Method and system for developing or tracking a program for medical treatment

• US 20090023555A1
• Filed: 04/23/2008
• Published: 01/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Heather Raymond
• Original Assignee: Heather Raymond
• Inventors: Raymond, Heather
• Granted Patent: US 8,165,901 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines

Abstract

This invention relates generally to a method and system for developing or tracking a program for medical treatment. More particularly, the present invention facilitates the development of a treatment program, the retrieval of the program by the patient, the entry of feedback about the program by the patient, and the processing of that feedback.

Claims

1. A system for providing a medical treatment program comprising:

a first module executing on one or more servers for receiving data about the patient;

a first browser executing on a first computer and communicating with said first module, for displaying one or more exercises and for selecting at least one of said exercises for inclusion in a program;

a second module executing on said one or more servers for displaying at least one of said exercises in said program to the patient and for collecting feedback on said at least one exercise from the patient, and

a database for storing said program and said feedback.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a third module for comparing information on said at least one exercise to said feedback to determine the likelihood that the patient performed said at least one exercise correctly.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein said information on said at least one exercise comprises one or more of the following:

a time that said exercise was displayed, an anticipated level of difficulty for said exercise, an anticipated level of pain for said exercise, an amount of time required to perform said exercise properly.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein said feedback comprises one or more of the following:

a perceived level of difficulty by the patient, a perceived level of pain by the patient, and a time that said feedback on said exercise was entered.

5. A method for providing a medical treatment program comprising the steps of:

receiving patient data relating to a patient, said data comprising one or more of the following;

an identification of a body part of the patient that has an ailment, and a description of the ailment;

displaying one or more exercises relating to said patient data;

selecting at least one of said exercises for inclusion into the program;

displaying one or more tutorials on one or more subjects relating to said patient data; and

selecting at least one of said tutorials for the program.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said one or more tutorial subjects comprise one or more of the following:

ice application, stretching, massage, heat application, compression, safety, education, ultrasound, relaxation, proper sleep, ergonomics, dietary suggestions, teeth brushing, and getting out of bed.

7. A method for providing a medical treatment program comprising the steps of:

displaying one or more exercises from the program;

selecting at least one of said exercises;

providing feedback on said exercises;

determining a likelihood that the patient performed said exercises properly from information on said exercises and said feedback.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein said information on said exercises comprises one or more of the following:

a time that said exercise was displayed, an anticipated level of difficulty for said exercise, an anticipated level of pain for said exercise, an amount of time required to perform said exercise properly.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein said feedback comprises one or more of the following:

a perceived level of difficulty by the patient, a perceived level of pain by the patient, and a time that said feedback on said exercise was entered.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein said step of determining a likelihood that the patient performs said exercise properly comprises the steps of:

computing a difference between said time that said feedback on said exercise was entered and said time that said exercise was displayed; and

comparing said difference to an amount of time required to perform said exercise properly.

11. Computer executable software code stored on a computer readable medium, the code for providing a medical treatment program, the code comprising:

code to receive data relating to a patient, said data comprising one or more of the following;

an identification of a body part of the patient that has an ailment, and a description of the ailment;

code to display one or more exercises relating to said patient data;

code to select at least one of said exercises for inclusion into the program;

code to display one or more tutorials on one or more subjects relating to said patient data; and

code to select at least one of said tutorials for the program.

12. Computer executable software code stored on a computer readable medium, the code for providing a medical treatment program, the code comprising:

code to display one or more exercises from the program;

code to select at least one of said exercises;

code to provide feedback on said exercises;

code to determine a likelihood that the patient performed said exercises properly from information on said exercises and said feedback.