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 Telerehab for patients during pandemic


Expressing that serious restrictions were imposed on physical therapy protocols to control the spread of virus during the pandemic, physiotherapist Çağıl Ertürk says that telemedicine and telerehab applications are gaining popularity again and indicates “Telerehab provides convenience for patients who have coronavirus and various movement disorders.”


Stating that the COVID-19 epidemic has increased the use of telemedicine, physiotherapist Lecturer from Istanbul Gelişim University Faculty of Health Sciences, Çağıl Ertürk says, “In this period, one of the mechanisms of providing physical therapy is telemedicine. Telerehabilitation or telerehab is a technological audio-visual system that is especially used to serve patients with coronavirus to improve their lung functions.”