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Beyond the Therapeutic Cliff: A Clinical Engineering Framework for AI-Driven Home-Based Neurorehabilitation in Rural Veterans

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Abstract

The therapeutic cliff, defined as the steep drop in rehabilitation intensity once a patient leaves inpatient care, is a documented driver of poor functional recovery after stroke and traumatic brain injury. For rural veterans, distance to specialised care, broadband disparity, and fragmented access amplify the drop. We propose a clinical engineering framework for AI-driven home-based neurorehabilitation grounded in SEIPS 2.0 sociotechnical principles. The framework integrates a wearable inertial measurement layer, an artificial intelligence exercise-quality and dose-tracking layer, a fall-prediction subsystem, a caregiver interface layer, and a Veterans Health Administration Care Coordination Home Telehealth integration layer. We synthesise eighteen peer-reviewed sources, map architecture components to validated evidence, and specify deployment constraints for rural cohorts including a bandwidth-tiered profile and a polytrauma-compatible cognitive guardrail. Validation pathways and policy implications for telerehabilitation reimbursement parity are outlined.

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Venkata Amar Nuthalapati, Sushmita Bangari (2025). Beyond the Therapeutic Cliff: A Clinical Engineering Framework for AI-Driven Home-Based Neurorehabilitation in Rural Veterans . Journal of Frontiers in Multidisciplinary Research (JFMR), 6(2), 598-602. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54660/.JFMR.2025.6.2.598-602

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