MetaRehabVerse: The Great Opportunity to Put the Person's Functioning and Participation at the Center of Healthcare.
Giovanni Morone, Irene Ciancarelli, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò, Antonio Cerasa, Marco Iosa, Francesca Gimigliano
PMID 39754509WHAT IT FOUND
This paper outlines a theoretical vision for using metaverse technologies in rehabilitation.
It proposes concepts like virtual avatars and AI-driven therapy but reports no clinical trials or patient outcomes. There is no evidence here that these tools work.
What this paper is
This is a narrative review and theoretical framework proposing how metaverse technologies could integrate with rehabilitation. It describes concepts like avatars, AI, and blockchain but reports no original patient data, clinical trials, or outcome measures. There are no findings here to change clinical practice.
The easy way to misread this
Do not interpret the described potential of metaverse technologies as evidence of clinical efficacy. The paper explicitly states that the topic remains largely speculative and lacks well-documented pilot projects demonstrating successful integration into clinical practice.