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MIT, MGH create VR system to advance physical therapy at home

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MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital researchers created a motion and muscle engagement monitoring system for unsupervised physical rehabilitation, which could help with injuries and better mobility for the elderly and athletes, they say. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Enhancing Physical Therapy With Artificial Intelligence

HIT Consultant

In a profession like physical therapy, which at its core is grounded in empathy and patient rapport, the impact of such a future becomes amplified. And its current advancements simply cannot be ignored, even in physical therapy. Can AI actually benefit physical therapy and its clinicians?

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Cipher Skin Launches Pilot Program for Tech-Enabled Physical Therapy Rehab

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What You Should Know: – Cipher Skin and Parker Health launches a new pilot program to help bring tech-enabled physical therapy to Medicare and Medicaid patients. This collaboration will help accelerate physical rehabilitation by improving patient engagement and care plan completion. Why It Matters.

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Is Gait The Most Overlooked Patient Vital Sign?

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But they are not able to provide visibility into the potential physical and psychological impacts surrounding mobility, fall risk, and need for rehabilitation. And with easy-to-use technology now available, continuous gait assessment monitoring can be easily integrated into a physical therapist’s repertoire.

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HLTH22 Day 3 News Summary

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MEDITECH, SeamlessMD Collaborate on Digital Health Integration. MEDITECH announced that its Expanse customers in Canada can now integrate directly with digital care journey platform SeamlessMD. Cipher Skin Launches Pilot Program for Tech-Enabled Physical Therapy Rehab. ResMed Launches Sleep Platform, Primasun.

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Telehealth, physical therapy and the pandemic: Lessons for all

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For example, the precise movements and exercises involved in physical therapy rehab are hard for a patient to accomplish remotely. But there are new technologies and strategies that link patients, safely, to at-home physical therapy care that balances telemedicine with in-person visits.

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3 Ways to Get Started With AR and VR Technology in Healthcare

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Already, the integration of data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, telemedicine, and interoperability have begun to shift how healthcare is delivered; away from care that’s centered around disease management and toward care that’s more holistic, personalized, and patient-centric.