A movement break, not medical care.

When something hurts

The app pauses the timer. It does not try to work out what is wrong, and it does not build a session around pain.

Urgent symptoms

Chest pain or pressure, trouble breathing, fainting, sudden severe headache, slurred speech, double vision, new weakness or numbness, severe dizziness, or a recent injury. No session is offered. The screen says to get urgent medical help.

Pain, injury, or feeling unwell

For example a sore back, a sprain, cramp, or dizziness. The session stops. The screen suggests rest and, if it continues, a clinician. It does not suggest another stretch.

Recovering, pregnant, or seeing a physio

A clinician's advice comes first. The app does not adjust around a diagnosis and does not act as a rehab plan.

Red flags

Stop and get medical advice if any of these appear during or after a break:

• Chest pain or pressure, or trouble breathing.
• Fainting, or feeling about to faint.
• Sudden severe headache, or the worst headache you have had.
• Slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, or double vision.
• New weakness, numbness, or unsteady walking.
• Severe dizziness, or a drop attack.
• Pain after a fall or other recent injury.
• Fever, night pain, or pain that is getting worse rather than settling.

This is a short list for a desk app, not a clinical checklist. If something feels wrong, stop and ask a clinician.

Check with a clinician first

Talk to a doctor or physiotherapist before using Sukoon if you:

• are pregnant, or recently gave birth;
• have had recent surgery or an injury;
• have an ongoing neck, back, or joint condition;
• get dizzy, lose your balance, or have fainted before;
• have been told to avoid certain movements;
• are unsure whether a movement is safe for you.

You can still use the breathing step on its own. Skip anything that does not feel right.

What Sukoon is not

• Not treatment or rehab. It is a general movement break for people who have been sitting.
• Not a diagnosis. It cannot see you, examine you, or tell what is causing a symptom.
• Not injury management. HR should not use it as a workstation or injury-control programme.
• Not a source of health claims. No promises about pain relief, posture, productivity, weight, or sickness absence.
• Not a replacement for care. If you need a clinician, see a clinician.

This positioning matters. Stretching prescribed to treat a work injury can become medical treatment; a general, voluntary movement break is not. Sukoon stays on the general side.

What is never reported

A safety stop is care, not a metric. When someone reports pain or a symptom:

• the stop is not counted in the weekly email;
• it is not reported to HR, a manager, or anyone at the company;
• it does not trigger a follow-up nudge from Sukoon.

HR sees started and finished counts. Nothing about who stopped, or why. Read the data map.

Review status

The four moves have not yet been reviewed by a physiotherapist. The red-flag copy is written conservatively from public clinical guidance, but it has not been signed off by a clinician either.

Until that changes, the copy stays cautious: slow, small ranges; no bouncing; stop at resistance; no claims about outcomes. The app's symptom detection is a keyword floor, not a medical screen. It can miss things.

What the evidence says

Short movement breaks are a reasonable thing to offer people who sit for long stretches. The evidence on pain and productivity is mixed, and many workplace studies are small or low quality.

So Sukoon claims only what it can keep: a short, optional break that is easy to take. It does not claim to reduce pain, fix posture, or improve performance.

Published guidance we keep in mind: WHO physical-activity guidance; workplace microbreak reviews; and OSHA's 2024 guidance distinguishing general stretching from treatment of a work injury. None of these endorse Sukoon.

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