Two Years of Experience in Implementation of the mobiREH Remote Rehabilitation System Supporting Patients and Physiotherapists
Abstract
The aim of this work is to characterise the process of developing the mobiREH telemedical rehabilitation system which was created as a result of cooperation between the mReh start-up team and the scientific team from the Academy of Physical Education in Kraków. The most significant global and local challenges for rehabilitative health services are: the increasing number of patients awaiting rehabilitation, the increasing waiting time for rehabilitation, and the decreasing number of medical specialists. A mobiREH rehabilitation system is a system that supports home based rehabilitation and helps resolve these problems. The system consists of (a) a mobile application, (b) wearable sensors for patients, and (c) a web-based platform for medical specialists.
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