New technology changes the way pain sufferers are treated

 

A new mobile phone app allows pain sufferers who have difficulty communicating the ability to raise the alarm through facial recognition technology.

80 percent of seniors are living with some form of pain or another.  Now technology allows those in agony to get assistance when they are struggling to make themselves understood

The PainChek App has been rolled out to 20 aged care facilities across Australia.

“Pain is an enormous issue in aged care. We know 80 percent of people have pain and we know that very often that pain goes untreated or is poorly managed, particularly among those with dementia,” Pain Australia’s Carol Bennett told 9NEWS.

The app uses a phone’s camera to check for micro-muscle movements in the face to indicate if the person is in pain.

This new technology generates a score to distinguish between mild, moderate and severe pain.
 

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