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Review

The Role and Importance of Using Sensor-Based Devices in Medical Rehabilitation: A Literature Review on the New Therapeutic Approaches

by
Dan Alexandru Szabo
1,2,*,
Nicolae Neagu
1,
Silvia Teodorescu
3,
Mihaela Apostu
4,
Corina Predescu
4,
Carmen Pârvu
5 and
Cristina Veres
6
1
Department of Human Movement Sciences, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania
2
Department ME1, Faculty of Medicine in English, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania
3
Department of Doctoral Studies, National University of Physical Education and Sports, 060057 Bucharest, Romania
4
Department of Special Motor and Rehabilitation Medicine, National University of Physical Education and Sports, 060057 Bucharest, Romania
5
Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, “Dunărea de Jos” University, 63-65 Gării Street, 337347 Galati, Romania
6
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania
*
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Sensors 2023, 23(21), 8950; https://doi.org/10.3390/s23218950
Submission received: 31 August 2023 / Revised: 22 October 2023 / Accepted: 31 October 2023 / Published: 3 November 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Computer Vision and Smart Sensors Technology in Rehabilitation)
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Abstract

Due to the growth of sensor technology, more affordable integrated circuits, and connectivity technologies, the usage of wearable equipment and sensing devices for monitoring physical activities, whether for wellness, sports monitoring, or medical rehabilitation, has exploded. The current literature review was performed between October 2022 and February 2023 using PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus in accordance with P.R.I.S.M.A. criteria. The screening phase resulted in the exclusion of 69 articles that did not fit the themes developed in all subchapters of the study, 41 articles that dealt exclusively with rehabilitation and orthopaedics, 28 articles whose abstracts were not visible, and 10 articles that dealt exclusively with other sensor-based devices and not medical ones; the inclusion phase resulted in the inclusion of 111 articles. Patients who utilise sensor-based devices have several advantages due to rehabilitating a missing component, which marks the accomplishment of a fundamental goal within the rehabilitation program. As technology moves faster and faster forward, the field of medical rehabilitation has to adapt to the time we live in by using technology and intelligent devices. This means changing every part of rehabilitation and finding the most valuable and helpful gadgets that can be used to regain lost functions, keep people healthy, or prevent diseases.
Keywords: medical rehabilitation; sensor-based devices; virtual reality in rehabilitation; rehabilitation robotics; artificial intelligence medical rehabilitation; sensor-based devices; virtual reality in rehabilitation; rehabilitation robotics; artificial intelligence

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Szabo, D.A.; Neagu, N.; Teodorescu, S.; Apostu, M.; Predescu, C.; Pârvu, C.; Veres, C. The Role and Importance of Using Sensor-Based Devices in Medical Rehabilitation: A Literature Review on the New Therapeutic Approaches. Sensors 2023, 23, 8950. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23218950

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Szabo DA, Neagu N, Teodorescu S, Apostu M, Predescu C, Pârvu C, Veres C. The Role and Importance of Using Sensor-Based Devices in Medical Rehabilitation: A Literature Review on the New Therapeutic Approaches. Sensors. 2023; 23(21):8950. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23218950

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Szabo, Dan Alexandru, Nicolae Neagu, Silvia Teodorescu, Mihaela Apostu, Corina Predescu, Carmen Pârvu, and Cristina Veres. 2023. "The Role and Importance of Using Sensor-Based Devices in Medical Rehabilitation: A Literature Review on the New Therapeutic Approaches" Sensors 23, no. 21: 8950. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23218950

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Szabo, D. A., Neagu, N., Teodorescu, S., Apostu, M., Predescu, C., Pârvu, C., & Veres, C. (2023). The Role and Importance of Using Sensor-Based Devices in Medical Rehabilitation: A Literature Review on the New Therapeutic Approaches. Sensors, 23(21), 8950. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23218950

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