Telehealth could expand access to specialised concussion care; however, physiotherapists report low confidence in assessing physical symptoms remotely. This study adapted measures of vestibular, oculomotor, cervical and autonomic function for telehealth delivery, and evaluated their feasibility and comparability with in-person assessment.
If validation results confirm strong agreement with in-person assessment, audiologists and vestibular physiotherapists could consider telehealth-adapted protocols for initial concussion screening — but full clinical adoption should await peer-reviewed publication of the validation data and sample sizes.
Validating remote vestibular and concussion assessment tools could expand access to specialist care for patients in rural or underserved areas and streamline post-concussion follow-up pathways.
- 01Study adapted established vestibular and physical concussion assessment measures for telehealth delivery.
