Thrive

AI physical therapy that frees your people from pain — and saves millions

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The Solution

Meet Thrive

The most clinically rigorous digital physical therapy solution in its class, Thrive pairs Doctors of Physical Therapy with Phoenix, our AI Care Specialist, to offer members a personalized experience with real-time feedback, as effective as in-person PT—from the comfort and convenience of home. Thrive helps members feel better and avoid surgery and ER visits, drastically reducing healthcare costs and saving our clients an industry-leading average of $3,177 per member per year.

Member onboarding

Physical Therapist

Program creation

Physical Therapist

Therapy session

Phoenix

Real-time feedback & data collection

Phoenix

Review & adjustment

Phoenix & Physical Therapist

Check-in & support

Physical Therapist

Only Doctors of Physical Therapy

Every member is matched with a Doctor of Physical Therapy who advises and adjusts from beginning to end—never health coaches.

Ultra-personalized programs

Ongoing feedback from members and Phoenix enables PTs to continuously personalize each program, driving the best outcomes for both members and customers.

Clinically validated

Backed by scientific research and clinical studies, our solution is the first and only program proven to be as effective as high-intensity in-person physical therapy.1
Under the Hood

What is Phoenix?

Phoenix, the world’s first AI Care Specialist, partners with human clinicians to deliver world-class care, offering natural conversation, precision correction, and clinical analysis to help people feel better, from the comfort of home.

Meet Phoenix

  • Advanced AI

    Our proprietary technology is backed by more patents and clinical results than any other company in the industry.

  • Live feedback

    In addition to guiding members in real time, Phoenix delivers biofeedback directly to the physical therapist, who can use it to properly adjust and progress the member’s program.
Doctors of Physical Therapy

The human connection

Our technology makes physical therapy easy and convenient, while our team of physical therapists provides the expertise and human connection members need.

400+
combined years of experience
9
years average experience
22%
from underrepresented minority groups

Clinical data analysis

Doctors of Physical Therapy build custom plans, review member feedback and progress, and communicate with patients.
  • Physical therapists direct 100% of member care and connect with members on average 3x each week.
  • Physical therapists regularly adjust programs by continuously reviewing member progress.
  • Proprietary AI and data visualization allow physical therapists to create personalized, data-driven programs for unparalleled member engagement.

Seamless communication

Members can chat directly with their dedicated physical therapist using the Sword app. Support is at their fingertips, no appointments or scheduling needed.
“Throughout the program my PT was always there to encourage me and answer my questions. Finally, I wasn't alone with my pain anymore! It's an amazing feeling to have someone rooting for you.”
Sword Member
Clinical Outcomes

Proven to outperform high-intensity in-person PT 1

Sword members recovered faster and better when compared to patients receiving in-person PT after surgery.

% Change from control group

30pp

better than control group
Sword digital physical therapy
Traditional physical therapy

Sword Predict

Predict and prevent costly surgeries and procedures

Predict, Sword’s AI-powered detection engine, identifies and engages high-risk members before they become high-cost claimants.

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The proof is in the results.

83
net promoter score
3.2x
ROI
67%*
of members are pain-free
64%
reduction in depression
50%
reduction in anxiety
68%
increase in productivity
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A life free of pain starts here.

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Claims and clinical outcomes referenced in this website are relative to the digital health and wellness services provided and not to the medical devices that may support such services.

Footnotes

1

Sci Rep . 2018 Jul 26;8(1):11299. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-29668-0. and JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol . 2019 Jun 21;6(1):e14523. doi: 10.2196/14523.

2

*% of members who enroll in our programs with moderate to severe pain and by the end of the program have only mild or no pain. Sword BoB H1 2023

3

J Pain Res. 2022 Jan 8;15:53-66. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S343308

4

Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Aug 22;10(8):1595. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10081595

5

Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2023 Feb;63:102709. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2022.102709

6

Sword BoB 2023

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