Healing Innovations
Healing Innovations is a Nashville-based medical technology company that designs and manufactures the Rise&Walk, a robotic 3-in-1 neurorehabilitation station for inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, LTACHs, skilled nursing facilities, outpatient clinics, and adaptive fitness centers treating stroke, spinal cord injury, TBI, and other neurological conditions.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2018
- HeadquartersNashville, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Healing Innovations does
Healing Innovations is a Nashville, Tennessee-based privately-held medical technology company that designs, engineers, and manufactures the Rise&Walk, a robotic neurorehabilitation device for patients recovering from stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological conditions. The company's core product, Rise&Walk InClinic, is positioned as the world's first 3-in-1 rehabilitation station combining seated reciprocal stepping, standing balance support, and robotic-assisted gait training in a single platform, with an end-effector design that synchronizes upper and lower extremity movement, supports body-weight assisted stepping, and enables a single clinician to operate what would otherwise require two to four staff using manual therapy. The device is FDA-registered, NRTL-listed, and manufactured under an ISO 13485:2016 quality management system, with documented clinical evidence including 1,500-2,500 stepping repetitions per session (versus 50-357 in traditional therapy), 91% independent setup rate, and 16M+ total stepping repetitions across 21,000+ therapy sessions.
The company generates revenue through direct sale and leasing of the Rise&Walk InClinic to inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, outpatient clinics, and community wellness/adaptive fitness centers, using a direct enterprise field sales motion with virtual and in-person demonstrations and clinical training. As of 2025-2026, the device is deployed in more than 50 U.S. rehabilitation hospitals, anchored by a system-wide partnership with Ernest Health (30+ facilities across 13 states) and reference deployments at TIRR Memorial Hermann (U.S. News #2 nationally), Shepherd Center, Ascension Saint Thomas, and Lifepoint/Duke Health/WakeMed joint-venture facilities. A complementary in-home version, Rise&Walk InHome, is in development under a $2 million NIH SBIR Phase II grant with the Kessler Foundation, intended to expand access to high-intensity therapy outside clinical settings.
Healing Innovations is led by CEO and co-founder Luke Benda, with Scott Benda serving as co-founder and Chief Product Officer, Braden Davidson as Chief Operating Officer, and Julie Hartman as Vice President of Clinical Strategy and Development. The company has raised approximately $4.2M in equity capital (July 2021) and more than $2.2M in non-dilutive federal and state grants (NIH SBIR, NSF, Launch Tennessee), with a strategic distribution partnership with Barrett Medical to bundle the Rise&Walk with Barrett's Burt upper-extremity robotic arm for a combined full-body neurorehabilitation offering.
Healing Innovations firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Healing Innovations
- Legal name
- Healing Innovations Inc.
- Website
- https://healinginnovations.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2018
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Healing Innovations is a Nashville-based medical technology company that designs and manufactures the Rise&Walk, a robotic 3-in-1 neurorehabilitation station for inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, LTACHs, skilled nursing facilities, outpatient clinics, and adaptive fitness centers treating stroke, spinal cord injury, TBI, and other neurological conditions.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Healing Innovations industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Neurorehabilitation Medical Devices
- NAICS
- Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)
- SIC
- Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Rehabilitation Therapy Equipment (PT/OT Modalities, Exercise & Balance Devices) (HLAHAMAG)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Healthcare & Assistive Robotics (HDAAAIAC), Balance, Fall Prevention & Gait Training In-Home (HSABADAH)
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Where Healing Innovations is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Nashville
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Healing Innovations business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Rise&Walk Hardware Sales and Leasing: Healing Innovations generates revenue through the sale and leasing of the Rise&Walk InClinic rehabilitation system to inpatient rehabilitation facilities, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities, and community wellness centers. The company offers purchase and leasing options to fit different facility budgets.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Direct Purchase Option |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Leasing Option |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels11 records
Healing Innovations product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Healing Innovations designs, manufactures, and sells the Rise&Walk® InClinic, an FDA-registered end-effector robotic rehabilitation station that uniquely combines seated reciprocal stepping, standing balance support, and robotic-assisted gait training with synchronized arm-swing in a single compact device. The system is sold or leased to inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, LTACHs, skilled nursing facilities, outpatient clinics, and adaptive fitness centers for high-intensity, high-repetition neurorehabilitation therapy. The company also supports clinical training and ongoing service for deployed devices, and is developing the Rise&Walk® InHome for in-home use.
Product overview
Healing Innovations offers the Rise&Walk® system—a medical device for neurorehabilitation combining robotic-assisted gait training, seated exercise, and standing balance support in a single platform. The core offering is the Rise&Walk® InClinic, the world's first 3-in-1 rehabilitation station featuring three unique therapeutic zones for activity-based therapies and the first technology to integrate upper extremities into the gait pattern for retraining. A home-use version, the Rise&Walk® InHome, is currently in development with NIH SBIR grant funding to expand access to advanced rehabilitation tools outside clinical settings.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Rise&Walk InClinic: World's first 3-in-1 rehabilitation station combining robotic-assisted gait training, seated reciprocal stepping, and standing balance support
- Rise&Walk InHome
Products and services
- Rise&Walk® InClinic FDA-registered end-effector robotic rehabilitation station that uniquely combines seated reciprocal stepping, standing balance support, and robotic-assisted gait training with synchronized upper-extremity arm-swing in a single compact device, sold or leased to rehabilitation hospitals and clinics for high-intensity, high-repetition neurorehabilitation therapy.
Quantifiable outcome
- 1,500-2,500 steps per 30-60 minute session vs. 50-357 steps in traditional manual therapy
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use Healing Innovations
Customer profileNamed customers19 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Healing Innovations technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature9 records
Healing Innovations partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
21 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.
- Northern Utah Rehabilitation HospitalcoreNorthern Utah Rehabilitation Hospital (an Ernest Health facility in South Ogden, UT) fully launched the Rise&Walk. Ranked in the nation's top 10% by UDSMR and recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Best Rehabilitation Hospitals, the hospital serves patients across northern Utah with advanced neurological rehabilitation.
- CORE (Center of Recovery & Exercise)coreCORE in Altamonte Springs, Florida added the Rise&Walk InClinic to its activity-based recovery programs serving individuals with spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological conditions. CORE's individualized programs pair locomotor training with state-of-the-art equipment in a safe, goal-oriented environment.
- California Rehabilitation Hospitals (4 facilities)coreRise&Walk expanded across four California rehabilitation hospitals: Stockton Regional Rehabilitation Hospital (Stockton), Sacramento Rehabilitation Hospital (Sacramento), Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern California (Rancho Mirage), and Central California Rehabilitation Hospital (Bakersfield). This deployment spans Northern California, Central Valley, and Southern California regions.
- Northern Idaho Advanced Care HospitalcoreNorthern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital (NIACH), an Ernest Health inpatient rehabilitation facility in Post Falls, ID, integrated the Rise&Walk directly into its clinical care model. The hospital serves patients with complex neurological, cardiopulmonary, and musculoskeletal challenges.
- Ernest HealthflagshipHealing Innovations has a system-wide partnership with Ernest Health, one of the nation's leading inpatient rehabilitation healthcare companies. 21 new Ernest Health facilities deployed the Rise&Walk in 2025-2026, bringing the total to 30+ facilities across 13 states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming). Ernest Health hospitals use Rise&Walk for high-repetition gait training supporting stroke, TBI, SCI, and neurological patient populations.
- Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Oklahoma City SouthcoreMercy Rehabilitation Hospital Oklahoma City South (36-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital at 7900 Mid-America Blvd, OKC) integrated Rise&Walk into its state-of-the-art therapy program for patients recovering from stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, and complex orthopedic conditions.
- Peak Rehabilitation HospitalcorePeak Rehabilitation Hospital, a 52-bed joint-venture partnership between Duke Health, WakeMed, and Lifepoint Rehabilitation in Apex, NC, incorporated Rise&Walk for high-intensity, task-specific gait training. The hospital is committed to evidence-based care and patient-centered recovery.
- Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Northwest ArkansascoreMercy Rehabilitation Hospital Northwest Arkansas (joint venture between Mercy and Lifepoint Health) in Rogers, AR added Rise&Walk for patients recovering from strokes, brain/spinal cord injuries, amputations, and neurological disorders. The facility is a 36-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital.
- The 34 ProjectcoreThe 34 Project, an adaptive fitness facility in Bethany, OK dedicated to providing exercise-based training for individuals with spinal cord injuries, integrated the Rise&Walk to enhance strength and cardio training. The partnership aims to improve outcomes for individuals with limited access to advanced rehabilitation technology.
- Providence Swedish Rehabilitation HospitalcoreProvidence Swedish Rehabilitation Hospital (joint venture between Lifepoint Health and Providence Swedish) in Lynnwood, WA added Rise&Walk to enhance recovery outcomes for patients in the Puget Sound region. The 40-bed facility serves stroke, brain injury, neurological, trauma, and spinal cord injury patients.
- TIRR Memorial HermannflagshipTIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston, TX (ranked #2 nationally for Rehabilitation by U.S. News & World Report 2024, best in Texas for 34 consecutive years) began introducing the Rise&Walk to patients with neurological and mobility impairments. TIRR is recognized as one of America's premier rehabilitation hospitals and research centers.
- Barrett MedicalcoreHealing Innovations partnered with Barrett Medical (Newton, MA), the U.S. market leader in upper-extremity robotics with its Burt robotic arm. Together they offer a comprehensive full-body neurorehabilitation solution combining Rise&Walk (lower extremity gait training) with Burt (upper-extremity robotics). Both companies share vertically integrated U.S.-based manufacturing, end-effector design philosophies, natural backdrivability, and white-glove service models. Both are FDA-registered and ISO 13485-certified. The partnership expands access to advanced rehabilitation technology nationwide.
- Project Walk New JerseycoreProject Walk New Jersey in Mt. Laurel, NJ integrated Rise&Walk into its internationally recognized activity-based recovery programs for individuals with mobility-related disorders and neurological conditions including SCI, CP, MS, stroke, ALS, TBI, and Parkinson's.
- Spartanburg Rehabilitation InstitutecoreSpartanburg Rehabilitation Institute (an Ernest Health hospital in Spartanburg, SC) partnered with Healing Innovations to elevate neurorehabilitation services. A patient with incomplete SCI who had not stood upright in 2.5 years walked upright with good mechanics using the Rise&Walk.
- Ascension Saint Thomas Rehabilitation HospitalcoreAscension Saint Thomas Rehabilitation Hospital in Nashville, TN partnered with Healing Innovations to expand neurorehabilitation services. Staff report the Rise&Walk enables earlier patient mobilization, reduced length of stay, and improved outcomes including patients walking out of the facility.
- Kessler FoundationflagshipHealing Innovations was awarded a $2 million NIH Phase II SBIR Grant in partnership with the Kessler Foundation to develop the Rise&Walk InHome, a first-of-its-kind in-home robotic rehabilitation system for delivery of high-intensity therapy outside clinical settings. Kessler Foundation is a renowned research institution in spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation.
- Shepherd CentercoreShepherd Center, one of the world's leading rehabilitation hospitals for brain and spinal cord injuries, is listed as a supporting partner/organization helping Healing Innovations bring technology to patients.
- Memorial Hermann TIRRcoreMemorial Hermann TIRR (ranked #2 in U.S. News & World Report for Rehabilitation) is listed as a supporting innovation organization helping Healing Innovations bring technology to patients. Additionally, TIRR Memorial Hermann is a direct customer deploying the Rise&Walk.
- Lifepoint HealthcoreLifepoint Health is listed as a partnering organization on the Healing Innovations homepage. Lifepoint operates rehabilitation hospitals and is a joint venture partner for Providence Swedish Rehabilitation Hospital and Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital NW Arkansas where Rise&Walk is deployed.
- Arkansas Children'sminorArkansas Children's is listed among the leading innovation organizations supporting Healing Innovations in bringing technology to patients.
- Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation HospitalcoreElkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital (an Ernest Health facility in Casper, WY) deployed Rise&Walk in August 2025. Ranked top 10% nationally by UDSMR, the hospital serves Wyoming and neighboring states.
Scale indicators12 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Healing Innovations competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Saebo: Developer of upper-extremity rehabilitation devices (SaeboGlove, SaeboReach, SaeboStep) used by neurological patients in clinical and home settings. Adjacent competitor in functional rehabilitation products for stroke and SCI populations.
- Barrett Medical: U.S. developer of the Burt upper-extremity robotic arm for neurorehabilitation and a current strategic partner of Healing Innovations. Comparable in mission (clinical rehab robotics) and target customer base (IRFs and outpatient clinics), but focused on the upper-extremity niche.
Direct peers
- Ekso Bionics: Publicly traded developer of robotic exoskeletons for medical and industrial use, including the EksoNR for neurorehabilitation of stroke and spinal cord injury patients. Most direct competitor in U.S. IRF market for robotic gait training.
- Hocoma (part of Dihler Group): Swiss-based global leader in robotic and sensor-based rehabilitation devices, including the Lokomat gait trainer and ArmeoPower. Competes directly with Rise&Walk in inpatient rehabilitation hospitals worldwide.
- ReWalk Robotics: Developer of powered exoskeletons (ReWalk Personal 6.0) for spinal cord injury and stroke rehabilitation in clinical and personal settings. Overlaps with Rise&Walk on gait retraining for SCI and stroke populations.
- Bionik Laboratories: Robotic rehabilitation technology company offering InMotion Arm and InMotion AnkleBot for upper-extremity and gait therapy in clinics. Direct competitor in U.S. neurorehabilitation robotics category.
- Aretech (ZeroG): Developer of the ZeroG active body-weight support system and other gait and balance training technologies. Directly competes in the body-weight supported gait training category served by Rise&Walk.
- Motek Medical (C-Mill): Manufacturer of the C-Mill treadmill-based gait and balance trainer and the GRAIL (Gait Real-time Analysis Interactive Lab) for clinical rehabilitation. Competes in instrumented gait and balance training market.
- Tyromotion: Austrian developer of robotic and sensor-based therapy devices for upper extremities, balance, and gait, including the Lexo and Pablo systems. Competes in neurorehabilitation robotics for clinical settings.
Broad incumbents
- AlterG: Manufacturer of the Anti-Gravity Treadmill (Differential Air Pressure technology) used across physical therapy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation settings. Broader rehab technology incumbent with overlapping hospital customer base.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Profiles4 records
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Funding rounds5 records
Investors2 records
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Frequently asked questions about Healing Innovations
What does Healing Innovations do?
Healing Innovations designs, manufactures, and sells the Rise&Walk® InClinic, an FDA-registered end-effector robotic rehabilitation station that uniquely combines seated reciprocal stepping, standing balance support, and robotic-assisted gait training with synchronized arm-swing in a single compact device. The system is sold or leased to inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, LTACHs, skilled nursing facilities, outpatient clinics, and adaptive fitness centers for high-intensity, high-repetition neurorehabilitation therapy. The company also supports clinical training and ongoing service for deployed devices, and is developing the Rise&Walk® InHome for in-home use.
Is Healing Innovations a public or private company?
Healing Innovations is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Healing Innovations founded?
Healing Innovations was founded in 2018. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Healing Innovations based?
Healing Innovations is headquartered in Nashville, United States, in the North America region.
How does Healing Innovations make money?
One revenue line is on record: rise&Walk Hardware Sales and Leasing.
Who are Healing Innovations's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Saebo and Barrett Medical. Direct peers are Ekso Bionics, Hocoma (part of Dihler Group), ReWalk Robotics, Bionik Laboratories, Aretech (ZeroG), Motek Medical (C-Mill) and Tyromotion. AlterG is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Healing Innovations have an API?
No public API is recorded for Healing Innovations.
What industry is Healing Innovations in?
Healing Innovations's product category is Neurorehabilitation Medical Devices. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAHAMAG, Rehabilitation Therapy Equipment (PT/OT Modalities, Exercise & Balance Devices), with a secondary code of HDAAAIAC, Healthcare & Assistive Robotics. Its NAICS code is 334510 and its SIC code is 3845.