musculoskeletal

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By  Jessica Hagen 04:12 pm July 22, 2024
Employee and government benefits organization Sun Life announced it is partnering with Hinge Health to provide its members with digital access to technology and clinicians for musculoskeletal care. Hinge Health, founded in 2015, provides individuals with musculoskeletal conditions access to health coaches, orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists and technological resources, such as surgery...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:42 pm June 1, 2023
Transcarent, a digital platform focused on the self-insured employer market, and ViewFi, a tech-enabled virtual orthopedic and rehabilitation platform, are partnering to deliver virtual orthopedic and musculoskeletal care to patients through Transcarent's Consult Solution. ViewFi, cofounded by U.S. tennis champion Andy Roddick, offers virtual care, one-on-one exams and at-home appointments...
Spry's latest digital movement health self-assessment tool
By  Adam Ang 12:17 am February 18, 2022
Spry, a developer of physiatry technologies from India, has launched its latest tool that enables self-assessment of a person's readiness to engage in physical activities. WHAT IT'S ABOUT Its digital platform delivers a comprehensive assessment of a person's mobility and flexibility, as well as their strength and endurance levels. It first collects basic information about a user's movement health...
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By  Emily Olsen 09:41 am November 22, 2021
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...
A woman wearing Hinge sensors performing exercises guided via a tablet
By  Emily Olsen 11:16 am October 28, 2021
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...
An older woman using a tablet.
By  Emily Olsen 01:41 pm August 27, 2021
Older adults used a digital musculoskeletal (MSK) program more often than younger generations, according to a study published in Frontiers in Digital Health.  The study used Hinge Health’s Digital Musculoskeletal Clinic. Two authors work for Hinge and have equity interest in the company, while another two authors have received consulting fees from Hinge. TOP-LINE DATA The study found the odds of...
By  Dave Muoio 02:41 pm January 8, 2021
Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information and quotes from Hinge Health. Hinge Health, a San Francisco company tackling musculoskeletal (MSK) health through digital programs with live virtual sessions, has wrapped up a $300 million Series D round that places its total value at $3 billion, according to a recent announcement. The "heavily oversubscribed" round was led by...
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By  Dr. Liz Kwo 11:12 am October 30, 2020
About the author: Dr. Liz Kwo is currently the staff VP of clinical data analytics at Anthem and a faculty lecturer at Harvard Medical School who previously cofounded and served as CEO of telemedicine second opinion company InfiniteMD. She received an MD from Harvard Medical School, an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MPH from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Digital health...