It’s the oldest problem in healthcare — patients aren’t great at following at-home care plans. Whether it’s a pamphlet or instructions from their physical therapist, it’s hard to get compliance once patients have left the appointment.  This got our team at PeerWell thinking: Could there be a better way to fill the feedback gap that exists between patient and therapist between visits?  We started by considering the challenges faced by physical therapists during musculoskeletal care. The question we posed was, ‘what concerns do you have once a patient leaves the appointment?’. We le ..read more

At PeerWell, our mission is to eliminate the burden of pain and mobility for people worldwide. In carrying out our mission, our focus has been rethinking how healthcare is delivered. Specifically, on building innovative ways for patients to accessibly treat their conditions from home. In pioneering the most clinically relevant technology for better musculoskeletal treatment, we’ve built the first-ever smartphone enabled Range of Motion (ROM) measurer. Without any expensive hardware or wearable straps, PeerWell’s SMART Motion (ROM) allows patients to independently measure their knee mobility ..read more

The in-app feature you know and love—SMART Motion ROM from PeerWell—has been clinically validated!  Of all the features inside of our app, none are as popular as our built-in SMART Motion Range of Motion (ROM). Since we launched SMART Motion ROM, thousands of knee surgery patients have successfully measured their knee flexion and extension from home. We’ve even had a patient compare the importance of measuring range of motion at home to “trying to lose weight without a scale”!  On any given day, at any given hour, patients are engaging with our range of motion content.  And thi ..read more

Not sure what to expect after hip surgery? We polled real THR patients for their top questions, then asked leading orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Nima Mehran for the answers. In a poll to our Facebook group Hip & Knee Replacement Surgery Advice & Support: From PreHab to Recovery, we asked what questions they’d want answered about hip replacement recovery. What a response! Surgery is confusing, particularly without a trustworthy guide. It’s one of the many reasons we created PeerWell – to help guide you through life before and after surgery or pain. If you’re already a PeerWell Health pati ..read more

Recent knee surgery? After surgery, tingling and numbness can occur. Learn why this happens -- from our Doctor of Physical Therapy, Katilynn Mueller -- and 2 tricks to recover from knee surgery and get rid of tingling more quickly.   Why do I have tingling?    What does tingling mean? Tingling in the body equals nerve involvement. Running throughout the body, nerves play a key role in sensation. While we know where most nerves live in the body, it can be tricky to predict exactly where each nerve will be located person to person, as each body is different. Tingling or numbness ..read more

Here are 13 of the top shoulder surgery recovery tips from the musculoskeletal professionals at PeerWell Health. If you've just had surgery, there are many powerful things you can do to improve your recovery results. Discover the right things to get better quickly -- such as doing physical therapy, setting your house up properly, following your surgeon's advice and tending to your wound. 13 tips after shoulder surgery: Get creative with your sleep routine “I’m having difficulty sleeping,” is one of the most common complaints after shoulder surgery. If you’re uncomfortable, try sleeping in a ..read more

Sleep after surgery can be hard. At PeerWell Health, we know how hard surgery can be. That's why we created PreHab and ReHab programs to support our patients at every step. You're in for a treat today! Our occupational therapist, Karen Dwyer, has put together a list of tips and tricks for getting to sleep after surgery. Beat insomnia and sleepless nights with these techniques. 18 ways to sleep better after surgery: 1. Cultivate good pre-surgery sleep habits Get into a good sleep habit before surgery. There’s no time like before surgery to get fit when it comes to sleep. Establish a regular ..read more

What do you need before surgery? Here are 17 ways to prepare your house in the days and weeks coming up to surgery. Prep yourself before surgery with these 17 tips and you'll be another step closer to a successful recovery. There are some questions you need to have answered before surgery. You might know the answers to some already, but others you might not have thought of. Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Karen Dwyer, sheds some light on things you may be curious about before surgery.   1. Set up a recovery area Create a recovery area with all the necessities. Find yourself a comfy recl ..read more

What are the best foods to eat after surgery? Can eating well speed up healing? What are the top healing foods? We get nutrients from the food we eat. Before and after surgery, it's especially important to be eating well. What does science say about nutrition around surgery? We've done the research so you don't have to. Here are the top 7 healing foods to eat and 8 things to avoid before and after surgery. Eat this, not that after surgery Eating well after surgery Choose these 7 healing foods Avoid these 8 things Ask a nutritonist How should I eat after surgery? We get nutrients f ..read more

What can you do to stop back pain? Learn some secrets on ways to beat back pain from our PeerWell Health Doctors of Physical Therapy, Britni Keitz and Kaitlynn Muller. We asked PeerWell’s top physical therapists the answers to your pressing questions about back pain. For each FAQ, both PTs weighed in. Let’s see what they had to say. Flip through the slider for quick answers or scroll down to read in detail. 11 answers to important questions about back pain Britni Keitz, PT, DPT and Kaitlynn Mueller, PT, DPT answer your back pain questions Ask a physical therapist Will a standing d ..read more