AI can be viewed as the fourth industrial revolution and the emerging frontier in rehabilitation. AI applies algorithms to learn, think, and then ultimately aid various clinical practices for rehabilitation. 

AI in rehabilitation can augment the patient care by aiding physical therapists in several ways eg. providing a thorough assessment, forecasting patients’ performance, establishing a diagnosis. AI in medical and rehabilitation practices can also be applied to problem solving, diagnosis and intervention for best therapeutic practice. 

Articles

-Effects of a deep learning-based smartphone application on shoulder abduction kinematics and brain activation in adhesive capsulitis: A randomized controlled trial

-Comparative accuracy of a shoulder range motion measurement sensor and Vicon 3D motion capture for shoulder abduction in frozen shoulder

-Comparative Effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence-Based Interactive Home Exercise Application in Adolescent with Obesity

-Long-term Effects of Deep Learning Digital Therapeutics on Sustainable Pain, Movement Control, and Cost-effectiveness in Low Back Pain Management: A Randomized Controlled trial

-Clinical effects of a novel deep learning-based rehabilitation application on cardiopulmonary function, dynamic and static balance, gait function, and activities of daily living in adolescents with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

-딥러닝 기반의 요통관리애플리케이션이 요통환자에게 통증, 장애 그리고 호흡근력에 미치는 영향 

-Ecological validation and reliability of an AI-based mechanical diagnosis and therapy (MDT) system for chronic low back pain

-Using Machine Learning to Predict Cognitive Impairment from Functional Assessments: A Study of 274 Stroke Patients

-Therapeutic effects of convolutional neural network-based rehabilitation platform on activity daily of living, pulmonary endurance, balance and gait function in patients with chronic stroke

Metaverse and mixed reality, as well as virtual reality, augmented reality, and extended reality rehabilitation, are especially effective for pediatric rehabilitation, such as for children with autism and cerebral palsy.

 In the virtual space, children applies therapeutic exercise and move to the hospital and gym within the virutal space, become motivated, and become interested in rehabilitation.

Articles

-Therapeutic Effects of Metaverse Rehabilitation for Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

-The Effects of Virtual soccer game on Balance, Gait Function and Kick Speed in chronic Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: Randomized Controlled Trial

-Mixed Reality–Based Physical Therapy in Older Adults With Sarcopenia: Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial

-Preliminary Effects of Extended Reality-Based Rehabilitation on Gross Motor Function, Balance, and Psychosocial Health in Children With Cerebral Palsy

-The Effects of Virtual soccer game on Balance, Gait Function and Kick Speed in chronic Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: Randomized Controlled Trial

Robotic rehabilitation, especially for gait recovery, can require significant time and physical effort on the part of physical therapists. Not only is this an expensive and subsequently unrealistic approach for rehab, it is also extremely labour intensive for the therapists to provide this care. However, gait is one of the most important aspects of lower limb robotic rehabilitation. 

With the use of robotics, less therapist attention is required to deliver the same mechanical therapy. With the patient strapped into the robotic device, the therapist will only need to provide supervision and the setting up of the device. This may help teach the patient proper technique with walking right from the beginning, thus avoiding improper gait patterns.

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-Effects of innovative hip-knee-ankle interlimb coordinated robot training on ambulation, cardiopulmonary function, depression, and fall confidence in acute hemiplegia

-Comparative effectiveness of robot-interactive gait training with and without ankle robotic control in patients with brain damage

-Validity and test-retest reliability of an intelligent robotic shoulder joint kinematics system for rehabilitation

-Abnormal synergistic gait mitigation after acute stroke using an innovative ankle-knee-hip interlimb humanoid robot: A randomized controlled trial

-Minimal contact robotic stroke rehabilitation on risk of COVID-19, work efficiency and sensorimotor function

-Effects of robotic interactive gait training combined with virtual reality and augmented reality on balance, gross motor function, gait kinetic and kinematic characteristics in Angelman syndrome: A Case Report

-Comparative Effects of Passive and Active Mode Robot-Assisted Gait Training on Brain and Muscular Activities in Sub-acute and Chronic Stroke

-Relationships between Body Weight Support and Gait Speed Parameters and Muscle Activity and Torque During Robot-Assisted Gait Training in Non-Neurological Adults: A Preliminary Investigation

-Untacted Automated Robotic Upper-Trunk-Lower Reciprocal Locomotor Training for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

-Potential Adverse Effects of Face Mask Use on Cardiopulmonary Function and Thermoregulation in Robotic Stroke Rehabilitation during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic

-Bolstering cognitive and locomotor function in post-stroke dementia using human-robotic interactive gait training

-Lokomat 기반 보행보조로봇 재활이 만성기 뇌졸중 환자의 기능 회복에 미치는 영향: 후향적 연구

-뇌졸중 편마비 환자의 MMSE 수준에 따른 로봇 보행치료(LOKOMAT)의 운동기능 및 균형 능력 향상 효과 비교: 후향적 연구

-Unveiling the underlying motor control mechanism of arm-trunk-leg coordinated humanoid exoskeletal interlimb locomotor robotic neurorehabilitation

Musculoskeletal therapy is the skilled application of passive movement to a joint either within or beyond its active range of movement. 

Musculoskeletal therapy can be applied to joints, muscles or nerves and the aims of treatment include pain reduction, increasing range and quality of joint movement, improving nerve mobility, increasing muscle length and restoring normal function. 

The physiological effects of musculoskeletal therapy include the reduction of pain via the pain gate theory and stimulation of the descending inhibitory tracts. 

Articles

-Changes in Serratus Anterior Muscle Activity According to Sling Angle in Participants with Shoulder Instability

-Effects of core stabilization exercise on muscle activity during horizontal shoulder adduction with loads in healthy adults: A randomized controlled study

-The effects of dynamic neuromuscular stability exercise on the scoliosis and pain control in the youth baseball players

-Neuromuscular mechanisms and effects of core stabilizations on trunk and hip muscle activity during lifting movement

-Concurrent Validity and Test-retest Reliability of the Core Stability Test Using Ultrasound Imaging and Electromyography Measurements

-Comparison of muscle fatigue, strength, and endurance in adults with and without chronic neck pain during isometric neck extension

-Radiological assessment of knee joint width differences in older adults with symptomatic medial knee osteoarthritis

-Comparative effects of different manual techniques on electromyography activity, kinematics, and muscle force in limited ankle dorsiflexion syndrome

-Differential effects of the abdominal draw-in maneuver in different positions on muscle thickness and balance ratio in nonsymptomatic adults

-Comparison of core stabilization techniques on ultrasound imaging of diaphragm, and core muscle thickness and external abdominal oblique muscle electromyography activity

-Restoration of the Broken Lumbo-pelvic-hip Neuromuscular Chain and Coordinated Synergistic Activation in Low Back Pain

-Effectiveness of high-frequency diathermy treatment on pain control in nonsymptomatic participants with iliopsoas tightness

-Effects of the Winback therapy on pain and physiological characteristics of the trapezius in patients with work-related musculoskeletal disorders

-Physiotherapeutic effects of an innovative golf swing-assist device on discomfort and mobility in amateur golfers with low back pain: A randomized controlled trial

-Multiple relationships between impairment, activity and participation-based clinical outcome measures in 200 low back pain

-The Effect of TECAR Therapy using Winback on Diaphragm Movement and Chest Mobility in Adults with Limited Chest Mobility

-중, 고등학교 투수의 투구 시 상지의 근활성도 비교분석

-Sustainable effectiveness of kinetic chain stretching on active hip flexion movement and muscle activation for hamstring tightness: A preliminary investigation

-The Effectiveness of Core Stabilization Exercise using Ultrasound Biofeedback on Motor Function, Balance Control, Gait Speed and Activities of Daily Living in Stroke Patients