Cosmin Mihaiu

Physical therapy entrepreneur

Cosmin Mihaiu is the former CEO and cofounder of MIRA Rehab, which develops software that engages patients in interactive and therapeutic games, making physical rehabilitation fun.

Why you should listen

When Cosmin Mihaiu noticed that injured patients hated physical therapy — and often took longer to recover because of it — he dedicated himself to making the dreaded process more engaging, or even fun. In 2011 he and his colleagues founded MIRA Rehab, where they develop software that lets patients play interactive, therapeutic games. As MIRA’s CEO, he focused on building relationships with medical institutions around the US and the UK, showing them how video games can make recovery more effective for patients and physical therapists alike.

After dedicating more than nine years to MIRA, Mihaiu experienced burnout and stepped back to recover. Since then, he has continued to work with various health-tech companies, contributing to operations management, strategy planning and project delivery.

Cosmin Mihaiu’s TED talk

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Cosmin Mihaiu

Physical therapy is boring — play a game instead

Posted May 2015

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Here’s an idea: Play your way to recovery

August 20, 2015

As anyone who’s ever recovered from an injury knows, physical therapy can be painful, boring and slow. Romanian entrepreneur and TED Fellow Cosmin Mihaiu is out to change that with MIRA, software that disguises physical therapy exercises as fun-to-play videogames. Here’s how it works.