Dr Felix Ormsby
Group Leader
Felix is a biomedical engineer who designs wearable sensors and the software that turns their data into useful coaching.
Digital Rehabilitation Lab
Wearables, apps and remote coaching for rehabilitation.
We build and evaluate low-cost digital tools that let physiotherapy and rehabilitation continue at home, with clinicians still in the loop.
Themes
Our people
Jasper Quill
Honours Student
Jasper is testing how well a phone-based step counter matches clinical walking tests.
Our research
The studies listed on this page are run or led by the group. Each one is entered once and also appears on the matching theme pages.
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Completed Moving After Hip Fracture
A wearable activity monitor and weekly phone coaching for older adults after a broken hip.
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In progress Rehab at Home
Remote physiotherapy coaching after knee and hip replacement.
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Recruiting Step Count Check
Does a phone step counter tell us as much as a clinic walking test?
Our publications
Agreement between smartphone step counts and the six-minute walk test
Selected paper
Ormsby F, Quill J, et al. Example Digital Health, 2026. doi:10.5555/example.2026.009In plain language: Step counts from ordinary smartphones tracked closely with a standard clinic walking test. This means rehabilitation progress could be checked at home without extra equipment.
2025
- A low-cost wrist sensor for home rehabilitation: design and bench testingOrmsby F, Quill J. Example Biomedical Engineering, 2025. doi:10.5555/example.2025.107
2024
- Remote coaching after joint replacement: a feasibility studyOrmsby F, et al. Example Rehabilitation Research, 2024. doi:10.5555/example.2024.110
News from this group
- Phone step counts make the evening news
A regional television bulletin featured the Digital Rehabilitation Lab's work on using ordinary smartphones to track recovery.