Post-Surgery Recovery Companion App with Smartwatch Integration
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Problem
Recovery invisible between visits
An orthopaedic implant maker piloting digital recovery support across 25 partner surgical centres was sending joint-replacement patients home with printed exercise sheets and no follow-up until the six-week review. Care teams had no visibility into whether patients were moving, exercising or struggling, and routine reassurance calls were consuming clinic staff time without reliably reaching the patients who actually needed help.
Solution
Guided recovery companion app
We built iOS and Android companion apps paired with the patient's smartwatch, delivering a day-by-day recovery plan of step goals, guided exercise videos, and pain and symptom check-ins. Step counts sync automatically from the watch, and a clinician dashboard flags patients falling behind their expected recovery curve so care teams call the right people first.
Measurable Impact
What changed after launch
Daily exercise plan adherence averaged 76% across the 25-centre pilot cohort
87% of enrolled patients logged activity at least 5 days a week in their first month
Routine care-team phone check-ins reduced by 38% as check-in data replaced blanket calling
App rated 4.6 stars by patients, with 92% still active in the app at week 6
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