Analyzis of rehabilitation systems in regards to requirements towards remote home rehabilitation devices

The contemporary international pandemic proved that a flexible approach towards work, trade and healthcare is not only favorable but a must. Hence, the devices enabling home‐rehabilitation became one of the urgent needs of the medical market. The following overview is a part of an R&D project aimed at designing an exoskeleton and developing methods enabling effective home rehabilitation. It contains a comparison of current devices in terms of their kinematics, applications, weights, sizes, and integration with selected ICT technologies. The data is analyzed regarding conclusions from qualitative research, based on in‐depth interviews with physiotherapists and questionnaires organized beforehand. The investigation assesses whether commercial and developed devices enable feedback from a patient by all possible means; hence, if they could allow effective telerehabilitation. Moreover, their capabilities of increasing engagement and accelerating improvements by supervising techniques and measuring biomechanical parameters are evaluated. These outcomes are a base to set the constraints and requirements before designing an exoskeleton dedicated to home treatment.