Patients recovering from stroke and various disabling conditions can now recover from their homes, with a tele-rehabilitation system which allows them to perform rehabilitation exercises and receive therapist supervision remotely. The system is currently part of a trial at the National University of Singapore.
The tele-rehabilitation system will ease the stroke recovery process by allowing patients to overcome the numerous barriers faced in post-stroke rehabilitation.
“With tele-rehab, patients do not need to face physical barriers, their caregivers do not need to accompany them to the rehabilitation centre and their therapists do not need to visit them at home to provide rehabilitation,” explains Associate Professor Gerald Koh from the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, who is leading the study.
In the face of an ageing population and a longer-living population, tele-rehabilitation also makes for an efficient and cost-effective option for patients in the long run.
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