musculoskeletal health

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By  Jessica Hagen 12:58 pm April 23, 2025
San Francisco-based Hinge Health, a digital musculoskeletal care platform, announced it is partnering with Cigna Healthcare to offer the health insurance company's self-insured clients access to Hinge's digital musculoskeletal (MSK) care platform.  Hinge offers individuals with MSK conditions access to a multidisciplinary care team, including health coaches, orthopedic surgeons and physical...
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By  Jessica Hagen 11:31 am March 12, 2025
Hinge Health, a digital musculoskeletal care platform, filed for an IPO on Monday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to go public under the symbol HNGE, despite recent stock market volatility due to uncertainty around U.S. trade policies.   The San Francisco-based company, founded in 2015, provides individuals with musculoskeletal conditions access to health coaches, orthopedic...
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By  Jessica Hagen 12:21 pm March 11, 2025
Hybrid musculoskeletal care provider Vori Health announced it has raised an oversubscribed $53 million in a Series B funding round. NEA led the round with participation from Echo Health Ventures, Max Ventures, AlleyCorp and Intermountain Health's Intermountain Ventures. WHAT IT DOES Vori Health offers virtual and in-person musculoskeletal care. The company connects patients with specialty medical...
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By  Jessica Hagen 12:10 pm December 5, 2024
Digital musculoskeletal care platform Hinge Health is partnering with Amazon Health Services to allow individuals to check coverage eligibility through their employer or health plan on Amazon Health's website and, if covered, access MSK care through the digital platform.  San Francisco-based Hinge Health, founded in 2015, provides those with musculoskeletal conditions access to orthopedic...
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By  Emily Olsen 10:51 am January 11, 2023
Digital musculoskeletal care company Hinge Health announced Tuesday it would expand into in-person care with a physical therapy house call service. The offering will first launch in Chicago followed by a nationwide rollout. Hinge is pitching the home option as a complement to virtual care, arguing in-person evaluations could improve patients' digital experiences. "As the market leader in MSK care...
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By  Emily Olsen 12:56 pm March 1, 2022
Digital musculoskeletal care and physical therapy company RecoveryOne launched its new Motion Trainer, a computer vision tool that traces motion and gives feedback. Without requiring a wearable sensor, the technology uses a device's built-in camera to provide visual and audio guidance to users. The tool is currently available for people using RecoveryOne for chronic and acute low back pain. The...
A woman watching and copying exercises with a resistance band in her living room, guided by a physical therapist online
By  Emily Olsen 10:40 am February 4, 2022
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...
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By  Emily Olsen 12:00 pm January 20, 2022
Digital chronic condition management company DarioHealth announced Thursday it had entered into an agreement to acquire Physimax, a company that offers AI-enabled movement assessment and injury prevention. The deal, which needs regulatory approval from the Israel Innovation Authority before it closes, will cost Dario up to 256,660 shares of its common stock and a cash payment of $500,000. The...
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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...
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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...