Rehabilitation articles from across Nature Portfolio

The path to market and to a meaningful impact on care delivery for medical extended reality (MXR) is challenging, due to limitations with current display technologies and as the MXR approach is far away from the traditional practice of medicine and the daily experience of most patients or healthcare providers. Focused conferences, which bring together all stakeholders for free communication and the brainstorming of optimal approaches to design, validation, and regulatory approval are important and are being organized by the clinician-enthusiast and developer community. These conferences and the community spirit they inspire are models for other digital health subdomains.

Access to prosthetic and orthotic devices remains limited in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) due to the lack of manufacturing and specialized healthcare facilities, and the limited access to skilled, certified medical personnel. Rise Bionics makes devices with digital fabrication and access-conscious engineering to increase accessibility and affordability.

Refugees are a growing and dynamic global population that require theories, programmes and policies to improve community-based integration and health care. Although many gender, cultural and system barriers persist, countries must innovate to support migration flow, universal care coverage, trauma-informed approaches and health equity for refugees.

Epidural spinal cord stimulation improved upper limb function in two participants after stroke, revealing a potentially exciting new tool for stroke recovery.