The use of AI in physical therapy

Abstract

Following the invention of the steam engine, human social and economic systems saw unprecedented growth and development. More recently, artificially intelligent machines have emerged, enabling human cognitive capacity to recognize previously hidden patterns within massive data sets. These changes are having an impact on every facet of society, including but not limited to our legal, moral, educational, health, and social systems. In comparison to the steam engine-driven mechanical revolution, these changes may have a greater lasting effect on human progress. Physicians will soon have to deal with massive information networks, which will necessitate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in patient care. This paper aims to describe the potential impacts and range of applications of AI-based technologies on the field of physiotherapy, as well as the resulting changes that physiotherapy education will need to undergo in order to produce graduates qualified to work in a 21st-century healthcare system.