Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Constant Therapy rolls out mobile, personalized brain rehabilitation via the iPad

Since the iPad has been out since 2010, why has it taken so long to get all stroke rehab information available on one? Failures on a massive scale from the stroke associations and your doctors.
http://medcitynews.com/2014/02/mobile-personalized-brain-rehabilitation-via-ipad-launches-funding-bu-angels/?
After a stroke or traumatic brain injury, many people experience difficulty speaking or understanding what others are saying. The good news is that the brain is able to repair itself to some extent, with the help of cognitive and speech therapy programs. The bad news is, the rehabilitation process is expensive and can involve weekly visits to specialty clinics.
A startup called Constant Therapy converted years’ worth of aphasia rehabilitation research at Boston University into a digitized cognitive-communication therapy program that patients can use on iPads from their homes.
Now the Boston-based company has just scored its first round of outside capital from Boston University, TiE Angels Boston and serial entrepreneur Andy Palmer to continue developing and marketing the platform. Constant Therapy didn’t disclose how much was raised, but a recent SEC filing indicates it was $605,000.

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