Ramalingam Vinodhkumar, Thirumalai Jeevarathinam, Wong Ling Shing, Krishnan Vasanthi Rajkumar, Purushothaman Vinosh Kumar, Suganthirababu Prathap, Annadurai Buvanesh
Department of Sports and Manual Therapy, Saveetha College of Physiotherapy, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, INTI International University, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
PeerJ. 2025 Aug 26;13:e19829. doi: 10.7717/peerj.19829. eCollection 2025.
Telerehabilitation is rapidly transforming the landscape of sports rehabilitation, with benefits for both recreational and elite athletes. The present study explores physiotherapy students' awareness, application, and perspectives on sports telerehabilitation. It also investigates the feasibility of incorporating telerehabilitation into physiotherapy education by examining infrastructure requirements, available resources, and student willingness. To gain insight, we conducted a global survey that yielded 524 responses from physiotherapy students. The study used a 42-item validated, self-designed questionnaire, focusing on four key aspects: screening, awareness, application, and future outlook. The results demonstrated that 65.3% of the students were familiar with the concept of telerehabilitation. However, only 19.3% had taken it as part of their formal curriculum. The most common sources of knowledge gained are social media (22.5%) and research articles (19.8%). Notably, 59.4% expressed a strong desire to include telerehabilitation in their studies, highlighting the demand for structured training. In terms of awareness, 50.3% demonstrated a moderate level, while 32.5% showed high understanding. Regarding practical implementation, 36.5% reported moderate competency, while 47.7% displayed high application knowledge. Looking ahead, 34.2% had a moderate outlook on the future of sports telerehabilitation. Meanwhile, 49.4% were highly optimistic about the role of sports telerehabilitation in physiotherapy.
远程康复正在迅速改变运动康复的格局，对业余和精英运动员都有益处。本研究探讨了物理治疗专业学生对运动远程康复的认识、应用及看法。它还通过考察基础设施要求、可用资源和学生意愿，研究了将远程康复纳入物理治疗教育的可行性。为了深入了解情况，我们进行了一项全球调查，共收到来自物理治疗专业学生的524份回复。该研究使用了一份经过验证的、自行设计的包含42个条目的问卷，重点关注四个关键方面：筛查、认识、应用和未来展望。结果表明，65.3%的学生熟悉远程康复的概念。然而，只有19.3%的学生将其作为正规课程的一部分。获得知识最常见的来源是社交媒体（22.5%）和研究文章（19.8%）。值得注意的是，59.4%的学生表示强烈希望在学习中纳入远程康复，这突出了对结构化培训的需求。在认识方面，50.3%的学生表现出中等水平，而32.5%的学生有较高的理解。在实际应用方面，36.5%的学生报告有中等能力，而47.7%的学生展示了较高的应用知识。展望未来，34.2%的学生对运动远程康复的未来持中等看法。与此同时，49.4%的学生对运动远程康复在物理治疗中的作用高度乐观。
