For the legions of back pain sufferers, ActivAided Orthotics offers a different approach, a therapeutic garment that corrects posture and bad habits to allow the body to heal.

Now the young Pittsburgh firm is growing, with a total of $150,000 in new investments from Innovation Works  and Carnegie Mellon’s Open Field Entrepreneurs Fund, promising data from more than 100 test subjects with almost 90% reporting relief  and a new manufacturing approach.

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