Medical telerehabilitation: an effective method for the long-distance functional evaluation of patients

Experts predicted as early as 10 years ago that starting with 2010, at least 15% of health care services worldwide would be provided from a distance, using telemedicine (1). The expansion of the fields of medicine at a distance has been possible due to the progress made in the area of communication and information technologies. These can increase the capacity of health care services, improve service provision and allow people to better take care of their health. In a society undergoing a significant transformation process at the beginning of the third millennium, the use of modern communication means for the improvement of the quality of life of disadvantaged social groups is a necessity