Physiotherapy Exercise Adherence Tracker

Physiotherapy works only if the patient does the home exercises — and most don't. The physio demonstrates the routine in the clinic, the patient forgets half of it by evening, and at the next visit nobody knows what was actually done. Adherence trackers exist for fitness, but they are built for workouts, not rehab: no prescribed plans, no pain logging, no clinician oversight. This project builds a rehab-specific tracker. The physiotherapist creates a plan (exercises, sets × reps, hold times, rest intervals) tied to the patient's condition; the patient opens today's plan, follows guided steps with a rest timer, ticks off each exercise, and logs a pain score. Streaks and weekly adherence charts keep motivation up, while the physio sees real compliance data and progress notes at review time. The scope is deliberately honest: it tracks prescribed exercises and self-reported outcomes — it never diagnoses, never prescribes by itself, and says so on every page that matters.

1. The physiotherapist registers the patient with their condition (e.g. post-ACL rehab, frozen shoulder) and picks exercises from the library.
2. Sets, reps, hold times and frequency are set per exercise, forming the patient's plan for the week.
3. The patient opens "Today's Plan", performs each exercise following the guided steps, and ticks it off; the rest timer paces the sets.
4. After the session the patient logs a 0–10 pain score and any notes ("sharp pain on rep 8").
5. Streaks, weekly adherence and pain trends update instantly; the physio reviews them before the next clinic visit.
6. At review, the physio records measured range-of-motion, adjusts the plan (progressions or regressions), and the cycle continues.

Tech stack:

• PHP 8 (backend)
• MySQL (patients, plans, exercises, sessions, pain logs, measurements)
• HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (front end, timers, SVG charts)
• Session-based auth with patient/physio roles

• [Prescribed exercise plans] Physios build plans from an exercise library with sets, reps, hold times, rest intervals and resistance — per patient, per condition.
• [Guided session view] Patients work through today's plan step by step with instructions, common-mistake warnings and a built-in rest timer.
• [One-tap session logging] Tick off each exercise as done; finishing logs the session with duration and extends the streak.
• [Pain score check-ins] A 0–10 pain log after each session, charted over time so the physio sees whether pain is actually falling.
• [Adherence analytics] Weekly completion percentages, streak counts and missed-session patterns for patient and physio.
• [Range-of-motion tracking] Measured values (e.g. knee flexion in degrees, entered at clinic visits) plotted across weeks.
• [Physio notes & messaging] Progress notes per review visit and a simple message thread between patient and physio.

• Complete web app source (patient app + physio panel)
• MySQL schema with sample patients, plans and exercise library
• Guided exercise guides with timers and adherence charts
• Project report PDF (requirements, data model, UI design, testing, scope notes)
• PPT presentation for final review
• Viva Q&A preparation document (two-sided apps, adherence metrics, health-data scope)

• The app tracks exercises a qualified physiotherapist prescribes; it never generates diagnoses or treatment plans on its own, and the UI states this.
• Range-of-motion values are entered manually at clinic visits — there is no sensor or camera measurement in the base build.
• Pain scores are self-reported and subjective; the system presents them as trends, not clinical measurements.
• Exercise pictures in the base build are illustrations; the buyer can replace them with their own photos.
• No emergency handling: the app advises stopping on sharp pain and contacting the physio, but it is not a medical device.