We were approached by Lamb Industries to develop the electronics for a rehabilitation aid for the medical industry. We developed a system using flexible PCBs, capacitive touch and accelerometers. It measures the angle of the patients leg and displays the data in an elegant user interface, using some pretty cutting edge custom OLED panels from LTM.

PhysioFriend is an intuitive wearable device that guides people through their physiotherapy rehabilitation after orthopaedic surgery. Research suggests that successful recovery from an operation is: 50% dependant on surgical success and 50% dependant on good patient rehabilitation. PhysioFriend removes the confusion and anxiety of completing exercises incorrectly at home. It accurately records Range Of Motion and Repetitions to reassure the patient, and their health professional, that they are on target with their recovery. This prototype is aimed at knee recovery but there is no reason why the technology could not be applied to other joints. PhysioFriend could even be used by athletes as a training aid to view and record development.