How mHealth Will Change Your Life
From: RTC Magazine - 03/2015 - [age 28
By: John Koon

Overcoming distance and delays is a big hurdle for many people seeking health
care, as is the scarcity of qualified specialists in many cases. The
emergence of mobile devices with wireless communications is helping to bring
more patients the monitoring and care they need.

For the past 15 years, Modus Health, a medical device maker, has been
involved in research in the area of prosthesis development. With their
experience and research data, the company introduced the StepWatch, which can
be worn around the ankle. This device is designed to track the activities of
the patient in a clinical setting.

Most of the commercial tracking devices, including Fitbit and Jawbone, use
the tri-axis accelerometer while the StepWatch uses a more accurate
proprietary sensing system. This device has undergone many different types of
tests in situations involving people with prostheses, slow motion from
Parkinson disease, the recovery of stroke and multiple sclerosis. The results
were so positive that it is one of the very few devices that actually
receives reimbursement status from the Veterans Administration. However, what
the device lacks is a wireless connection capability. Users are required to
physically remove the unit and connect it to a docking station in order to
transmit the data to the care givers.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.rtcmagazine.com/articles/view/107935

Links:
Modus Health
http://www.modushealth.com

O&P - Modus Trex
https://modushealth.com/modus-trex-veteran-outcome-and-utilization/