What does this research mean for the field?

While virtual care is feasible and beneficial for patients with chronic neuromuscular disorders, a combined virtual and in-person paradigm is necessary to address ongoing diagnostic limitations and equity concerns. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

Examine the rapid expansion of remote care models during the COVID-19 pandemic for chronic neuromuscular conditions and evaluate their clinical benefits, limitations, and future directions.

August 28, 2026Muscle & Nerve

It's Virtually Here: Telemedicine, Virtual Care, and Neuromuscular Disease

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Examine the rapid expansion of remote care models during the COVID-19 pandemic for chronic neuromuscular conditions and evaluate their clinical benefits, limitations, and future directions.
Evaluated the shift from traditional hub-and-spoke telemedicine networks to direct-to-home virtual care across neuromuscular clinical practices.
Assessed disease-specific remote examination adaptations, wearable devices, and home-based physiological monitoring tools.
Virtual care demonstrated clinical feasibility, elevated patient satisfaction, and travel-related cost reductions in conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and myasthenia gravis.
Diagnostic completeness remained constrained by the inability to conduct detailed hands-on physical assessments and electrodiagnostic testing remotely.
Disparities in digital literacy, equipment availability, and broadband connectivity highlighted persistent equity barriers in remote healthcare delivery.

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Clinical review demonstrates feasibility and accessibility of virtual care in neuromuscular disorders, suggesting a long-term role for hybrid in-person and remote models.

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AANEM et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Clinical review demonstrates feasibility and accessibility of virtual care in neuromuscular disorders, suggesting a long-term role for hybrid in-person and remote models.

It's Virtually Here: Telemedicine, Virtual Care, and Neuromuscular Disease

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It's Virtually Here: Telemedicine, Virtual Care, and Neuromuscular Disease

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