An Exercise-Based Precision Medicine Tool and Smartphone App for Managing Achilles Tendinopathy (the 'PhysViz' System): User-Centered Development Study
Being one of the first technology development initiatives guided by the FASTER, this study exemplifies a systematic and multidisciplinary approach to creating a remote rehabilitation intervention. By incorporating stakeholder feedback and evidence-based features, the PhysViz addresses key challenges in AT rehabilitation, offering a novel solution for precision loading and therapeutic exercise engagement. Positive feedback from users and clinicians underscores the potential impact of the PhysViz in improving AT management outcomes. The PhysViz serves as a model for technology-based intervention development, with potential implications for other tendinopathies and remote rehabilitation strategies.
Authors
- Kohle Merry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6756-4837)
- Alex Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0366-8404)
- Jackie L. Whittaker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6591-4976)
- Megan MacPherson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7907-1394)
- Christopher Napier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1454-3546)
- Liisa Holsti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0315-0330)
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Fraser Health (CA)
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- Research Canada (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Human Factors
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/57873
- Primary Topic
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00