Health Management / Hardware Product

NS-care: A Wearable Management System for Chronic Neck and Shoulder Musculoskeletal Pain

A daily health management companion for chronic neck and shoulder pain

NS-care: A Wearable Management System for Chronic Neck and Shoulder Musculoskeletal Pain

Overview

A wearable health management concept for people with chronic neck and shoulder musculoskeletal pain. The system combines active pain reporting with objective data monitoring to help users perceive, understand, and manage pain in daily life.

My Role

Worked on product research, user scenario definition, wearable interaction design, hardware concept design, and product storytelling.

Highlights

  • Designed a wearable system prototype for daily management of chronic neck and shoulder pain.
  • Explored a tangible input interface that enables users to report pain in a more natural and low-burden way.
  • Proposed a management framework that combines subjective pain reporting, objective body-related data, and behavioral feedback for localized chronic pain.