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01 CUREOSITY ‒

This makes us unique

CUREOSITY revolutionizes rehabilitation

Caesar van Heyningen

Thomas Saur

• MedTech company from Düsseldorf

• CUREOSITY was founded in 2019 by those affected, for those affected

• 2021: Launch of CUREO ®1, the first virtual reality therapy software from CUREOSITY

• Ensuring one major product update each year since launch

• Latest version: CUREO ® 4

• Approximately 50 Employees (Status: 01/2025)

Sensorimotor, cognitive, and perceptual rehabilitation

For occupational therapy and physiotherapy as well as neuropsychology

Group therapy, parallel therapy, and individual therapy

Sustainable staff relief

Evidence-based effectiveness

Increased patient motivation

Virtual reality and gamiﬁcation

250+ therapeutic institutions use CUREO®

450.000+ therapy sessions performed

24 countries where CUREO® is available

certiﬁed & awarded

* Stylistic map display. For detailed location information please scan the QR code and visit our website.

CUREO ® around the world

• Belgium

• Denmark

• Germany

• Finland

• France

• Hong Kong

• Kuwait

• Lithuania

• Luxembourg

• Mexico

• Netherlands

• Austria

• Poland

• Qatar

• Saudi Arabia

• Sweden

• Switzerland

• Singapore

• Slovakia

• Slovenia

• Spain

• Czechia

• South Korea

• UAE (Status: 01/2025)

Societal challenges 02

• 74% of the global burden of medical conditions is already requiring rehabilitation

• Rapidly increasing service volume in Germany (2022 vs. 2023)*

• Therapy units for occupational therapy

• Individual treatments: up to +9%

• Group treatments: more than +23%

• Therapy units for physiotherapy: up to +6% in individual treatments

• Growing shortage of skilled workers: in occupational therapy alone, there is a shortage of over 26,000 professionals in Germany; every 2nd-3rd German is underserved

*GKV-Heilmittel-Schnellinformation für Deutschland des GKV-Spitzenverband für das Jahr 2023

**World Health Organization, “Rehabilitation 2030: A call for action”, 2017

Therapeutic staff at its limit

03 The solution: CUREO®

Efficient, effective, and versatile! The unique sensorimotor, cognitive, and perceptual therapy.

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Efficient group therapy and parallel treatment

Therapeutic games in virtual reality

CUREO ® is based on two important elements for successful therapy: gamification and virtual reality.

Gamification means that playful elements are used in a context that is not normally associated with games. This is achieved through the use of game design elements such as the awarding of points, competition with others, special game rules, and graphical performance overviews.

We utilize these elements with CUREO ® to increase patient motivation and treatment adherence: We promote intrinsic motivation with a constant stream of new challenges, thereby playfully reinforcing patients‘ therapeutic success.

In the ﬁeld of therapy research, virtual reality (VR) has developed into a steadily growing research focus over the last 10 years. With regard to VR technology development, studies emphasize the advantages for neurological rehabilitation as well as the remarkable practicability and variety of applications of virtual tools for successful therapy. Motor training is also of speciﬁc interest to many researchers, as VR therapy is a particularly resource-efficient option simply due to the accessibility of the devices. Muscle strength and tone are improved through neuroplastic changes and increased motivation, while pain is significantly reduced through distraction and neuroregulation. The possible applications are therefore diverse and particularly exciting for rehabilitation.

Caesar van Heyningen

Chief Executive Ofﬁcer CUREosity GmbH

„CUREOSITY aims to bring smiles to patients‘ faces, to enable sustainable progress, and to make therapy easy and efficient for health professionals. Although we have already accomplished this goal with CUREO® , we continue to work on expanding the boundaries of what is therapeutically possible.”

Recently published studies on acceptance and effectiveness of VR therapy with CUREO ®

Acceptance of CUREO ®

The acceptance of CUREO® therapy was conducted. Results show:

• 95% of patients are enthusiastic about CUREO® therapy

• 97% of all patients would like to continue the training

• Virtually no side effects were observed

Stemick, J., Kurth, J., Saur, T. (2022). Gesteigerte Therapiemotivation durch innovative Virtual-Reality-Therapie, Nervenheilkunde, doi:10.1055/a-1901-2246 84% show clinically relevant improvements in arm functionality 97% want to continue therapy with CUREO® 95% of study participants are enthusiastic

Effectiveness of CUREO ®

CUREO® therapy was compared to electromechanically assisted arm training. Results were clear:

• Signiﬁcantly more patients in the group treated with CUREO® showed clinically relevant improvements

• The extent of improvement in the group treated with CUREO® was significantly greater

Lülsdorff, K., Junker, FB., Studer, B., Wittenberg, H., Pickenbrock, H., Schmidt-Wilcke, T. (2023) Neurorehabilitation of the upper extremity immersive virtual reality vs. electromechanically assisted training. A comparative study. Frontiers Neurology, doi:10.3389/fneur.2023.1290637

CUREO® is perfect for rehabilitation in inpatient clinics and outpatient practices

Perfect for the clinic

Group therapy

New and unique approach for the simultaneous yet individual treatment for up to 6 patients.

Perfect for the practice

Parallel treatment

Our training plan will help you save time with each patient, allowing you to focus on alleviating documentation.

For clinics and practices

Individual therapy

Focus fully on the individual needs of each patient.

Efficient

• Group therapy and parallel treatment for up to 6 patients

• Utilize the training plan to create a therapy session lasting up to 60 minutes and let it run autonomously

• Quick set-up times thanks to a rapid system start and quick calibration

• Utilizing innovative approaches will enhance your attractiveness as an employer

Effective

• 84% of study participants show clinically relevant improvements in arm functionality

• Increase in treatment adherence:

• 95% of CUREO® patients are enthusiastic

• 97% of patients would like to continue with CUREO® therapy

Versatile

• 50+ training sessions in 7 modules for broad use in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and neuropsychology

• Intersectoral usage and location

independence: From acute & early rehabilitation to follow-up rehabilitation

• Regular updates with new, improved, and expanded training sessions and features

Advantages for your therapeutic facility

CUREO® for inpatient rehab

Using our group set-up successfully in a stationary clinic

• With the efficient CUREO® group therapy you can treat up to 6 patients at the same time

• You are supported by the training plan, with which you can either

• assign the same global training plan of up to 60 minutes indicationbased to all patients, or

• create and play a plan tailored to the individual needs of a single patient

• Patients can be assigned to their color-coded headsets using the tabs at the top of the screen

• Tabs show the color coding of the patients, the overall training status as well as the battery life of the headset

• Therapists can also immediately recognize which patient is currently waiting to be assigned a new training session

Therapist’s view in group set-up

1 Tab color matching with headset color code

2 Headset battery indicator

3 Overall training status of each headset

4 Remaining time within training 1 2 3 4

Would you like to find out more about the use of CUREO ® in a clinical environment?

Take a look at the video from Segeberger Kliniken on our YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=tH77Em16WbY

Prof. Dr. med. Björn Hauptmann

Chief Physician for Parkinson‘s & Movement Disorders Segeberger Kliniken

“I was convinced by the motivational idea that it is fun for the patients and that it can be individually adapted to the patients‘ abilities. In contrast to other device-based therapies, there are no long set-up times and it fits very well into everyday life.”

EXPERIENCES WITH CUREO®

• CUREO® was developed with clinical partners and continuously reﬁned based on their feedback. As a result, it meets the high clinical standards and requirements.

• CUREO® is already the most widely used VR therapy system for sensorimotor and cognitive therapy in German clinics.

• In 2023 alone, it is estimated that over 200,000 therapy sessions were conducted with CUREO®. One particular advantage is its use throughout all stages of rehabilitation. This allows for lowrisk therapy starting from the early phase of rehabilitation for immobilized patients in hospital beds, and can be progressively used through to the follow-up care of less impaired patients.

• CUREO® is robust, mobile, and easy to disinfect - just perfect for everyday clinical use.

CUREO ® in clinics

CUREO ® for inpatient rehab

Successful use of the hand module in occupational therapy

CUREO® hand module

Training “Blopp”

• This picture shows the “Blopp” finger training program, which patients use to train the ﬁne motor skills of their ﬁngertips and hands

• Due to the color coding and increasing complexity, the training can also be considered as a cognitive training

• In addition to “ Blopp”, the module was extanded with trainings for individual hand movements and hand combination movements, which can also be combined with electrotherapy

• For particularly severely impaired patients, there is the hand simulation, which aims to initiate movements through visualization

• The hand module is particularly popular in occupational therapy practices and can be ideally supplemented with the mirror therapy function

Please find the overview of all existing modules on pages 38 – 39 in this brochure.

Would you like to learn more about the use of CUREO ® in an outpatient environment?

Take a look at the video from an occupational and hand therapy practice on our YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=BPWFQ-FT0b4

Fabienne Linnenkohl

Occupational therapist Owner of a practice for occupational and hand therapy

“For hand therapy, we are particularly enthusiastic about mirror therapy, which has long been a major component and very important for occupational therapy.”

EXPERIENCES WITH CUREO®

The solution: CUREO ®

• You have a high volume of patients and a high therapy cycle.

• Frequent short-term absences or long-term vacancies may lead to high pressure and/or a risk of profit loss.

• Thanks to CUREO ® more therapy sessions per day and parallel documentation can be performed.

• This takes the pressure off your staff and enables a higher therapy frequency.

• With modern methods, you not only attract patients, but also new staff, because CUREO ® makes therapy creative, motivating, and versatile for both patients and your therapists.

CUREO ® in practices

More than 50 therapy games in 7 modules

Versatile application and 50+ trainings

More than 50 therapy games in 7 modules

active

Our “active” module is suitable for severely affected patients. Even in early rehabilitation, it stimulates and activates attention and supports the reduction of neglect. Therapy can be carried out using gaze guidance.

moto

Our “moto” module includes bi- and unilateral motor training of the upper extremities and supports the training of active and targeted motor skills in motivating therapy games.

adl

With our “adl” module, everyday situations such as using tools or everyday objects are practiced in a virtual environment, e.g. a therapy kitchen. Various everyday ﬁne motor movements can be practiced with the adl cube.

Areas of care

• Acute and early rehabilitation

• Follow-up rehabilitation

• Physiotherapy

• Occupational therapy

• Neuropsychology

relax

“Relax” promotes neuroregulation, stress reduction, and pain relief and is suitable for all patients. It supports adherence and readiness for therapy thanks to explorative environments, breathing exercises, and color therapy.

Exemplary indications

• Stroke

• Neurodegenerative diseases

• (Infantile) cerebral palsy

• Injuries to the spinal cord

• Craniocerebral trauma

• Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

• Pain

hand

Our “hand” module trains ﬁne motor skills as well as the mobility and coordination of hands and individual ﬁngers. By carrying out manual activities, the patient practises skills such as holding and gripping (e.g. power grip and tweezers).

cogni

Our “cogni” module offers cognitive and sensory training. It promotes color and shape recognition, word ﬁnding, spatial perception, coordination, the patient‘s memory.

activities

When training with our “activities”, patients can experience small activities by immersing themselves in multisensory landscapes. The exploration can be carried out in a variety of activating, desired environments.

CUREO® in 14 languages

Voice lines and user interface

• German

• English

• Czech

• Dutch

• Finnish

• French

• Italian

• Polish

• Slovenian

• Spanish

• Swedish

• Ukrainian

Voice lines

Cantonese Arabic

• Cantonese

Therapy goals, indications, and areas of application

CUREO® addresses sensorimotor, cognitive, and perceptual impairments. The highfrequency, immersive therapy with multimodal feedback has a positive effect on neuronal processes and contributes to the recovery of motor and cognitive skills as well as the improvement of sensory perception, which leads to improved everyday ability. Increased motivation through gamiﬁcation, quickly visible training progress, and active relaxation tools contribute to the success of the therapy.

CUREO® was developed for the treatment of the following indications, among others

• Stroke

• Neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sklerosis, Parkinson‘s disease, ALS

• (Infantile) cerebral palsy (CP)

• Injuries to the spinal cord

• Craniocerebral trauma

• Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

• Pain

CUREO ® can be used in post-operative care to alleviate post-operative complaints e.g. after

• neurosurgical interventions

• orthosurgical interventions

• amputations

CUREO ® adresses the following symptoms

• Motor deﬁcits / Paralysis of the upper extremities

• Disorders of proprioception

• Impaired ﬁeld of vision

• Apraxia

• Attention deﬁcit

• Memory impairment

CUREO ® can improve the quality of life of patients with the following impairments

• Post-traumatic conditions

• Depression

• Hospitalism

• Stress

• Anxiety

• Pain

• Fatigue

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CUREO ® adresses sensorimotor, cognitive, and perceptual impairments

Sensorimotor training

• Sensorimotor function of the upper extremities and trunk

• Extension of the active range of motion

• Fine motor skills of the hand coordination

• Attention

• Memory

• Action planning and execution

• Ability to concentrate

• Spatial perception

• Body perception

• Shape and color perception

• Proprioception

• Reaction time

• Postural control

• Mobilization of the patient through self-initiated movements

Cognition training

• ADL or abilities of daily life

• Therapy adherence

• Problem solving

Perception training

• Visual perception (with impaired ﬁeld of vision)

Smart features

for even more efﬁciency in your facility

CUREO® GROUP and training plan

• Parallel treatment and group therapy for up to 6 patients

• Use the training plan to create a therapy sequence which lasts up to 60 minutes and play it back automatically

1 Tab color matching with headset color code

2 Headset battery indicator

3 Display of training status

4 Remaining time within training

Quick calibration and autoconnect

• Quick set-up times thanks to a rapid system start and quick calibration

• System connects automatically (autoconnect) for additional reduction of time to prepare

Trainings

new, expanded, and improved for even more effectivity and versatility

Field of view

• Testing of visual perception in the spatial ﬁeld of vision

• Training to expand visual perception in the spatial ﬁeld of vision

ADL

• Even more focus on action planning and execution

• Social interaction with virtual person to increase motivation

Hand movements

• Isolated training of single movements (supination, extension, and hand opening)

• Build everyday ability through hand combination training

…and so much more

• All the familiar and popular features of CUREO® 3 — such as soniﬁcation, mirror therapy, etc. — are of course still available in CUREO ® 4

A portfolio for your individual needs

CUREO ® BASIC

Your entry into the world of digital rehabilitation

Included modules: moto, hand, ADL & activities

Training plan

Software updates

CUREO ® PREMIUM

All modules and exciting technical features

Field of view testing and training

Mirror therapy

Included modules: moto, hand, ADL, activities, cogni, relax & active

Training plan

Software updates

CUREO ® PROFESSIONAL

All features for rehabilitation at highest standards

Patient testing & data export

Hardware updates

Field of view testing and training

Mirror therapy

Included modules: moto, hand, ADL, activities, cogni, relax & active

Training plan

Software updates

CUREO® and CUREO® GROUP are based on the simple Software-as-a-Service model. Our staff will gladly support you in ﬁnding the best solution for your therapeutic facility.