Hospital for Special Surgery, a New York-based academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal care, announced that it had raised $21 million in Series A funding to launch RightMove Powered by HSS.
RightMove will offer virtual triage and physical therapy. HSS said it plans to go live at the end of the second quarter next year.
The funding round, led by Flare Capital and HSS, will go toward...
A digital musculoskeletal care program improved chronic shoulder pain and function, according to a study published in the Journal of Pain Research.
The study used SWORD Health's digital MSK tool, and some authors are SWORD employees.
"This study supports the utility of telerehabilitation – namely of digital care programs – in the management of shoulder conditions, showing results which are...
Digital musculoskeletal care company SWORD Health has launched its own women's physical therapy product focused on pelvic health and pain.
Bloom includes a sensor that measures pressure and stamina of the pelvic floor and connects an app so users can receive feedback on their exercises. Members are also paired with a pelvic health specialist who can guide them through exercises and make changes...
Digital MSK company SWORD health tapped Valentina Longo to serve as its next chief financial officer.
This comes months after the company announced a $163 million Series D funding round, bringing its total valuation to $2 billion.
Longo is coming to SWORD from the Financial Institutions Group at Cerbeus, where she served as the managing director. Her experience also includes time as the CFO at...
Digital musculoskeletal care company SWORD Health has hired Dr. Vijay Yanamadala as chief medical officer.
Yanamadala is a spinal neurosurgeon and currently serves as systemwide medical director of spine quality and surgical optimization at Hartford Healthcare in Connecticut.
"Similar to my clinical approach, SWORD meets patients where they are to provide solutions focused on strong outcomes....
Musculoskeletal care is a big problem for the U.S. healthcare system, digital health companies say. Disorders are common and expensive to treat, but care that could cut down those high costs is inaccessible to many who need it.
That message is resonating with investors. Over the past year, they've poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the digital MSK space. Unicorns Hinge Health and SWORD...
A digital musculoskeletal (MSK) care program reduced patients' pain levels and improved secondary measures like anxiety, depression, surgery intent and medication use, according to a study published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.
The study was sponsored by SWORD Health, which provided the digital MSK program used in the research, and the authors were SWORD employees or scientific advisors. ...
Digital musculoskeletal (MSK) care company SWORD Health announced Monday it had raised $163 million in Series D funding. The oversubscribed Series D allowed for a secondary $26 million round, bumping SWORD’s valuation to $2 billion.
SWORD has already closed two other investment rounds this year: In January, it raked in $25 million in Series B funding, and the digital MSK startup scored $85...
Digital musculoskeletal care company SWORD Health announced the acquisition of Vigilant Technologies, maker of a wearable that aims to prevent workplace injury.
The acquisition announcement comes months after SWORD scooped up $85 million in Series C funding.
Vigilant pairs a wearable device that provides haptic feedback to correct posture with educational content tailored to specific job types to...
This morning digital musculoskeletal care-focused startup SWORD Health announced an $85 million Series C funding round. General Catalyst led the round with participation from BOND, Highmark Ventures, BPEA, Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Transformative Capital and Green Innovations.
This comes roughly six months after the company closed its $25 million Series B round, which it said would go...
