Digital health in musculoskeletal care: where are we heading?

Gupta, L., Najm, A. , Kabir, K. and De Cock, D. (2023) Digital health in musculoskeletal care: where are we heading? BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 24, 192. (doi: 10.1186/s12891-023-06309-w) (PMID:36918856) (PMCID:PMC10012296)

Abstract

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders launched a Collection on digital health to get a sense of where the wind is blowing, and what impact these technologies are and will have on musculoskeletal medicine. This editorial summarizes findings and focuses on some key topics, which are valuable as digital health establishes itself in patient care. Elements discussed are digital tools for the diagnosis, prognosis and evaluation of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, coupled together with advances in methodologies to analyse health records and imaging. Moreover, the acceptability and validity of these digital advances is discussed. In sum, this editorial and the papers presented in this article collection on Digital health in musculoskeletal care will give the interested reader both a glance towards which future we are heading, and which new challenges these advances bring.

• Item Type: Articles (Editorial)
• Keywords: Digital health, musculoskeletal, rheumatology, orthopedics, eHealth, telemedicine, virtual consultation, artificial intelligence.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Najm, Dr Aurelie
• Authors: Gupta, L., Najm, A., Kabir, K., and De Cock, D.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity
• Research Centre: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity > Centre for Immunobiology
• Journal Name: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Publisher: BioMed Central
• ISSN: 1471-2474
• ISSN (Online): 1471-2474
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2023 The Authors
• First Published: First published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 24: 192
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License