Timely and adequate rehabilitation is critical in facilitating stroke recovery.
There are however significant gaps in rehabilitation services between high and low-to-middle income countries (LMICs). Whilst telerehabilitation is a promising solution, current approaches that include video tutorials, teleconferences, and use of specialised and research grade devices, have various limitations limiting their uptake in clinical settings.
“SmartRehab” is a novel automated telerehabilitation platform that uses only the built-in camera of an average consumer-grade mobile device, and can be used to track and measure an individual’s movement and range of motion. The platform has been validated against gold standard devices and aims to make rehabilitation both accessible and affordable globally.
This project aims to:
1) Understand the current practice, availability and different models of rehabilitation and telerehabilitation, alongside identifying barriers to these services in different countries.
2) Assess the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of a therapist-guided automated telerehabilitation platform in a number of countries and settings outside of its development setting.
Achieving our vision of a life free from stroke is a task that WSO cannot achieve alone. We are committed to building our partnerships at the global, regional and national level to scale up and deliver improvements in prevention, treatment and support to reduce the burden of stroke.