With the increasing popularity of wearable devices in wellness, one might be wondering what these devices can actually tell us about our fitness. Before we can answer this question, we need to understand what ‘fitness’ really is. The word fitness means different things to different people. To an exercise scientist, fitness reflects the ability of [...]
"Vivametrica’s algorithms ensure that reference data sets are based on population, adhere to regulation and are integrated and linked to other data sets, providing the individual with secure private insights into their health condition." Sharaz Khan covers Vivametrica's device-agnostic analytics platform. Original article
From a physician’s point of view, health wearables are only as useful as the data they generate. Our goal in pioneering a standardized process is to create a new approach to health management by analyzing data in a way that is meaningful and actionable for individuals and care providers. Dr. Rick Hu discusses how wearable [...]
Our cofounder, Dr. Christy Lane, wrote this post about her experience at CES. Christy Tomkins-Lane I attended my first Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas this year and to say I was overwhelmed with the event is a bit of an understatement. I attend medical conferences often but was not prepared for [...]
"With its first product set for deployment, the company is aggressively working to expand its offerings. Interested investors may have an opportunity to get in on the action as early as Q1 2015, which is when Vivametrica has said it will likely pursue a second round of funding." Analyst Ryan Martin outlines investment opportunities with Vivametrica [...]
Wearable technology to track activity and fitness is growing in popularity, but there’s not much available to analyze the tons of data it generates. Enter Vivametrica, a Calgary-based start-up that’s developed a platform to help patients make sense of it all. Original article
The enterprise health and wellness market in the United States was an estimated $6B in 2014, and will grow in double digits over the next 5 years. This explosive growth has been triggered by a broad range of new digital health solutions and the resultant new data points, which provide the raw materials to address [...]
On the consumer side, we’ll see an effort to integrate wearables with music, fashion and the wide variety of other consumer electronics we use. One area I expect to be an early crossover point is the booming ear buds and headsets market. The ear, conveniently, is a terrific place to measure temperature, heart rate, O2 [...]
By working up to your goal, not only do you reduce the risk of, say, spraining an ankle, but you're likelier to reach it, and thus, see meaningful change, Lane says. “Setting realistic goals that are personalized to you is key,” she says. “If you don’t, you’re likely to get discouraged and not use the [...]
"Vivametrica has been researching lower back pain caused by lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), which, according to cofounder and chief operating officer Dr Christy Lane, 'is the top reason for orthopaedic surgery in North America; it's a huge, costly problem, and what's happening is that people are getting thrown into surgery, which is often very successful, but [...]