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With Atlas, Companies Can Fight Pain and Promote Health Equity Across Global Teams
Atlas is a first-of-its-kind solution that delivers clinically validated exercises and education to address pain from anywhere around the world.
November 30, 2023

Painless Pickleball: preventing and treating common Pickleball injuries
Learn how to treat and prevent pickleball injuries with this guideline.
November 1, 2023

Ask a PT: What Is Causing My Shoulder Pain?
Discover the five most common causes of shoulder pain and how to tell them apart.
November 1, 2023

Passing on the Power of Pain Relief: Meet Sword Member Heidi
Read Heidi’s story about how Sword Health’s digital physical therapy alleviated her hand pain without surgery or medication and enabled her to enjoy life again.
October 19, 2023

New Study Shows Sword First to Provide an Equitable Solution for Pain
Read about the study published in Nature Digital Medicine proving Sword provides equitable rehabilitation to patients across various socioeconomic contexts.
October 17, 2023

Sleep and Mental Health: The Science Behind It
Sleep is like a super pill.
September 20, 2023

Sword leads the industry in upper limb pain care
See why Sword Health’s clinical rigor and testing leads to the best upper limb pain care program in the digital physical therapy industry.
August 10, 2023

Sword’s groundbreaking low back pain study
This study shows that Sword’s digital physical therapy program is just as effective as in-person care at managing low back pain.
August 4, 2023

Proactive pain care: the PQRST pain assessment and pain prevention advice
Pain is not always a stop sign. Learn how to recognize helpful versus harmful pain, modify activity, and maintain momentum during recovery.
July 27, 2023

Study: Sword's digital physical therapy programs are the gold standard
Read about the study that shows that Sword delivers clinical outcomes equal to the best in-person care, with 2X improvement on the engagement challenges.
July 10, 2023

Promoting Regular Physical Movement: A Vital Component of Workplace Safety
Read about the importance of regular physical movement to workplace safety and how the Sword Move program can help.
June 22, 2023

Inside Sword: From advisor to patient to advocate
Read Brian Marcotte’s story about how he first joined Sword Health’s advisory board and then became a patient and advocate.
May 8, 2023
For employers
Workplace health advice
How digital physical therapy improves employee retention
Benefits that work keep people. Learn which health programs drive retention and how MSK support improves satisfaction, productivity, and culture.
October 24, 2025
GLP-1 employer healthcare costs: lower spend with better outcomes
Learn how GLP-1 programs raise costs and why movement is the key to protecting outcomes and lowering employer spend.
October 23, 2025
How to evaluate and select the best digital MSK vendors
Find out how to evaluate the best MSK healthcare provider for your company when there are so many choices.
October 24, 2025
Reduce MSK costs with more effective digital MSK care plans
Find out why employers and benefits buyers must make reducing MSK costs a priority, and why digital MSK plans offer stronger ROI.
October 24, 2025
Expert guidance
From the experts: Ask a physical therapist

Ask a PT: Does walking really help with pain?
Megan Hill, Doctor of Physical Therapy, details a walking plan that anyone with pain can manage.
August 13, 2020

Ask a PT: What Is Causing My Shoulder Pain?
Discover the five most common causes of shoulder pain and how to tell them apart.
November 1, 2023

Ask a PT: when is the best time to do my exercises?
Megan Hill, Dr. of Physical Therapy, explores how and when to fit exercise into your busy schedule.
February 11, 2021
Healthcare contributors
Meet Sword's expert authors

Vijay Yanamadala
Chief Medical Officer at Sword Health

Megan Hill
Director, Clinical Specialists

Morgan Hollis
Head of Clinical Strategy, Sword Pulse

Liz Santo
Senior Clinical Program Manager, Sword Bloom ·

Jennesa Atherton
Head of Clinical Affairs, Sword Bloom

Fernando Correia
SVP Clinical & Regulatory Affairs at Sword Health





