Development of an IoT-Enabled Healthcare Platform for Back Pain Management and Patient Monitoring

Patients with back pain face difficulties in consistent monitoring and engagement, especially during situations limiting physical visits, leading to suboptimal treatment outcomes and increased healthcare costs. Providers require scalable, automated solutions for tracking lumbar movement and delivering personalized exercise programs in a compliant, secure manner.

A mid-sized healthcare provider specializing in physiotherapy and musculoskeletal care, aiming to enhance patient engagement, remote monitoring, and treatment personalization through digital solutions.

• Reduce the product development cycle by implementing agile methodologies to accelerate deployment.
• Enhance patient quality of life by providing a system that promotes active participation and continuous monitoring.
• Achieve significant pain relief experiences among a majority of users, aiming for over 70% effectiveness based on user feedback.
• Develop a scalable, secure platform integrating multiple payment gateways and capable of handling extensive movement data with minimal lag.
• Facilitate remote patient monitoring and communication between patients and healthcare providers via a mobile app and web dashboard.

• Sensor integration for automated back movement tracking with real-time data recording and minimal latency.
• Patient authentication via secure app-enabled SMS login, with role-based access for patients and healthcare practitioners.
• Personalized exercise program management, including exercise mode prescriptions and progress monitoring.
• Development of engaging, gamified interfaces to motivate patient adherence to prescribed routines.
• Dashboard for healthcare providers to manage patient data, review progress, and adjust treatment plans.
• API-driven data exchange for seamless integration between sensors, mobile apps, and backend systems.

• Payment gateway integration supporting multiple payment options
• Sensor hardware APIs for real-time lumbar movement data capture
• Authentication services for SMS-based login
• Healthcare data standards adhering to GDPR and HIPAA compliance

• System scalability to support thousands of concurrent users and data points
• High performance with real-time data processing and minimal lag
• Strict security measures to protect sensitive health and personal data
• Reliable uptime and failover capabilities to ensure continuous availability

The deployment of this integrated system is expected to significantly improve patient outcomes, with approximately 74% of users experiencing notable pain relief. The platform will reduce healthcare costs by enabling remote monitoring, decrease in physical visits, and increase patient engagement and adherence, leading to higher satisfaction and better quality of life.