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SimpleTherapy, Inc., an industry-leading digital musculoskeletal pain recovery solution for employers and health plans, has acquired PhysMetrics, a musculoskeletal benefit administration company, and Halcyon Behavioral, a behavioral health and wellness company. This acquisition allows SimpleTherapy to expand upon its existing digital and virtual physical therapy...

SimpleTherapy®, a pioneer in digital musculoskeletal (MSK) pain recovery and mental health solutions, is excited to announce a new partnership with Tag.bio, a leading provider of data mesh for life sciences and precision medicine. This collaboration aims to enhance transparency in outcomes measures and bring...

SimpleTherapy, a digital musculoskeletal (MSK) pain recovery solution provider, has acquired PhysMetrics, an MSK benefit administration company, and Halcyon Behavioral, a behavioral health and wellness company. This deal enhances SimpleTherapy’s commitment to delivering tailored omnichannel healthcare for MSK and Behavioral Health conditions anytime, anywhere.

SimpleTherapy Co-Founder and CEO Arpit Khemka, says, “SimpleTherapy is thrilled to achieve this coveted Level 1 Savings certification. We believe SimpleTherapy has achieved the greatest level 1 MSK savings to date. This validation proves what we have known about SimpleTherapy for years – by optimizing...

Wilmington, Del., June 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ChristianaCare is out to revolutionize health care. One of the country’s most dynamic health care systems, ChristianaCare is partnering with two leaders in medical and therapy services to provide comprehensive, integrated virtual health services 24/7 to colleges,...

We have partnered with California-based healthtech firm SimpleTherapy1 to help multinationals tackle the issue of musculoskeletal conditions, either in the workplace or while working from home. Founded in 2011 by orthopedic surgeons and physical therapists, SimpleTherapy has built an intuitive, highly detailed and multi-lingual app...

SimpleTherapy is proud to earn a certificate of cost reduction by the Validation Institute. In a two-year medical claims analysis with a Washington-based employer covering 125,000+ members, SimpleTherapy demonstrated MSK reduction in the overall cost by $4,795, $4,890, $3,751, and $2,938 per participant in the...

Vitality Gateway Flex provides organizations with a new level of benefits choice, and the ability to respond to employees’ changing and diverse needs Employers face a growing number of health and economic concerns including: the pandemic, rising costs of employee benefits, and meeting the needs...

Company Grows Two More High-Value Categories: Musculoskeletal Care and Second Opinion Services DENVER – June 10, 2020 – Welltok, the consumer activation solutions company, announced the expansion of its Connect Partner Ecosystem in two more benefit categories identified by large employers nationwide as high-priority. Seven...

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Competitive Health, Inc. (CHI), a virtual health services marketplace, announces the company’s partnership with SimpleTherapy, Inc. SimpleTherapy provides a path to pain relief through accessible musculoskeletal (MSK) care for the whole family. SimpleTherapy delivers virtual, best-practice care to help members...

Dreamit Ventures has selected seven organizations for the spring 2019 cohort of its HealthTech program, which focuses on digital health, medical device and diagnostic startups. The companies, which are located across the United States, zero in on everything from physician notes to medical education to...

NEW YORK CITY, NY — April 2, 2019 — Dreamit Ventures, an early stage venture fund and growth-focused accelerator, announced its latest batch of startups this week. Dreamit works with top healthcare, cybersecurity, and urban technology startups, providing access to extensive customer, industry, and investor...

The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Fremont, California. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to: Revenue potential Leadership team Brand/product traction Competitive landscape Additionally, all companies must be independent (un-acquired), privately owned, at most...

The Swiss Re Foundation’s 2016 “Entrepreneurs for Resilience Award” focused on our ageing population and ways to help people live more independently and longer at home. The winner was SimpleTherapy, whose invention addresses gradual musculoskeletal deterioration, an issue that affects many elderly people and often...

The Swiss Re Foundation Entrepreneurs for Resilience Award recognizes entrepreneurial initiatives that take innovative approaches to building resilient societies and realizing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. While resilience is the core theme of the annual award program, its specific focus will change depending on...

One of the most striking characteristics of the Health 2.0 conference has always been its focus on disruption. (For this we owe Clayton Christensen a debt of gratitude.) In rapid succession, startups take the stage to present their vision for disrupting healthcare through the use...

One of the biggest mistakes employers can make is selecting an innovative app or platform without considering what end users are willing to sustainably integrate into their daily lives. Even the coolest technology will be ineffective if employees aren’t willing to use it. When selecting...

When stiff and achy joints are the problem, exercising may not seem like an intuitive activity to alleviate the pain that’s a common osteoarthritis (OA) symptom. Yet, numerous clinical studies point to exercise as highly effective in improving pain and function in people with arthritis....

Physical Therapy At Home, Free for All Veterans November, 2015 – NEW YORK – Over 50 percent of veterans report that bodily pain interferes with work performance, social activities, and daily living, according to data released in the Wounded Warriors Project’s 2015 Annual Survey. Physical...

After national attention on the long wait times for health services many veterans endure,New York City-based SimpleTherapy, the only fully online alternative to traditional physical therapy, is working with Aetna Innovation Labs to make its pain recovery program available to America’s 22 million veterans, for...

Going to the bank, perusing plotlines at a bookstore, and even grocery shopping have all become too inconvenient. Using on-demand online interfaces is now second nature. But when did going to a trained medical professional for in-person treatment also become “too inconvenient”?   Number one...

NEW YORK, NY.  SimpleTherapy Inc., a New York City-based company that has been pilot testing its online exercise therapy programs for a year, has emerged from beta with two large health insurance companies as customers and $1.3 million in angel backing. The company is already...

SimpleTherapy Inc., a company that has been beta-testing its video physical-therapy regimens for nearly a year, is coming out of stealth with two large customers and $1.3 million in angel funding, the company said. New York-based company is in talks with venture firms as it...

As CEO of SimpleTherapy, Helena Plater-Zyberk’s mission is to make the benefits of therapeutic exercise accessible via online video to anyone who can’t get to physical therapy. Customized exercise therapy sessions are queued from SimpleTherapy’s vast video library, and programs adapt intelligently to individual needs....

The amount of venture capital money being pumped into start-ups is at its highest level since 2001, but it’s still nowhere near what it was like at the heyday of the tech bubble era. Raising money is hard to begin with, and it’s the lifeblood...

Contrary to popular belief, football isn’t the only major sport destroying the bodies of its players. Major League Baseball (MLB) is taking precautions to limit various types of player injuries, which amounted to a collective 29,094 days spent on the disabled list last season. In...

Opening Day of Major League Baseball is right around the corner, but there are already some players headed to the disabled list. For instance, Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish won’t be available to open the season up, meaning fans will miss out on an intriguing...

Many people in need of physical therapy don’t get it because of logistical or financial reasons. Our elevator pitcher developed an online business to help them out. Find out what our panelists think of SimpleTherapy.

Technology that aims to be practical and efficient. About $27 billion is spent on physical therapy each year in the United States. SimpleTherapy is an online PT service created by a team of orthopedic surgeons that offers customized, in-home exercise therapy focused on joint aches...

IMAGINE A FACE-TO-FACE interaction with your doctor without haggling over the time of your appointment, avoiding the waiting room and avoiding exposure to other patients. Although this is not sufficient for acutely ill patients, many patients do not require an in-person evaluation by their physician....

Terrance Knighton, a 6-foot-3, 335-pound defensive tackle for the Denver Broncos, has the sumptuous nickname of Pot Roast. Perched on such a massive frame, his shoulder pads appear almost decorative, as if they were tassels on a drum major. If they turn on the Super...

NFL players are more worried about knee injuries than concussions, and recent data suggests that their concerns may not be unfounded. An infographic by Simple Therapy via the Huffington Post details every injury reported this season up to Jan. 14. The knee was the most...

Head injuries may have generated the most headlines, but they were hardly the most frequent type of injury suffered by NFL players this year. That distinction belonged to knee injuries, which accounted for 22.3% of the more than 1,300 injuries players incurred on the field,...

As we suspected, playing professional football is a pain in the everything. SimpleTherapy’s Dr. Nic Gay, an orthopedist based in Oakland, Calif., delved into a world of hurt by charting every reported NFL injury up to Jan. 14 in the 2013-14 season. That’s more than...