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Third, evidence directly specific to anatomic or reverse shoulder arthroplasty rehabilitation remains limited; therefore, extrapolation from rotator cuff repair, conservative shoulder disorders, and digital home-based arthroplasty rehabilitation should be made cautiously. Rehabilitation clinicians support supervised or hybrid use rather than autonomous unsupervised replacement of conventional care. VR should be interpreted as an adjunct to clinician-led rehabilitation, not as a stand-alone substitute. Its most plausible current roles are improving engagement, enabling structured repetition, supporting within-system range-of-motion monitoring, and extending supervised practice into home settings. 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