As we become an aging society, people are increasingly focused on their health. This extends to the health of their families as well as themselves. The number of elderly people has increased, and the number of middle-aged and young adults supporting them has also increased, but it is difficult to take care of their parents’ health as they are busy with their own lives. Despite the advancement of IoT, there are still no adequate measures. There is a need for a way to not just manage health, but to check and manage the health of family members regardless of distance and time.

Digital industry transformation in lifecare

fisica is a body balance analysis device and platform

Care & Co (CEO Byungwoo Jo) is a company that has developed fisica, a body balance analysis device and platform, to address the rapidly advancing aging population and various health problems experienced by modern people. Modern society is changing rapidly, and along with it, the lifestyle and social environment of modern people are also changing rapidly. In particular, the untact era and aging society accelerated by COVID-19 are demanding new and innovative non-face-to-face healthcare solutions that make it convenient for everyone to manage their health. An official of Care & Co said “In the future, we see a shift from the life care industry to a virtualized, non-face-to-face healthcare industry represented by the metaverse.” Despite this situation, there are no technologies, services, or contents for realizing virtual bodies. Although digital twin technology is already being actively used in various industries such as smart factories, there are no cases of for smart healthcare service using digital twin virtual body implementation technology. To solve this problem, Care & Co has developed its own technology for the digital transformation of the life care industry with its solution fisica.

Digital Twin Healthcare using 3D Vision and Footprint analysis, Instant visual check of measured data

fisica is a digital twin healthcare system using 3D Vision and footprint analysis. fisica consists of a foot pressure tester device that can be used at home in a similar way to a scale, and a dedicated app that allows users to access fisica’s healthcare services through the device. It provides accurate and professional information through a self-developed foot pressure measurement device. Plantar pressure refers to the distribution of pressure on the bottom of the foot and is used as a marker for many health problems. A plantar pressure test measures the form and function of your feet, as well as your walking habits and body balance. By identifying and analyzing the shape of the upper body pressure on the foot, it helps to identify podiatric diseases and related conditions such as spine, pelvis, and bowed legs. In recent years, foot deformities caused by diabetes have been used as an indicator of how diabetes is progressing. fisica provides healthcare solutions with these foot pressure tests. fisica’s foot pressure measurement device is equipped with more than 600 sensors, each of which can be adjusted. For now, it’s used to measure foot pressure, but if you have a medical device that you’d like to match, you can do so in the future. The data measured by these sensors can be viewed in the app in the form of a heat mapand 3D Avatar. Being able to visually see your symptoms and body shape allows you to intuitively understand what’s going on with your body in a more efficient way than just looking at numerical data. Care & Co CEO Byungwoo Jo says “We can do a general check of the body and basically predict what’s going on with the skeleton. If you have a bunch of photos attached, we can extract coordinates based on that and fuse the footprint data with the sensors to get a more accurate value.” 

Test yourself and your family’s health with fisica

fisica also helps you manage your center

The beauty of fisica is that it allows you to stay in control of your health. As you accumulate data, you’ll be able to manage your current illnesses, as well as your interests and exercises, such as Pilates. This allows you to keep a history of how your exercise habits have changed your body. fisica is not only useful for managing your own health, but also for managing others. In particular, you can not only check your own health status, but also register your family members’ medical treatment and health factors to manage together. CEO Jo says “When you buy a product, we give you as many licenses as your family can use, so even if you’re an elderly person and can’t handle a smart device, the service is built in such a way that your kids can take care of it remotely.” This means that if you’re having a hard time seeing, or if you forget your doctor’s appointment, your family can register and share appointments and events on your behalf. Jo says “In this way, fisica becomes a channel that connects families and acts as a system for families to take care of each other, even if they are separated by long distances.” fisica also offers professional solutions for business users, and health centers can get solutions for consulting with members, scheduling, payments, and promoting their centers. Care & Co brought this fisica to the 2023 Metaverse Expo to great fanfare. “We want to change the way you think about healthcare,” a company official said.