physical therapy
Neurofenix puts a new spin on home stroke rehabilitation with the NeuroBall
Millions around the world suffer strokes every year, and millions more are in recovery from one they’ve suffered. Regaining the use of affected limbs and capabilities is a long road, but one tha
Massage-booking platform Urban responds to reports of alleged sexual assaults by some therapists
Urban, a popular U.K.-based startup that allows customers to find self-employed massage therapists who can be booked to attend customers’ homes, has been named in an investigation into alleged abuse
Kaia Health grabs $75M on surging interest in its virtual therapies for chronic pain and COPD
New York headquartered Kaia Health, which offers AI-assisted digital therapies via a mobile app for chronic pain related to musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders and for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseas
Sources: Hinge Health has raised $300M Series D at a $3B valuation
Hinge Health, the San Francisco-based company that offers a digital solution to treat chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions — such as back and joint pain — has closed a $300 million in Series D
Kaia Health gets $26M to show it can do more with digital therapeutics
Kaia Health, a digital therapeutics startup which uses computer vision technology for real-time posture tracking via the smartphone camera to deliver human-hands-free physiotherapy, has closed a $26 m
Origin wants to make accessible physical therapy women’s new normal
“I spend a lot of time being angry — but I’m still hopeful. Gender bias in medicine is systemic,” says Carine Carmy, the fast-talking CEO and co-founder of Origin, during a con
Robotic exosuits show ‘immediate improvements’ to walking speeds of stroke survivors
A new small study out of Harvard and Boston University is targeting the use of soft robotic exosuits among stroke survivors. The aim is to demonstrate how such technologies could impact the rehabilita
Tackling the $190 billion physical therapy market, Sword Health raises $8 million from Khosla Ventures
The U.S. healthcare system spends roughly $190 billion every year on physical therapies prescribed to treat muscular and skeletal disorders, and Sword Health has raised $8 million in a new round of fi
Massage-on-demand company, Soothe, raises $31 million
The massage-on-demand service Soothe seems to be rubbing investors the right way with the close of a new $31 million round of funding. The Series C round from late-stage and growth capital investment
Physera raises $2.8M to streamline physical therapy
If you’ve ever ended up with an injury, you’ve probably gone through an overly long process to eventually end up in a physical therapist’s office: you go to a doctor’s office,
These soft robotic muscles could help with physical therapy
Robotic exoskeletons are one of those technologies that tend to be associated with warfare or at least the industrial sector, but soft robotics and artificial muscles like these ones created by Swiss
Robotic legs could power up physical therapy for kids with cerebral palsy
Kids suffering from cerebral palsy may soon have a powerful new physical therapy technique in the form of robotic assistance for their legs. A study is being conducted on the potential benefits of the
Wii becoming part of physical therapy regimens
The dude in this photo here isn’t doing any physical therapy. He’s just having a good time winning little blue pills away from his buddies, if you catch my drift. Innuendo is what I’