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501(c)(3) nonprofit Product concept in development

Every Chair Deserves a Champ

Turn pressure relief into visible progress and meaningful rewards with a concept designed for accessibility, inclusivity, and real life.

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Not yet available for download. Currently targeting Winter 2026; timing may change as we build and test responsibly.

Why it matters

A preventable crisis needs more than a timer.

2.5Mpressure injuries annually in the U.S.
$26Bannual cost of pressure-injury care
95%of pressure injuries are preventable

Pressure-relief routines are simple in theory, but hard to sustain in real life.

  • Adherence often drops after leaving the clinic.
  • Reminders alone don’t build lasting habits.
  • Small missed moments can lead to serious complications.
View research references
  1. Dauterman, N., et al. (2024). Effectively addressing hospital-acquired pressure injuries with a multidisciplinary approach.
  2. Choragudi, S., et al. (2024). Trends in inpatient burden from pressure injuries in the United States.
  3. Gebremeskel, A. T., et al. (2022). Pressure injury prevention practice and associated factors among nurses.
  4. Williamson, S. D., et al. (2025). Self-managed digital technologies for pressure injury prevention.

Our mission

Build habits that protect what matters.

Chair Champs is developing a behavior-based tool for pressure-relief adherence, designed for children, teens, and long-term wheelchair users.

Built on patent-pending technology and real clinical experience, our goal is to make healthy routines easier to start—and easier to sustain.

Interactive concept

Small wins.
Visible progress.

Explore how Chair Champs could turn a pressure-relief routine into an encouraging daily habit.

  • Simple goalsSee what’s next without extra noise.
  • Positive reinforcementCelebrate consistency—not perfection.
  • Meaningful progressMake healthy routines easier to recognize.

This is an illustrative prototype, not a released medical product. Features and timing may change through testing.

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CHAIR CHAMPS CONCEPT

Build healthier habits through small wins.

This limited preview shows the core idea without exposing unreleased product details.

Track pressure reliefs.

Support a consistent daily routine.

Earn points.

Recognize each completed action.

Redeem rewards.

Explore illustrative reward concepts.

Private development previewAdditional features are intentionally hidden.

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Screen-only demonstration

See a sample task in action.

This screen recording shows the app’s visual guidance during a sample pressure-relief task.

  1. Yellow guidanceContinue tilting backward.
  2. Green guidanceHold the current position.
  3. Visible feedbackThe sample displays the timer and current tilt.

Playback only. The website does not read device motion or ask visitors to tilt.

Planned experience

Turn pressure reliefs into meaningful rewards.

We’re exploring ways for consistent pressure relief to earn points toward motivating rewards. These examples are concepts and depend on future funding and partnerships.

Gift cards

A potential way to redeem points for useful, flexible rewards.

Concept · partners needed

Raffles

Use earned points for chances to win larger sponsored prizes.

Concept · partners needed

Community prizes

Future rewards informed by what wheelchair users actually value.

Concept · research underway

Privacy by design

Your Data, Protected & Private

Chair Champs is being designed to keep personal information confidential, securely stored, and used only to support the experience.

HIPAA-focused design

Building toward appropriate healthcare data safeguards before launch.

Encrypted storage

Encryption in transit and at rest is part of the planned architecture.

Full transparency

Clear explanations of what information is collected, how it is used, and why.

Therapist verification is planned as a secure, consent-based process. Privacy and security controls will be reviewed before public launch.

Chair Champs is still in development and is not yet representing itself as a HIPAA-certified or HIPAA-compliant released product.

Built from experience

Clinical insight, personal purpose.

Drew Petersen

Founder

Drew Petersen, DPT, PCS, MS

Built from real clinical experience with pediatric wheelchair users—from inpatient rehabilitation and wheelchair evaluations to the challenges families face after discharge. Driven further by firsthand experience supporting a family member who uses a tilt-in-space wheelchair.

  • APTA Board-Certified Pediatric Clinical Specialist
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy, Drexel University
  • MS, Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware

Recognition & Scholarship

  • Invited Alumni Speaker — Drexel University DPT Graduation Ceremony, March 2026
  • 9 peer-reviewed publications in the Journal of Sport and Health Science, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, Gait & Posture, Journal of Biomechanics, and Clinical Biomechanics
  • Drexel DPT Scholarly Excellence Research Award — 2022
  • Poster Presenter — World Congress of Biomechanics (2018) and American Society of Biomechanics (2017)
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Our board

Executive Board Secretary

Neurologic and geriatric rehabilitation, clinical research coordination for a spinal cord injury RCT at Drexel University, and seating and postural evaluation.

PT, DPT

Executive Board Treasurer

Nonprofit and corporate financial management, accounting, and operations.

BS, Accounting

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