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At Akina, we believe in the power of connecting patients and physiotherapists beyond the clinic. Together, we can pave the path to better and beyond by guiding every move.
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At Akina, we believe in the power of connecting patients and physiotherapists beyond the clinic. Together, we can pave the path to better and beyond by guiding every move.
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Would you like to learn more about how we assemble our therapy plans? Discover here how we develop scientifically proven, effective, and balanced exercise programs.
Our therapy plans are specifically designed for each indication and are suitable for use with a wide range of patients. They are based on scientific literature and the expertise of leading specialists. These plans enable efficient, targeted training at home.
Every Akina plan starts from a validated structure — then bends to fit the patient in front of you. You keep the results you can rely on, and the flexibility to adjust. Each therapy programme is based on a standardised plan. If necessary, the treating therapist can adjust the level of difficulty or substitute specific exercises, to support the safe and effective use of Akina Cloud.
Because every plan follows a validated structure, we can measure Akina's effect in clinical trials and stand behind it as a medical device. That's why we build therapy on customisable plans: structure you can trust, with room to adapt.
We offer a range of evidence-based therapy plans for different areas of the musculoskeletal system, which can be adapted by the physiotherapist as needed.
SoonShoulder
Core & pelvic
Back
Hip
Knee
Foot & ankleHow we create our therapy plans
It's not always necessary to reinvent the wheel. For many indications, treatment plans are already available in guidelines, from professional associations or from renowned clinics. We adapt this peer-reviewed, publicly available knowledge for use in our therapy programs.
For all of our therapy plans, we analyze contraindications that may make the plan unsuitable for people with certain medical conditions, injuries or who have undergone surgery.
In a second step, we structure the physical exercises, key patient information and, where appropriate, additional therapeutic elements (e.g. mindfulness-based stress reduction for low back pain) into a basic template.
For each exercise, we also define a progression of difficulty, alternative exercises and common mistakes that are therapeutically relevant.
Once the full structure of the therapy plan is complete, we ask experienced physiotherapists and doctors to critically review it. Once all revisions have been accepted and the plan is deemed fit for clinical use, we hand it over to our machine learning team.
For each exercise and associated error, we collect our own training data in a motion capture lab. From that footage we generate additional data covering more angles, body types, and room setups — so Maia recognises the exercise however, and wherever, a patient does it.
We use this data to train and validate Maia.
Once Maia's performance for the new therapy plan has been confirmed through technical and usability testing, we begin filming. For each exercise, we shoot video clips from multiple perspectives to show the patient how to perform the exercise correctly and how to avoid common mistakes.
Our team also prepares short educational videos to convey important patient information.
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