilled workers are leading to a shortage of care in musculoskeletal rehabilitation, especially in times of the pandemic. Digital interventions represent an opportunity to reintegrate patients with musculoskeletal dysfunctions into everyday life. The changes to the legal basis enable physicians and therapists to support the rehabilitation of their patients with reimbursable apps and digital applications and to permanently integrate learned skills into their daily lives. Telerehabilitation technologies, apps, telerobotics and mixed reality offer the opportunity to complement and optimize existing care structures and to redesign specialized therapeutic home visits with modern technology in a new and contemporary way.

Der demografische Wandel mit konsekutiv steigender Anzahl an orthopädischen Eingriffen in Verbindung mit dem wachsenden Fachkräftemangel führte insbesondere in Zeiten der Pandemie zu Versorgungsengpässen der muskuloskelettalen Rehabilitation. Digitale Maßnahmen stellen eine Chance dar, Patienten mit Funktionsstörungen des Bewegungsapparats wieder in den Alltag einzugliedern. Die Änderungen der Gesetzesgrundlage ermöglichen Ärzten und Therapeuten aus Heilmittelberufen, die Rehabilitation ihrer Patienten mit erstattungsfähigen Apps und digitalen Anwendungen zu unterstützen und anschließend das Gelernte dauerhaft in den Alltag der Patienten zu integrieren. Telerehabilitative Systeme, Apps, Telerobotik und Mixed Reality bieten die Möglichkeit, vorhandene Versorgungsstrukturen zu ergänzen und zu optimieren sowie den therapeutischen Hausbesuch mit moderner Technologie neu und zeitgemäß zu gestalten.

Keywords: Mixed reality; Smartphone apps; Telerehabilitation; Telerobotics; mHealth.

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