Lets just let students work on stroke rehab, they haven't been conditioned yet that its impossible to get stroke rehab functioning as a business model.
http://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=11490
Students at four universities in Canada developed an iPad application
and started a company to help stroke survivors perform rehabilitation
exercises at home. StrokeLink,
the name of the company and the app, was part of the 2012 Next 36
program, a Canadian entrepreneurial accelerator for start-ups founded by
undergraduates.
The StrokeLink app
offers stroke patients an interactive multimedia rehabilitation program
they can follow any time of the day at home. The program uses photos,
videos, text, and audio descriptions of exercises that engage and guide
stroke patients. The program also lets patients set achievement goals
for rehabilitation, lifestyle changes, and independence, as well as
measures daily progress toward those goals.
Morgan Moe (pictured right), one of the company’s founders and
current chief information officer, received a bachelors degree this year
from University of Calgary
in kinesiology while developing the app and founding the company. Moe
is also a licensed emergency medical technician in Calgary.
“Following a stroke, there are so many barriers and challenges that
patients and their families face that we want to create a one-stop
information hub,” says Moe. “Our hope is that everyone who suffers a
stroke will download and use StrokeLink as they leave the hospital and
get the information and tools they need to help them on their road to
recovery.”
StrokeLink’s founders were selected to took part in the 2012 class of The Next 36,
a competitive, 16-week accelerator program for start-up Canadian
companies founded by undergraduates and developing mobile Web
applications. The Next 36 provides intense business training and
mentorship, as well as up to $80,000 in seed funding.
The app is only available in Canada. Sigh...One more reason to move to Canada.
ReplyDelete"Lets just let students work on stroke rehab, they haven't been conditioned yet that its impossible to get stroke rehab functioning as a business model." - Great quote Dean!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Morgan, one of the founders of StrokeLink, and we are honoured to have a place here in your blog! We are very passionate about creating powerful resources for survivors because we know that what is currently available is far from adequate!
Sandra - Not to worry! We plan on having StrokeLink available in the US as well.
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