Digital health and telehealth

Helping patients to manage their pain
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Helping patients to manage their pain


APA member Chris Swinburne reviews an empowering app for people with chronic pain.



CURABLE



Developer: Curable

Get it: Google Play or App Store

Price: Free introduction then US$9.99 a month (US$7.49 a month with discount code from a healthcare professional).

Changing trends in digital health
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Changing trends in digital health


APA Innovation Advisor Barry Nguyen explores the shifting consumer trend of digital health tools from fitness to managing conditions.

Creating supportive online communities
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Creating supportive online communities


APP REVIEW Barry Nguyen, APA Innovation Advisor, reviews a useful social networking app that facilitates support and advice from people facing similar health challenges.



HEALTHUNLOCKED


Developer: Everything Unlocked Ltd Get it: Google Play or App Store


Price: Free

How do we regulate health apps?
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

How do we regulate health apps?


APA Innovation Advisor Barry Nguyen attended the National Mobile Health Applications Collaborative Workshop Program in February to find out more about health apps.

 Jumping into the app sphere
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Jumping into the app sphere

Jack Perisa, FACP, and developer of Cliniknote, a cloud-based clinical notes app, shares  his app insights with APA Innovation Advisor Barry Nguyen.


What makes a specialist sports physiotherapist go into the digital app development world?

Improve in slow motion
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Improve in slow motion

APA Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist Murray Leyland reviews an app that presents a new approach to analysing athlete performance.


HUDL TECHNIQUE (PREVIOUSLY CALLED UBERSENSE)


Developer: Agile Sports


Get it: Google Play or App Store


Price: Free

Leveraging mobile tech
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Leveraging mobile tech

In the past decade, the advent of smartphone technology has changed the way the majority of us live. APA Innovation Advisor Barry Nguyen explains how it is influencing healthcare.

Tracking progress and performance
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Tracking progress and performance

APA Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist Damian Raper looks at a multi-activity tracker that offers opportunities for athletes and physiotherapists to track performance and rehabilitation.


STRAVA TRAINING: RUN & RIDE


Developer: Strava, Inc.


Get it: App Store and Google Play


Price: Free





Staying in touch with self-tracking technology
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Staying in touch with self-tracking technology

The rise in popularity of wearable devices and phone apps to track health status is helping to engage patients in their own wellbeing, says APA Innovation Advisor Barry Nguyen.

App combines gaming and exercise
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

App combines gaming and exercise


Chris Swinburne, APAM, looks at an eight-week training program and audio adventure for beginners to improve people’s cardiovascular fitness.



ZOMBIES, RUN!


Developer: Six to Start and Naomi Alderman


Get it: App Store and Google Play


Price: Free


Zombies, Run! is part running tracker, part game, and part audiobook. It uses augmented reality and gamification to make exercising more fun and motivating.