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February 8, 2021
SimpleTherapy becomes our newest global wellness partner
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...
February 1, 2021
SimpleTherapy is proud to earn a certificate of cost reduction by the Validation Institute.
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...
October 13, 2020
VITALITY LAUNCHES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND HEALTH AND WELLNESS MARKETPLACE FOR EMPLOYERS
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...
June 6, 2020
Welltok Further Expands Ecosystem with Seven New Connect Partners
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...
December 10, 2019
Competitive Health and SimpleTherapy Partner to Pave the Path to Pain Relief
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...
April 7, 2019
Check out the companies in Dreamit’s spring 2019 HealthTech program
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...
April 2, 2019
Announcing the 17 New Startups in Dreamit Ventures’ SecureTech, HealthTech, and UrbanTech Programs
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...
March 21, 2018
10 Best Tech Startups in Fremont
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...
March 21, 2017
Supporting entrepreneurs in health protection
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...
November 2, 2016
ENTREPRENEURS FOR RESILIENCE AWARD
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...
October 3, 2016
A Shift From Disruption to Change
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...
May 9, 2016
Digital Health: An Employer Framework for Evaluating What Works
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...
May 5, 2016
Simple New Way To Combat Arthritis Pain, Online
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....
November 15, 2015
Waiting for physical therapy? SimpleTherapy starts immediately, online. All Vets get 1 year of access, free.
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...
November 11, 2015
Veterans Get Immediate and Personalized Pain Recovery Help
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...
July 1, 2015
Healthcare DIY: No Longer Pie in the Sky
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...
December 2, 2014
SimpleTherapy Launches The First Online Alternative to Physical Therapy
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...
November 17, 2014
SimpleTherapy Out of Beta With $1.3M for Video Physical-Therapy Regimens
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...
July 8, 2014
Women in Business Q&A: Helena Plater-Zyberk, CEO SimpleTherapy
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....
May 1, 2014
Looking for venture capital? Be careful what you wish for
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...
March 30, 2014
MLB Players Collectively Spent 80 Years on the Disabled List in 2013
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...
March 26, 2014
MLB Opening Day 2014: Infographic on 2013 injuries, arm leads, not head
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...
March 11, 2014
INNOVATION TO THE RESCUE
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...
January 31, 2014
The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Technology in Healthcare
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....
January 30, 2014
Shoulder Pads Slim Down in Faster, Sleeker N.F.L.
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...
January 27, 2014
What's Really Causing Knee Injuries in Football?
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...
January 26, 2014
In the NFL, Which Body Part Gets Hurt 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,...
January 23, 2014
Every NFL Injury This Season In 1 Handy Chart (OUCH!)
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...
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