Interactive telemedicine: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes

A Rachas, AJ Farmer, M Inzitari… - Cochrane Database of …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Telemedicine (TM) is the use of telecommunication systems to deliver health
care at a distance. It has the potential to improve patient health outcomes, access to health …

Teleneurology and mobile technologies: the future of neurological care

ER Dorsey, AM Glidden, MR Holloway… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Neurological disorders are the leading cause of global disability. However, for most people
around the world, current neurological care is poor. In low-income countries, most …

Speech treatment in Parkinson's disease: Randomized controlled trial (RCT)

L Ramig, A Halpern, J Spielman, C Fox… - Movement …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background As many as 89% of people with Parkinson's disease (PD) develop speech
disorders. Objectives This randomized controlled trial evaluated two speech treatments for …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of telerehabilitation on motor impairments, non-motor symptoms and compliance in patients with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review

C Vellata, S Belli, F Balsamo, A Giordano… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease involving a
progressive alteration of the motor and non-motor function. PD influences the patient's daily …

Voice therapy in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: guidelines for clinical practice

A Castillo-Allendes, F Contreras-Ruston… - Journal of Voice, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Since the beginning of the new pandemic, COVID-19 health services have had
to face a new scenario. Voice therapy faces a double challenge, interventions using …

[HTML][HTML] How COVID-19 will boost remote exercise-based treatment in Parkinson's disease: a narrative review

A Langer, L Gassner, S Hasenauer, J Gruber… - NPJ Parkinson's …, 2021 - nature.com
The lack of physical exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic-related quarantine measures
is challenging, especially for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Without regular …

LSVT LOUD and LSVT BIG: behavioral treatment programs for speech and body movement in Parkinson disease

C Fox, G Ebersbach, L Ramig, S Sapir - Parkinson's disease, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances in neuroscience have suggested that exercise‐based behavioral
treatments may improve function and possibly slow progression of motor symptoms in …

Randomized controlled clinical trial of “virtual house calls” for Parkinson disease

ER Dorsey, V Venkataraman, MJ Grana, MT Bull… - JAMA …, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The burden of neurological disorders is increasing, but access to care is limited.
Providing specialty care to patients via telemedicine could help alleviate this growing …

The past, present, and future of telemedicine for Parkinson's disease

M Achey, JL Aldred, N Aljehani, BR Bloem… - Movement …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Travel distance, growing disability, and uneven distribution of doctors limit access to care for
most Parkinson's disease (PD) patients worldwide. Telemedicine, the use of …

Telehealth technology applications in speech-language pathology

CS Keck, CR Doarn - Telemedicine and e-Health, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Speech-language pathologists are anxious to adopt telehealth technologies
but have encountered barriers such as limited reimbursement, state licensure laws, and …