Hundreds of millions of smart watches and other sensor-enabled devices are already in market capturing motion data, but unable to convert that data into actionable information.
Video-capable smartphones are ubiquitous. While APIs exist to extract pose from video, activity recognition remains challenging and expensive.
With only basic motion data tools in market, developers must resort to building solutions from scratch. The $200B health, fitness and sports performance application market is limited until these problems can be solved.
A showcase for Halterix's motion insight technology, PT+ and PT+ Clinic are physical therapy apps designed to improve physical therapy adherence, speed up recovery times, and improve outcomes. PT+ connects with any off-the-shelf Wear OS smart watch to track home exercise performance, producing reports designed to keep patients on track, and securely sharing progress with the care provider via PT+ Clinic. Currently in closed beta, PT+ and PT+ Clinic were released to selected Canadian physical therapy clinics in May 2021.
PT+ in Google Play storeA 120-patient adherence patterns study commenced January 2020 at Sunnybrook, Canada’s 2nd largest hospital. Physical therapy patients with rotator cuff pathologies were provided with a Wear OS smartwatch, and their home exercise adherence was tracked using Halterix's cloud-based motion insight AI. Peer-reviewed early findings were recently published in the journal JMIR Rehabilitation.
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