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Published on in Vol 14 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/75737, first published .
Physical therapist adjusting a patient's back on an exam table in a clinic

Open-Source Anatomical Illustration for Digital Back Pain Documentation: Development and Feasibility Evaluation

Open-Source Anatomical Illustration for Digital Back Pain Documentation: Development and Feasibility Evaluation

Yanick Xavier Lukic   1, 2 , PhD ;   Sonja Schläpfer   3 , PhD ;   Alessandro Holler   4, 5 , MA ;   Giovanni Colacicco   6 , MD ;   Dennis Baumli   1 , BSc ;   Leana Wirth   5 , BA ;   Steven Häsler   1 , MSc ;   Christoph J Laux   7 , Dr med ;   Reto Sutter   8 , Dr med ;   Georg Wilhelm Kajdi   8 , MD ;   Benedikt Herzog   9 , BSc ;   Sebastiano Caprara   9 , PhD ;   Claudia M Witt   3 , Dr med ;   Philipp Ackermann   1 , PhD

1 Institute of Computer Science, School of Engineering, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland

2 School of Medicine, University of St.Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland

3 Complementary and Integrative Digital Health, Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

4 Institute for Design Research, Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich, Switzerland

5 Quaint GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland

6 Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

7 University Spine Center Zurich, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

8 Department of Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

9 Digital Medicine Unit, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

Corresponding Author:

  • Yanick Xavier Lukic, PhD
  • Institute of Computer Science, School of Engineering
  • Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  • Steinberggasse 13
  • Winterthur 8400
  • Switzerland
  • Email: luki@zhaw.ch