Instrumented physiotherapeutic, ambulatory, and mobility vest to monitor and provide feedback to patients and caregivers

A method of detecting a physical condition of an individual, comprising:

• storing a plurality of physiological threshold criteria in a database, wherein each criterion among the plurality represents a physiological threshold indicating an individual's physical state requiring medical attention;
• monitoring sensor data derived from sensors associated with a garment;
• receiving a transmitted physiological datum from the garment, wherein the transmitted physiological datum is received at a facility remote to the garment;
• searching the plurality of physiological threshold criteria in the database for at least one physiological threshold indicating the individual's physical state requiring medical attention;
• and
• sending a communication to a third party, wherein the communication includes at least an indication of the individual's physical state requiring medical attention and data relating to the individual wearing the garment.

A method of detecting a physical condition of an individual, comprising:

• monitoring sensor data derived from sensors affixed to a garment, wherein the sensors generate data indicative of a physical state of a garment's user;
• receiving a sensor datum from the garment, wherein the sensor datum is received at a processor remote to the garment;
• searching a plurality of physical states data stored in a database;
• detecting at least one physical state associated with the received sensor datum;
• sending a communication to the garment's user, wherein the communication includes a notice that the at least one physical state was detected and a request for the garment's user to confirm experiencing the detected at least one physical state;
• and
• receiving a message from the garment's user confirming that the garment's user is experiencing the detected at least one physical state.