Digital Telerehabilitation in Functional Motor Disorders

"The 5-day rehabilitation program will consist of exercises to re-establish standard movement patterns within a multidisciplinary etiological framework, according to a validated rehabilitation protocol for FMDs. Treatment will be tailored to the needs of each patient, following general treatment principles in physiotherapy for FMDs.~Telemedicine sessions: the patient will perform specific exercises under the supervision of a qualified physiotherapist to provide feedback on the execution and adapt the treatment according to clinical changes/improvements.~Wearable devices: each patient in the experimental group will receive 2 wearable sensors (Axivity AX3,) for monitoring of movement data (i.e., activity level, number of steps, distance travelled) during daylife activities and rehabilitation sessions. The subjective assessment of the patient's motor activity will be collected by clinical diaries focusing on gait and activity level."

The 5-day rehabilitation program will be the same as the telemedicine group. A self-management paper log will be given to the patient at the end of the 5-day rehabilitation program. It will include goals, activity plans, and strategies to be used for retraining movements and redirecting attention. Videos stored on the patients' digital device (i.e., tablet, mobile) will include exercises demonstration and execution and strategies to retrain movements. Patients will be encouraged to perform the self-management plan at home on their own (or with their caregivers' help) which will be reported in a paper log and video recorded. The subjective assessment of the patient's motor activity will be collected by clinical diaries focusing on gait and activity level.