Evaluating home-based personalised virtual reality physiotherapy rehabilitation compared with usual care in the treatment of pain for people with knee osteoarthritis: protocol for a randomised feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Home-based physiotherapy is a current approach to manage knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, adherence to physiotherapy is poor. Non-immersive virtual reality (VR) has shown promise in improving self-efficacy and adherence in other clinical conditions. A non-immersive VR-based home physiotherapy system named Sensor-based Physiotherapy Intervention with Virtual Reality (SPIN-VR) for knee OA has been developed, integrating physiotherapy exercises into engaging games that adjust in difficulty based on real-time performance. This approach aims to enhance exercise adherence by making physiotherapy more enjoyable and personalised. To evaluate the feasibility of this intervention, a randomised controlled trial is being conducted.

Method and analysis

This single-centre,

SUBMITTER: Al-Amri M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12548606 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature