A scoping review of studies reporting contributors, quality, and content of musculoskeletal rehabilitation topics on social media platforms

It is estimated that more than 80% of adults aged 18 and above are active on social media worldwide (“Social Network Usage & Growth Statistics,” 2023). As of April 2024, an estimated 5.07 billion users were active on social media (“Internet and social media users in the world 2024,” 2024)spending an average of over two hours a day on social media platforms (“Global daily social media usage 2024,” 2024). It is well established that both patients (Gupta et al., 2022) and healthcare providers (Farsi, 2021; Nunes et al., 2023) use social media to obtain information.