Design a tool that can identify muscle overuse and alert players in real-time.
Work-related lateral and medial epicondylitis (commonly known as tennis elbow) is a common upper extremity musculoskeletal disorder that affects 4–30% of workers depending on the industry.
It occurs in up to 50% of athletes whose sports involve frequent overarm motions. Various trainers and players were involved in the development process.
Shefali is a Product Designer who is driven to explore various tangible mediums and technologies to address unmet needs. Her interest lies in healthcare innovation. Previously she has also worked as a Design Researcher and Strategist. She has recently co-founded Dotplot, a breast health monitoring tool.
Having won Imperial’s Venture Catalyst Programme 2022, she has also been accepted onto the InnovationRCA Startup Programme as well as is a part of MedTech Super Connector 2022.
"This project is an exploration of predictive and preventive medical technologies that lie in the hands of the consumers. These are enabled by a combination of various sensors that are able to capture, process, and then inform the user. Deploying a succinct feedback system that users find meaningful is equally important."
