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Introduction to Telerehabilitation

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Telerehabilitation

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Telerehabilitation (TR) is an important subdiscipline of telemedicine. Although its history is relatively brief compared to other areas of telemedicine, it has quickly emerged as an area of practice where communication and information technology can have a large positive impact on the health and well-being of those capitalizing on its advantages. Comparison of TR with traditional, in-person rehabilitation service reveals that costs may be reduced and the effectiveness may be improved with use of TR. The potential for improvements and cost reductions are particularly high for rehabilitation services that involve prolonged interventions, as is the case for people with permanent disabilities and chronic conditions, or who are context or environmentally sensitive, such as in vocational and educational applications. This chapter summarizes the development of TR as a discipline, describes its current scope and its position relative to other telemedicine disciplines.

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  1. RERC on Telerehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, 6425 Penn Ave., Suite 401, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, USA

    David M. Brienza

  2. Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 5050 Forbes Tower, 3600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA

    Michael McCue

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Brienza, D.M., McCue, M. (2013). Introduction to Telerehabilitation. In: Kumar, S., Cohn, E. (eds) Telerehabilitation. Health Informatics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4198-3_1

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