Q: Could you tell us a bit about yourself, and why you require physiotherapy?
A: I am a 45-year-old man. I injured my elbow while playing Golf. I damaged my Ulnar nerve and now require a physiotherapy program.

Q: Would you prefer 1-on-1 physiotherapy or group physiotherapy, and why?
A: Group physiotherapy as then I can use someone as a benchmark, encouraging me to work harder in my sessions. Also, being a comfortable and enjoyable environment, compared to performing prescribed exercises in an isolated environment.

Q: Have you ever undergone group treatment with other physiotherapy patients? If yes, how does the platform work
A: No

Q: Would you be interested in a motion-sensing multiplayer games app, for physiotherapy patients?
A: Yes, most definitely! It sounds very exciting and fun.

Q: Ok great. So, what features would you look for?
A: Firstly, all options should be easy to navigate and click. You should perhaps segment games into the body part they work out, so we can make our own workout regimes. Furthermore, I would want a wide selection of single-player and multiplayer which lots of different genres on the application. Then I should be able to track my progress, maybe measuring reps done of each exercise, this would definitely motivate me. A key feature would have to be not needing to download anything complicated to use on my computer. I am not very tech-savvy so it would be ideal if complications are kept away from my end.

Q: Tell us about how you get patients to exercise outside of scheduled sessions?
A: At the end of our sessions, I give my patients a sheet of different exercises they should do for their specific conditions. I write how often these exercises should be done, as well as the repetitions and sets needed for each exercise. I rarely check on my patients' in-between appointments to see if they are doing their exercises at home, I just hope they do.

Q: What is currently your biggest struggle in delivering effective physiotherapy to patients?
A: I often encounter patients with a lack of motivation for quick recovery. They don't adopt healthy lifestyle habits - which is out of my control completely. However, often they don't do their prescribed exercises. This slows down the whole recovery process. Furthermore, some patients do some exercises and leave out others; only do some sets. This makes it challenging to track progress.

Q: Do you currently run online physiotherapy sessions? If so, how is it formatted?
A: Yes, for particularly immobile patients or those who are unwell, we run appointments on Zoom. It is a call where we catch-up on their progress, I visually see how well they are moving. And then I recommend what they should do until the next appointment.

Q: Ok, imagine an application within a Teams meeting where patients can play games with different body parts for physiotherapy. Does this sound like a useful product that you would use?
A: Yes, this would solve a number of my issues. Firstly, this fun physiotherapy method would motivate a number of my youthful patients to actually exercise when home. Secondly, I would be able to visually see improvements in my patients in the way they play the games probably. And finally, if I can see what my patients have been doing on the application, then it will be brilliant for tracking progress. Such an app would make my life easier.

Q: What features you would prefer on this kind of application?
A: Firstly, the fact that I can see what my patients have been doing and tracking how well they moved when playing these games. Maybe feed me back some data, like the time they spent playing games. You know, useful metrics.
If the patients can just set up the app at home, play, do exercise without needing me, this would be useful at times. However, I would sometimes prefer being present and watching patients use the application live, as this could perhaps become a new way for me to run physiotherapy sessions.