<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD JATS (Z39.96) Journal Publishing DTD v1.2 20190208//EN" "https://jats.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/1.2/JATS-journalpublishing1.dtd">
<article xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en">
<front>
<journal-meta>
<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">IJMABHR</journal-id>
<journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Medical and All Body Health Research</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title>IJMABHR</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group>
<issn pub-type="epub">2582-8940</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Anfo Publication House</publisher-name></publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">547</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.54660/IJMBHR.2026.7.4.21-29</article-id>
<title-group><article-title>Insights and Perspectives of Neuro Physiotherapists Towards the use of Virtual Reality in Neurorehabilitation</article-title></title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Kamble</surname><given-names>Mohini</given-names></name></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Mridha</surname><given-names>Chitra</given-names></name></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Nagulkar</surname><given-names>Jaywant</given-names></name></contrib>
</contrib-group>
<pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub"><month>10</month><year>2026</year></pub-date>
<volume>7</volume>
<issue>4</issue>
<fpage>21</fpage>
<lpage>29</lpage>
<permissions><license license-type="open-access" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/?utm"><license-p>CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</license-p></license></permissions>
<self-uri xlink:href="https://www.allmedicaljournal.com/article/547/insights-and-perspectives-of-neuro-physiotherapists-towards-the-use-of-virtual-reality-in"/>
<self-uri content-type="pdf" xlink:href="https://www.allmedicaljournal.com/article/547/download"/>
<abstract><p>Background: Virtual Reality (VR) is increasingly being explored as a technology-based adjunct in neurorehabilitation. Its clinical integration may depend not only on technological availability but also on physiotherapists’ awareness, knowledge, practical exposure, perceptions, recognition of barriers, and readiness.
Aim: To explore the insights of neuro physiotherapists regarding the use of Virtual Reality in neurorehabilitation.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among neuro physiotherapists in Maharashtra over 6 months. Participants were recruited using purposive sampling with a snowball technique. A self-structured questionnaire assessing awareness, knowledge, usage/exposure, perspectives, perceived barriers, and readiness toward VR was administered online. Data were entered into Microsoft Excel and analysed using descriptive statistics; categorical responses were expressed as frequency and percentage.
Results: The study included 112 participants. The majority were aged 23–28 years (52.68%) and female (59.82%). Most participants had 1–5 years of professional experience (50%). Positive responses for awareness ranged from 66.1% to 84.8% and for knowledge from 67.6% to 83.8%. In contrast, practical usage/exposure was limited, with “No” responses ranging from 41.4% to 66.7%. Perspectives were generally positive (66.1%–72.3%), while barriers were commonly identified (51.4%–78.6%). Readiness was high, with “Yes” responses ranging from 75.9% to 83.9%.
Conclusion: Participants demonstrated good awareness and knowledge of VR, but practical exposure was comparatively limited. They generally expressed positive perspectives and high readiness toward VR, while identifying several barriers to implementation.
 </p></abstract>
<kwd-group kwd-group-type="author"><kwd>Virtual Reality</kwd><kwd>neurorehabilitation</kwd><kwd>neuro physiotherapy</kwd><kwd>awareness</kwd><kwd>knowledge</kwd><kwd>perspectives</kwd><kwd>barriers</kwd><kwd>readiness</kwd></kwd-group>
</article-meta>
</front>
</article>