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HandTherapy.app — investor deck

Mission

Hand health for people at risk — between visits and for the long arc of function.

This page mirrors our investor narrative: problem, solution, market, model, GTM, roadmap, risks, and ask — readable as a long memo or as slides for live conversations.

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1. Investor snapshot

One-line pitch

HandTherapy.app is the hand recovery operating system for patients recovering between clinical visits and long-term recovery, with a path to future disease prevention.

Elevator pitch

Hand recovery is high-stakes, repetitive, and mostly unmanaged at home. Patients are often sent away with paper exercises, static videos, and vague memories of what to do next. HandTherapy.app gives them a guided daily loop: check symptoms, complete short hand routines, track response, avoid unsafe overdoing, and share clear summaries with care teams.

Fundraising (fill as confirmed)

Amount raising: TBD
Round type: TBD
Use of funds: MVP build, clinical safety review, patient discovery, therapist discovery, privacy/security readiness, private beta, and early go-to-market.

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Initial wedge & core product

Beachhead: post-injury and post-surgery hand recovery

Immediate pain, anxiety, and motivation
Defined recovery timeline and high search intent
Need for safe daily guidance and shareable progress
Measurable week-over-week changes

Core product (mobile companion)

Understand what to do today
Complete short, hands-light routines
Track pain, stiffness, numbness, swelling, grip, dexterity
Avoid unsafe overdoing after injury or surgery
Generate weekly summaries for therapists, clinicians, caregivers, employers, or claims stakeholders

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Why now & differentiation

Smartphones support guided routines, tracking, haptics, audio, camera checks, AI summaries, and exports.
Patients expect mobile tools for daily progress.
Clinics need visibility between visits without extra manual work.
Employers and payers care about return-to-function — productivity loss is a major cost driver.

What makes this different: generic PT apps treat hand therapy as a category. HandTherapy.app treats the hand as the whole product: fingers, thumb, wrist, tendons, nerves, grip, pinch, dexterity, scar sensitivity, swelling, stiffness, surgery restrictions, return-to-work, and daily function.

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2. The problem

The real failure point is between visits.

Recovery happens at home while people cook, work, text, drive, sleep, and care for others — often with paper sheets, static videos, fear of damaging a repair, and no clean record for the next appointment.

“Am I doing enough? Too much?”
“Is this pain normal? Is stiffness improving?”
“How do I explain progress to my therapist?”
“What should I do on a bad day?”

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Market pain points

Current options vs gaps
Current option	What it does	What it misses
Hand therapists / clinics	Expert assessment and protocols	Limited time; little visibility between visits
Paper handouts	Low-cost instructions	No adherence loop, measurement, or record
YouTube	Demonstrations	No safety context or care-team summary
Generic PT apps	Broad libraries	Not deep enough for hand-specific recovery and small-joint progress
Clinic portals	Provider workflow	Not built around daily patient behavior and retention

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Core insight

The market does not need another exercise library. It needs a hand-specific recovery loop that helps users do the work, measure what changed, stay safe, and share useful data.

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3. The solution

HandTherapy.app helps people recover with more confidence between professional care visits.

Check in — pain, stiffness, swelling, numbness, weakness, function, confidence
Do the right-sized routine — short, hands-light, condition-aware micro-sessions
Track response — how the hand feels after exercise and the next day
Adjust — reduce intensity after spikes, fatigue, or missed days
Summarize — weekly progress users can share

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User journey & MVP scope

Moments → product response
Moment	Need	Product response
After injury or surgery	What to do / avoid	Condition-aware onboarding, safety boundaries, stage context
Daily routine	Something short enough to finish	2–3 minute micro-routines with audio, large controls, pause/stop
Bad day	Push through or back off?	Pain-after-exercise check, intensity reduction, flare flow, professional-care prompts
Before appointment	Explain what changed	Weekly summary: symptoms, adherence, skips, notes, trends

Condition-aware onboarding
Daily hand check-in (<30s)
Micro-routines + safety gates
Progress dashboard + shareable summaries + export

We do not claim to diagnose, cure, replace clinicians, override post-surgery instructions, or guarantee outcomes.

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4. Market opportunity — sourced facts

Signals cited for diligence (verify before final fundraise)
Signal	Fact	Source
U.S. ED hand/wrist volume	~25.7M patients nationally 2009–2018 (~2.6M/year illustrative)	PubMed
Work-related injuries	~5M ED-treated finger, hand, and wrist injuries (U.S., 2015–2022)	PubMed
Carpal tunnel (workers)	3.1% 12-month prevalence; ~4.8M workers; 67.1% work-attributed cases	PMC
Arthritis pool	CDC indicators — tens of millions with arthritis / activity limitation (not all hand-specific)	CDC
Wrist pain (demanding work)	Systematic review: median ~10% short-term, ~24% medium-term prevalence	PMC
Economic burden	Median total cost per acute hand/wrist injury ~US $6,951–$8,297 (2015 dollars); indirect costs ~64.5–68%	PubMed
Digital rehab signal	Remote digital program: high completion, pain / QuickDASH / productivity improvements reported	PMC

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TAM, SAM, SOM & capture

TAM: anyone with meaningful hand recovery, pain, function, or performance needs (acute, post-op, chronic, workplace, aging).

Directional burden heuristic: ~2.6M annual U.S. hand/wrist ED injuries × ~$7K median total cost ≈ ~US $18B acute burden (methods differ; illustrative only).

SAM: people actively trying to recover, track, or communicate progress.

SOM (first wedge): post-injury and post-surgery users searching for help at home — urgency, intent, timelines, and weekly summaries matter immediately.

Capture strategy by layer
Layer	Who first	Channel
Beachhead	Post-injury / post-op	SEO, app store, content, therapist referrals
Expansion 1	CTS, nerve, chronic stiffness	Symptom pages, communities, search
Expansion 2	High-dexterity workers	Creators, occupational health, employer pilots
Expansion 3–4	Clinics, employers, payers	Pilots, summaries, documentation workflows

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5. Business model

Revenue streams (hypotheses)
Stream	Buyer	Offer
Consumer subscription	Patient	Premium routines, trends, exports, advanced tracking
Recovery pack	Patient	Condition-specific bundle
Clinic toolkit / dashboard	Therapist / clinic	QR handouts, adherence, templates (later phases)
Employer / WC reports	Employer / payer	Return-to-work and functional records (later)
Device / robotics	Partners	Structured hand-function data layer (later)

Freemium: local-only basics + small education library
Monthly: $9–$19 (guided routines + summaries)
Annual: $79–$149 (chronic / maintenance)
One-time pack: $29–$99
Clinic pilot: $250–$1k/mo; employer pilot: $2.5k–$15k

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6. Go-to-market

Phase 1 — consumer wedge: post-injury / post-surgery users via SEO, app store, founder story, therapist interviews, post-op checklists, Reddit / communities, high-dexterity worker groups.

Phase 2 — therapists as nodes: printable QR handouts, weekly summary examples, safety disclaimers, pilot offers, adherence dashboard concepts.

Phase 3 — B2B: clinic / occupational health / employer / workers' comp workflows once retention is validated.

First 90 days (illustrative)
Month	Goal	Output
1	Sharpen positioning	~20 patient + ~10 therapist interviews, landing + waitlist, top SEO page list
2	Prototype core loop	Onboarding, check-in, micro-routine, summary, safety copy
3	Private beta	50–100 users, retention + completion + export feedback

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7. Product roadmap

MVP

Onboarding + daily check-in
Micro-routines + completion + pain-after check
Weekly summary + safety gates + export
Waitlist / early access

Phase 2–3

Camera ROM, dexterity drills, flare rescue
Therapist imports, QR sharing, education packs
Clinician dashboard, cohorts, WC / employer reports

Long-term platform

Structured hand-function dataset, AI summaries within safety bounds, therapist training modules, CV movement checks, robotics / device calibration, research partnerships, anonymized recovery insights.

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8. Competitive advantage

Hand-specific focus — wrist, fingers, thumb, grip, pinch, dexterity, tendons, nerves
Hands-light UX — low typing, large targets, audio, one-handed flows
Retention-first — micro sessions, weekly progress, non-guilt reminders
Safety-aware — red flags, stop rules, post-surgery caution, escalation
Shareable summaries — patient data that is useful to care teams
Measurement roadmap — camera, touch, haptics, devices → structured data moat

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9. Traction & milestones

Current status: ideation and pitch development; shipped web surfaces at HandTherapy.app (exercises, learn hubs, directory, shop, planning layers — see live product).

Product requirements, landing copy, market research drafted
Safety constraints and feature set outlined
TAM/SAM/SOM framework + wedge identified

Investor-ready milestones (status: fill)
Milestone	Target
Landing + waitlist	Demand capture
Discovery	20+ patients, 10+ clinicians
MVP prototype	Core loop clickable
Clinical safety review	Copy + red flags reviewed
Private beta	50–100 users
Clinic pilot	1–3 therapists on summaries / QR

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10–11. Team & financial plan

Founder-market fit: double hand-surgery patient (recovery gap firsthand) paired with serial entrepreneur / product builder background — the product needs retention, mobile UX, structured data, AI summaries, CV potential, and privacy-aware architecture.

Team to fill: product, engineering, design, clinical advisor, privacy/compliance, growth (placeholders in full memo).

Use of funds (allocation TBD)
Category	Purpose
Product development	MVP across onboarding, check-in, routines, summaries
Clinical safety	Red flags, post-surgery caution, disclaimers
User research	Patients, therapists, high-dexterity workers
Design & accessibility	Hands-light UX for pain, tremor, stiffness
Privacy & security	Consent, export, deletion, compliance-ready handling
GTM + CV prototype	Waitlist/SEO + feasibility on camera ROM

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12–13. Risks, ask & next steps

Risks → mitigations (summary)
Risk	Mitigation
Medical safety	Conservative language, red flags, advisor review, no diagnosis / cure claims
Adherence drop-off	Micro-sessions, pain-aware adjustments, visible progress, non-guilt flows
Generic competition	Hand UX + data + safety + summaries + measurement depth
Clinical adoption friction	Consumer-first; summaries & QR before full dashboards
Regulatory / AI	Education + tracking positioning; non-diagnostic AI; escalation

Ask: capital and strategic support to build MVP, validate demand, run therapist discovery, complete clinical safety review, and launch private beta.

Contact: HandTherapy.app · hello@handtherapy.app · Telegram

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Appendix — sources & deck system

Strongest sources (verify)

PubMed 34509744, 41015318, 27751502
PMC 4557701, 6857228, 9394689, 10080001
CDC arthritis indicators + NCHS databriefs

Designed slide system (visual direction)

Clinical + modern tech — calm, high-trust (not fitness-neon)
Primary teal, white / soft gray surfaces, deep navy text
Inter / SF typography; large stat numerals; generous whitespace
Rounded 16–24px cards, soft shadows, real UI in mocks
Motion: subtle fade/slide only when presenting live

HandTherapy.app — pitch