Sensoria, RespondWell team-up over wearable rehabilitative patient monitoring

Sensoria, RespondWell team-up over wearable rehabilitative patient monitoring

Sensoria has been working with RespondWell to create the next generation of rehabilitation patient monitoring using wearable textile sensing technology, the two companies announced at CES.

Sensoria’s smart sock technology will enable physical therapy patients to perform gait and balance exercises from RespondWell and receive instant feedback from a virtual therapist on a tablet or large display screen. This in turn will allow patients to receive easy to follow instructions for each exercise, encouraging them to complete the prescribed routines.

On the other hand, this same feedback information can be accessed and analyzed remotely by the patient’s therapist and healthcare team, enabling the future of telehealth scenarios involving patient rehabilitation and healthy aging.

RespondWell may also use Sensoria wearables technology for stroke rehabilitation, disease management, sports rehabilitation and to improve general wellness.“By using the Sensoria Sock we become part of the patient’s daily workflow, which means more data collected on patient health status,” said RespondWell CEO John Grispon. “Patients using our assessment and physical therapy solution can benefit from the dynamic feedback provided by the Sensoria sock and anklet.”

Initially, the two companies are co-operating over gait exercises to help improve dynamic balance and gait functions for elderly individuals. Going forward, RespondWell may also use Sensoria wearables technology for stroke rehabilitation, disease management, sports rehabilitation and to improve general wellness.

The RespondWell platform currently offers falls prevention, pulmonary, pre-diabetic and senior fitness modules. It is also designed to improve patients’ rehabilitation experience and adherence using gamification, rewards and challenges.

The Sensoria smart sock is equipped with proprietary textile pressure sensors that connect to a lightweight anklet, which itself integrates an accelerometer, local storage and Bluetooth Smart communication. The smart sock and anklet together measure a range of parameters including steps, repetitions, activity, balance and plantar pressure.