PATTERN

Each injury is as unique as the individual who goes through it.

Chronic injury presents ongoing challenges that extend beyond initial trauma, shaping how individuals move, adapt, and inhabit their bodies over time. Each injury produces a distinct pattern of muscular compensation in response to misalignment — or what physiotherapists refer to as “holding patterns.” Without targeted intervention, these compensations can become ingrained, establishing a new physical baselines that require continuous adjustment across skeletal, fascial, and nervous systems.

Despite advances in wearable technology, most existing solutions do not address these individualized patterns. Standardized, one-size-fits-all approaches often overlook the nuanced ways bodies adapt, and in some instances may exacerbate underlying conditions rather than resolve them — as they did in my case.

What if we designed a wearable that could map, anticipate and adjust holding patterns with real-time feedback? 

Introducing Pattern—a system that integrates smart textiles with responsive sensory feedback to track and interpret individual mobility patterns. By communicating real-time data on alignment, compensation, and progress, the device supports both users and their care teams in delivering more precise, adaptive, and personalized treatment.