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Journal of Clinical and
Translational Research Telerehabilitation after stroke

and video interventions that contained exercise programs. Funding
Since the aim of this article was to facilitate the visualization
and application of the results in professional practice, only Financial support for this research was provided by
the National Council for Scientific and Technological
randomized trials were used. Another limitation concerns Development (CNPQ), Brazil (Grant no. 442260/2016-4).
the understanding of the methodological design of one of
the included articles, which made it difficult to correlate it Conflict of interest
with the other included studies.
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Furthermore, the studies included in this review
performed therapy for post-stroke individuals in the acute Author contributions
or subacute phase, and it is not possible to generalize Conceptualization: Sofia Queiros Vieira, Amanda Silva
these findings to individuals in the chronic phase. These Braga, Maria Paula Ribeiro Barbosa
data suggest the importance of early intervention in this Investigation: José Carlos Tatmatsu-Rocha
population, with a greater possibility of functional gains. Methodology: Mirella Veras
Further studies employing telerehabilitation for individuals Writing–original draft: Emanuel Davi Simões dos Santos,
in the chronic phase of stroke are warranted for a more Sofia Queiros Vieira, Amanda Silva Braga, Ana
detailed investigation of the potential effects on functional Karoline Almeida da Silva
capacity and quality of life. Writing–review & editing: Mirella Veras, José Carlos
Tatmatsu Rocha
5. Conclusion

Post-stroke rehabilitation plays a crucial role in the Ethics approval and consent to participate
functional recovery of patients and remains a constantly Not applicable.
evolving field. The integration of new therapeutic
approaches, such as telerehabilitation programs and home Consent for publication
therapy, has displayed significant benefits, providing Not applicable.
greater functionality and independence for patients. These
alternatives demonstrate results comparable to traditional Availability of data
care, promoting treatment adherence in a more accessible Not applicable.
and flexible manner. Furthermore, they help reduce
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