4alivio

About

According to the NIH, arthritis affects over 53M people over 18 years of age in the US.

This chronic disease has no specific cure, and as of today, specialists can only treat reactive flare-ups individually. 

Caitlin West (4alivio’s founder) has had inflammatory arthritis her whole life.

She spent years researching how to harness technology to improve the quality of life of those who share her condition.  

In fact, the name 4alivio comes from the four main types of therapy the device would be able to provide.

These are Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMF), Infrared Light Therapy and Hot/Cold Therapy.

West’s first goal was to build an app-controlled patch device. It would be able to administer needed treatment in specific areas when feeling pain or soreness. 

By harnessing the rise of GenAI, West shifted efforts to a data-driven approach. The solution allows users to track circumstances that were capable of propitiating flare-ups for different users.

By “unifying chronic pain relief for a return to normalcy,” 4alivio became a solution all across the US.

It became a tool for physicians to control patients’ wellness in the long term. Most importantly, it allows to to track, predict and treat a crippling, mostly non-speak-of disease.

UX UI Design

We designed 4alivio’s branding with a soft-looking logo and color palette.

Our main idea was to convey the idea of calmness in stressful times. 

Our UX and UI Design work included its brand guidelines, its mobile app and its web and admin panels.

Technology

Aspects like climate conditions and exercise frequency influence inflammatory arthritis. 

Given this context, we connected the application with weather-tracking tools to build data-based correlations between flare-ups and temperature or humidity. 

We also added all the necessary options to track other daily aspects, such as medication consumption and sleep patterns. 

Users can check in flare-ups and add specifications regarding the specific context in which they occur. 

With this information, 4alivio is able to predict when users would be more likely to suffer from a flare-up. 

We also harnessed AI to enable the application to determine flare-up tendencies. This feature allows users to take care of themselves proactively.

Strategy

There were two main scopes for this project. First, 4alivio needed a mobile application for users to gather data on the disease’s symptoms and flares.

The requirements also included a redefinition of its visual identity to showcase its innovative features further.

Today, the focus of 4alivio is on working with medical centers and specialists. It’s becoming a key tool for doctors and physicians to check their patients' status and health. 

The power of the application relies on offering specific, measurable metrics when users go to their check-up appointments.

With it, doctors can harness the greatest amount of data possible and tailor long-term treatments.