Clinical Validation and Outcome Measures From Bend Ease: A Novel, Sensor-Based Digital Measurement Tool for Assessing At-Home Morning Stiffness and Spinal Range of Motion in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Bend Ease is an accurate, reliable, and user-friendly tool for assessing SRoM. As the first DHT to objectively evaluate morning stiffness upon waking, Bend Ease provides valuable assessments of spinal mobility when it is most impaired.
Authors
- Jeffrey R. Curtis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8907-8976)
- Liuqing Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0086-2909)
- Heather Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1186-0669)
- Michelle Crouthamel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6786-2658)
- A Crowley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5513-7572)
- Rebecca Grainger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9201-8678)
- Lori Siegel
- Dan E. Webster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6874-8451)
- Dee‐Dee Shiller
- Tiancheng He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3543-5701)
- Phillip J. Mease
- Elina Moon
Institutions
- AbbVie (United States) (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Swedish Medical Center (US)
- Swedish Medical Center (US)
- Illinois Bone and Joint Institute (US)
- University of Otago (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Rheumatology and Therapy
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40744-025-00746-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.67
Funders
- AbbVie