Application of Digital Therapy in Post-operative Rehabilitation of Knee Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction / 中国医疗器械杂志

OBJECTIVE@#Digital therapy is important in treating motor system disease. The outcome of digital therapy in post-operative rehabilitation of knee anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is assessed.@*METHODS@#142 patients are treated with digital rehabilitation therapy after ACL reconstruction. Patients' pain score, joint motion, lower limb function score, anxiety score are statistically analyzed. Patients' satisfaction, device usage and adverse events are documented.@*RESULTS@#At post-operative 1st day, 8th weeks, 12th weeks, pain score are 4, 2, 1, knee joint range of motion are 55°, 110°, 143°, lower limb function score are 18, 56, 76, anxiety score are 32.5, 26, 23.5 respectively. Patients' satisfaction are 9.4. Mean duration of device usage is (177.6±38.0) minutes per week. Rehabilitation-related and device-related adverse event does not happen.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Digital therapy promotes post-operative rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction.

Development Opportunities and Challenges of Digital Therapy in China / 中国医疗器械杂志

With the development of new technologies such as the Internet, big data, and AI, digital therapy has gradually developed into an emerging sector in digital diagnosis and treatment. Even 6 years after the global development of digital therapy, numerous problems that need to be solved have been identified through research and investigation. Through comparative analysis of the current development status of digital therapy both domestically and internationally, this study proposes opportunities for its development in China from both policy and technology perspectives, as well as corresponding challenges from the perspectives of cognition, classification, and quality. In response to these challenges, it proposes prospects and suggestions for the future development of digital therapy.