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VIGO

Digital Therapy Guide for Stroke Rehabilitation

Vigo is a digital rehabilitation therapy guide for stroke that provides personalised treatment on demand, through a software application. Unlike traditional rehabilitation, Vigo is available at home 24/7, help lasts as long as the patients need it, and it costs 10 times less than current alternative.

80 million people are affected by stroke every year. Furthermore, stroke is on the rise, and there are simply not enough human professionals to take care of every stroke survivor. Lack of continuous and adequate treatment leads to the fact that 90% of stroke survivors never completely recover.

Vigo is a high quality software application that empowers and guides stroke patients to recover better and faster. Personalised therapeutic modules include physical

www.vigo.health · Kristaps Krafte · kristaps@vigo.health

Vigo launched in the Latvian market in May, 2020 as a direct-to-consumer product. Negotiation with Latvian National Health System on reimbursement model is ongoing.

We are very proud that our users like using Vigo. One of the more recent patients, Olaf, has said that Vigo is “a great helper at home, and since it’s developed by specialists, it gives me confidence in the exercises and the

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exercises with Auditory Rhythmic Stimulation (ARS), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and patient education. We couple this with engaging chatbot interface, progress tracking and gamification elements to increase motivation. In contrast to many other software solutions available in stroke rehabilitation, Vigo can be used in the comfort of a patient’s home.

Vigo has been systematically tested for 6 months by researchers from Riga Stradins University. In therapy content development we have collaborated with professionals from Denmark, Portugal and Latvia, our main partners being the largest and most esteemed rehabilitation center in Latvia - NRC Vaivari. Vigo has also received a medical device CE mark.

truthfulness of the information provided. Vigo also gives me good motivation to perform exercises on a daily basis, which improves my health and well-being”.