Vancouver-based eTreatMD released eTreatMD myHand, a mobile health app for managing hand arthritis, that enables users to measure, monitor and manage arthritis.
Compared to similar apps that typically only record symptoms, eTreatMD myHand can also measure physical changes and help patients see exactly how their pain is connected to factors like weather, activity and treatment. The application provides arthritis sufferers with meaningful information that they can use to better manage their condition, prevent painful flare-ups, and determine the most effective ways to relieve their pain.
As part of the idea to make the app to as useful to the patients as possible, eTreatMD is working with The Arthritis Society to make myHand available to a limited number of arthritis sufferers in a pilot trial prior to commercial release. Under the deal, the first 200 people who sign-up to participate are expected to provide feedback on their experiences.
“With so many health and wellness apps on the market, I was surprised by how few actually offer measurement and diagnostic capabilities to manage arthritis,” Nick MacKinnon, one of eTreatMD’s four founders, said in a statement. “To fill this significant gap, we’ve developed myHand to empower people with a more proactive approach to understanding and managing their arthritis.”
Beyond tracking treatments over time, myHand also evaluates their effectiveness as they correlate to changes in symptoms. It pulls in automatically other data points like weather and location, to put arthritis flare-ups into perspective.
The HIPAA-compliant app is available as a free download for iOS and Android, with additional paid features, including comprehensive reports and unlimited comparative reporting access.