So still a failure, no mention of any patient getting to 100% recovery. But it is a success if you ascribe to the tyranny of low expectations(does not lead to inferior outcomes) like your doctors and therapists do.
Telerehabilitation for Stroke is Here to Stay. But at What Cost?
Abstract
The
use of telerehabilitation after stroke has necessarily increased in the
last 2 years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many rehabilitation
teams rapidly adapted to offering their services remotely. Evidence
supporting the efficacy of telerehabilitation is still scarce with few
randomized controlled trials, although current systematic reviews
suggest that telerehabilitation does not lead to inferior outcomes when
compared to face-to-face treatment. Increasing experience of
telerehabilitation however has highlighted some of the pitfalls that
need to be solved before we see widespread pragmatic adoption of new
practices. We must ensure that offering services using digital
technologies does not exclude those who need our services. We must
acknowledge that our interactions online differ, both in the way we
relate to each other and in the content of clinical consultations.
Furthermore, we need to consider how to support staff who may be feeling
disconnected and fatigued after spending hours providing remote
therapies. Telerehabilitation is likely here to stay and has potential
to help deliver rehabilitation to the many people who could benefit, but
there are obstacles, challenges and trade-offs to be considered and
overcome.(Yeah, like having EXACT 100% RECOVERY PROTOCOLS, not useless guidelines!)
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