# Stroke Rehabilitation, Novel Technology and the Internet of Medical Things

## TL;DR

This paper explores how new technologies and the Internet of Medical Things can improve stroke rehabilitation, especially in low-resource settings.

## Contribution

The paper reviews novel rehabilitation technologies and their integration with the Internet of Medical Things for stroke neurorehabilitation.

## Key findings

- Technologies like edge computing and asynchronous transmission help overcome infrastructure limitations in low-resource areas.
- Robotic devices, virtual reality, and brain-computer interfaces are emerging tools in stroke rehabilitation.
- Telerehabilitation and hybrid architectures support functional recovery and bridge the digital divide.

## Abstract

Stroke continues to impose an enormous morbidity and mortality burden worldwide. Stroke survivors often incur debilitating consequences that impair motor function, independence in activities of daily living and quality of life. Rehabilitation is a pivotal intervention to minimize disability and promote functional recovery following a stroke. The Internet of Medical Things, a network of connected medical devices, software and health systems that collect, store and analyze health data over the internet, is an emerging resource in neurorehabilitation for stroke survivors. Technologies such as asynchronous transmission to handle intermittent connectivity, edge computing to conserve bandwidth and lengthen device life, functional interoperability across platforms, security mechanisms scalable to resource constraints, and hybrid architectures that combine local processing with cloud synchronization help bridge the digital divide and infrastructure limitations in low-resource environments. This manuscript reviews emerging rehabilitation technologies such as robotic devices, virtual reality, brain–computer interfaces and telerehabilitation in the setting of neurorehabilitation for stroke patients.