Innovation in Physical Therapy - 12 Inspiring Startups

PHYSICALInnovation in

THERAPY12 Inspiring Startups

By Bruno Rakotozafy

Context

DefinitionRemediates impairments and promotes

mobility, function, and quality of life through examination, diagnosis,

prognosis, and physical intervention.

Physiotherapists

Recreational Therapists

OrthoptistsPodiatrists Occupational

Therapists

Who’s Involved ?

5 driversbeing leveraged to disrupt physical therapy

Sensors are cheap and

everywhere.

1

Wandercraft.eu

Wandercraft is a French company developing affordable exoskeletons for disabled and paraplegics people.

ValedoTherapy.com

Valedo is a pair of sensors that, when used in unison with an app, helps people train their back to reduce and prevent

future pain.

MetaWear (on Kickstarter)

MetaWear is a tiny Bluetooth sensor the size of a coin, cheap

and easily programable to prototype connected objects

quickly.

Patient education

leads to patient adherence

2

Phydeo.com

An exercise prescription app designed to simply, quickly and safely prescribe exercises to their patients in only 3

steps.

OrcaHealth.com

A suite of Knee, Shoulder, Foot, Hand, Hip and Spine mobile apps for better patient comprehension thanks to 3D

animations and anatomical videos.

MediMoov.com

Medimoov is a specialty game that is using the Microsoft Kinect to help patient move their upper body and follow

their progress throughout rehab sessions.

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Predicting patterns thanks to

multiple points of data

3

Formetrics.com

Formetrics uses a non-ionizing imaging device couple with a predictive software to find the possible origins of back pain

(foot, eye, mouth, previous trauma, ...)

Darma.co

Darma is a smart cushion that can monitor your sitting habits and coach you thanks to an app to improve posture

and avoid back pain.

ReflexionHealth.com

Reflexion Health is a software for medical professionals and their patients. It uses the Kinect to track patient adherence

for the prescribed rehab plan.

Therapists are looking for

more efficient tools

4

Goniometer Pro (AppStore)

A goniometer is a device that measures angles. This digital version help measuring a patient's range-of-motion (ROM)

for a particular joint determining the extent of an injury and the expected speed of their recovery.

iOrtho+ (AppStore)iOrtho+ is a physical therapy app for professionals,

including over hundreds of orthopedic special tests and joint mobilization techniques clearly illustrated.

Customization & Cost-cutting

with 3D Printing

5

EnablingTheFutur.org

An online volunteer organization that is using the internet to match children in need of prosthetic hands and fingers with

volunteers able to make them on 3-D printers.

Sols.comSOLS is a 3D-printing company which manufacture

customized insoles based on patient footprints scanned with an iPad app

3D-Printed Splints &

CastsA new service to be

created?

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