© GeoSport for Society, volume 12, no. 1/2020, pp. 24-30, DOI 10.30892/gss.1203-055 GEOSPORT FOR SOCIETY Scientific Journal founded in 2014 under aegis of University of Oradea (Romania), University of Debrecen (Hungary), University of Gdánsk (Poland) ISSN 2393-1353 Edited by Oradea University Press 1, University Street, 410087, Oradea, Romania Journal homepage: http://geosport.uoradea.ro/geosport.html 24 What Do Physiotherapists Know About Techno-Therapy? Esra Dogru HUZMELI 1 *, Ozden GOKCEK 1 , Sabiha BEZGIN 2 , Yagmur CAM 1 , Hasan HALLACELI 3 , Senem URFALI 4 , Murat GUNTEL 5 , Irem KARANKI 6 1. Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Health Science Faculty, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department, Hatay, Turkey, e-mail: esradogru001@hotmail.com / ozdencanbay@hotmail.com/yyagmurcam@gmail.com 2. Kırıkkale University, Health Science Faculty, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department, Kırıkkale, Turkey, e- mail: sabihasahilog@gmail.com 3. Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Tayfur Sokmen Medicine Faculty, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Hatay, Turkey, e-mail: hasanhallaceli@hotmail.com 4. Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Medicine Faculty, Reanimation and Anesthesia Department, Hatay, Turkey, e- mail: senemurfali@yahoo.com 5. Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Tayfur Sokmen Medicine Faculty, Neurologia Department Hatay, Turkey, e-mail: muratguntel@hotmail.com 6. Halic University Health Science Faculty Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department, Istanbul, Turkey, e-mail: iremkaranki@halic.edu.tr * Corresponding author Citation: Huzmeli, E.D., Gokcek, O., Bezgin, S., Cam, Y, Hallaceli, H., Urfali, S., Guntel, M., Karanki, I. (2020). What Do Physiotherapists Know About Techno-Therapy?. Geosport for Society, 12(1), 24–30. https://doi.org/10.30892/gss.1203-055 Article history: Received: 03.01.2020; Revised: 05.02.2020; Accepted: 20.03.2020, Available online: 25.03.2020 Abstract: Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge of the physiotherapists about techno- therapy, so we want to take attention on the importance of updating the physiotherapist themselves about new rehabilitation devices that the physiotherapists use and to encourage the in-service training regularly. Methods: The study group consists of 24 physiotherapists working in Hatay. The survey consisted mostly of open-ended questions. These are the questions that were asked to the physiotherapists: Q1: Do you know what is the virtual reality?, Q2: What does augmented therapy mean?, Q3: What do you know about technological equipment to help patients that have communication problems?, Q4: What do you know about wearable rehabilitation technology ?, Q5: What do you know about robotic rehabilitation ?, Q6: Do you use any technologic equipment in your treatment ?, Q7: Did you have courses about technology during your university education ?. The first 5 questions’ answers were assessed as “false”, “true” or “do not know” and the last two questions as “yes” or “no” by an assistant professor. Results: Fourteen females, ten males aged between 22-60 years (X+SD=29.83±8.8) totally 24 individuals were included in the study. Questions (Q) results are following:Q1:23 of their answers were true, 1 was false;Q2:All of them answered as do not know; Q3:1 of them answered as false, 1 of them as true and 22 of them as do not know; Q4: 1 of them answered as false, 1 of them as true and 22 of them as do not know; Q5: 18 of them answered as true, 6 of them as false; Q6: 6 of them answered as yes, 18 of them as no; Q7:5 of them answered as yes, 19 of them as no. Discussion: As a result, we learned that most of the