Go-with-the-flow: A smartphone app for realtime tracking and sonification of physical activity in CP

Joseph W. Newbold, Aneesha Singh, Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze

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Abstract

Chronic pain is pain that persists past the expected time of healing. Unlike acute pain, chronic pain is often no longer a sign of damage and may never disappear. Remaining physically active is very important for people with chronic pain, but in the presence of such persistent pain it can be hard to maintain a good level of physical activity due to factors such as fear of pain or re-injury. This work demonstrates how sound feedback can be used to address some of the specific barriers to physical activity faced by people with CP. Using the Go-with-the-glow framework, sonifications are informed by physiotherapist and people with CP to help address the psychological needs and to help support movement and breathing during physical activity.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPervasiveHealth 2016 - 10th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare
EditorsJesus Favela, Aleksander Matic, Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Nadir Weibel, Jesse Hoey
PublisherICST Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
ISBN (Electronic)9781631900501
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Jun 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event10th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, PervasiveHealth 2016 - Cancun, Mexico
Duration: 16 May 201619 May 2016

Publication series

NamePervasiveHealth: Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare
Volume2016-May
ISSN (Print)2153-1633
ISSN (Electronic)2153-1641

Conference

Conference10th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, PervasiveHealth 2016
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityCancun
Period16/05/1619/05/16

Keywords

  • Chronic pain
  • Music
  • Sonification

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