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To systematically evaluate and synthesize the validity and reliability of telerehabilitation-based physiotherapy assessments for musculoskeletal disorders.

March 31, 2016Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Validity and reliability of Internet-based physiotherapy assessment for musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review

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SMSuresh Mani SSShobha Sharma BOBaharudin Omar

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Systematic review demonstrates strong validity and reliability for remote physiotherapy in musculoskeletal disorders, highlighting the feasibility of digital clinical evaluations.

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To systematically evaluate and synthesize the validity and reliability of telerehabilitation-based physiotherapy assessments for musculoskeletal disorders.
Searched PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, and CINAHL for studies published between January 2000 and May 2015 evaluating remote musculoskeletal assessments.
Assessed methodological quality across 11 included studies using the QAREL tool for reliability and the QUADAS tool for diagnostic validity.
Telerehabilitation demonstrated good concurrent validity for assessing pain, swelling, range of motion, muscle strength, balance, gait, and functional capability.
Concurrent validity was low to moderate for lumbar spine posture, orthopaedic special tests, neurodynamic tests, and scar assessments.
Inter-rater and intra-rater reliabilities were consistently excellent across the majority of evaluated physical therapy components.

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Mani et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dbdb37f7e0c66ced836884 https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633x16642369

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March 31, 2016Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Validity and reliability of Internet-based physiotherapy assessment for musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review

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Authors

SMSuresh Mani SSShobha Sharma BOBaharudin Omar

Discussion

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Overview

Systematic review demonstrates strong validity and reliability for remote physiotherapy in musculoskeletal disorders, highlighting the feasibility of digital clinical evaluations.

Key Points

To systematically evaluate and synthesize the validity and reliability of telerehabilitation-based physiotherapy assessments for musculoskeletal disorders.
Searched PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, and CINAHL for studies published between January 2000 and May 2015 evaluating remote musculoskeletal assessments.
Assessed methodological quality across 11 included studies using the QAREL tool for reliability and the QUADAS tool for diagnostic validity.
Telerehabilitation demonstrated good concurrent validity for assessing pain, swelling, range of motion, muscle strength, balance, gait, and functional capability.
Concurrent validity was low to moderate for lumbar spine posture, orthopaedic special tests, neurodynamic tests, and scar assessments.
Inter-rater and intra-rater reliabilities were consistently excellent across the majority of evaluated physical therapy components.

Cite This Study

Mani et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dbdb37f7e0c66ced836884 https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633x16642369

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