# Vertera

> Vertera is a spine health platform that helps spine surgery patients navigate their journey with confidence through expert-led education, rehabilitation programmes, progress tracking, and community support.

## About

Vertera was founded by Joel Proskewitz, a spinal kineticist with 30 years of experience rehabilitating spine surgery patients. As a spine surgery patient himself, Joel built Vertera to ensure no patient navigates their journey alone.

Vertera is available as a mobile app on iOS and Android, with a companion web platform for clinicians.

## What Vertera Offers

- **Education**: Evidence-based learning modules covering spine conditions, surgery preparation, recovery, and long-term spine health
- **Rehabilitation programmes**: Structured exercise and follow-along programmes designed by spinal rehabilitation specialists
- **Progress tracking**: Tools to monitor symptoms, pain levels, and recovery milestones over time
- **Community support**: A patient community where spine surgery patients connect with others who understand their experience
- **Live sessions**: Regular live Q&A and educational sessions with Joel and guest clinicians
- **Clinician dashboard**: A platform for healthcare professionals to prescribe programmes, monitor patient progress, and communicate with patients

## Who It's For

- People considering or preparing for spine surgery
- Patients recovering from spine surgery (e.g. spinal fusion, disc replacement, laminectomy, discectomy)
- People living with chronic back pain or spinal conditions
- Clinicians and physiotherapists supporting spine surgery patients

## Key Details

- Website: https://www.verterahealth.com
- iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/app/vertera/id6751210368
- Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.verterahealth.app
- Contact: contact@verterahealth.com
- Founded by: Joel Proskewitz, Spinal Kineticist & Honorary Professor

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.verterahealth.com/)
- [About](https://www.verterahealth.com/about)
- [Download](https://www.verterahealth.com/download)
- [Free Trial](https://www.verterahealth.com/free-trial)
- [Contact](https://www.verterahealth.com/contact)
- [Blog](https://www.verterahealth.com/blog)