Patients with Bechterew's disease, who are being treated at the Sint Maartens clinic, can use the 'Move with Bechterew' app. This movement app is an additional part of the treatment in the specialized hospital. It enables patients to do the right exercises when and where they want to reduce their symptoms. The exercises included in this exercise app have been carefully selected by physiotherapists and rheumatologists at the Sint Maartens Clinic. The app has been realized in collaboration with Pfizer.
Before a patient uses the app for the first time, he / she consults with the physiotherapist. In doing so, we examine which exercises are suitable and how often they can be repeated. Afterwards, you can practice with the movement app. In the app, the exercises are shown on the basis of videos, in which a model shows the exercises step by step. For example, patients can see how the exercises should be performed exactly, where they are helped by a voice-over. By recording exercises in the app (in 'my exercise plans'), variation can be made in the exercise schedule.