Physical therapy software and EMR provider WebPT is partnering with tech giant Intel to integrate Intel RealSense PT Metrics into the WebPT EMR platform for physical therapy providers, allowing for AI-enabled motion-capture technology.
RealSense PT Metrics is an AI-enabled data-driven kiosk that tracks and analyzes a patient's movement, posture and range of motion, and directs patients through...
A blended approach to physical therapy, using digital interventions to support face-to-face care, wasn't more effective at treating nonspecific low back pain compared with in-person therapy alone, according to a study published in JMIR.
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The study found stratified blended physiotherapy, which sorts patients into groups depending on their risk of developing persistent low back pain,...
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...
Physiatry platform developer Spry has snapped up $3 million in seed funding, a round led by India-focused venture capital fund Together Fund.
The investing bout also drew participation from FJ Labs, Pareto, Knowledge Capital, AngelList, and Whiteboard Capital.
WHAT IT DOES
Founded in March this year, the startup offers a full-stack digital platform in the movement health space, which includes...
Digital musculoskeletal (MSK) health company Hinge Health has raised a whopping $400 million in a Series E funding round led by Tiger Global and Coatue Management. Alkeon and Whale Rock also put in a $200 million secondary investment to acquire ownership in Hinge.
Hinge said it’s now valued at $6.3 billion, more than double the valuation it announced in January when it raked in $300 million in...
Physitrack, a London-based provider of digital physical therapy and patient engagement technology, is kicking off an M&A push with news that it has purchased one of its primary competitors.
Physitrack CEO and cofounder Henrik Molin told MobiHealthNews that the company has acquired Physiotools, a Finnish company that got its start selling physical therapy books, but over the years shifted its...
Digital chronic-disease-program company Omada Health is leaping into musculoskeletal care thanks to its acquisition of Physera, an app-based platform that includes remote consultations with physical therapists.
Although the deal was announced today, Omada said it will "immediately" begin offering the MSK program to its employer, health plan and individual customers.
“Integrating a digital...
This morning BetterPT, a digital platform that connects patients and doctors to physical therapists, raised $5 million in Series A financing. 5Lion Ventures led the round with participation from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and ID Fund.
WHAT THEY DO
The New York-based startup helps patients find physical therapists in their area using a mobile app. After a user searches for clinics in...
Digital physical therapy company Sword Health has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures, with additional participation from unnamed angel investors. The round brings Sword Health's total funding to more than $15 million, according to the company, including a $4.6 million seed round in April of last year. Founded in Portugal, the company now has offices in New York...
Physera — an app-based platform for musculoskeletal (MSK) exercises and remote consultations with physical therapists — has raised $8 million in a Series A round headed by BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners.
With this, the company has now raised more than $10 million in total, and counts Innovation Endeavors, Lux Capital, Expa, Slow Ventures, iD Ventures, J-Angels, Rock Health’s Halle Tecco...
