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What to look for at APTA Combined Sections Meeting Feb 8-11
Feb 2nd
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As a Strategic Business Partner of the APTA and Partner in Research for the Foundation for Physical Therapy, Thera-Band® and Biofreeze® products are proud to participate in the largest national meeting for physical therapy next week. The American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting will take place February 8-11 in Chicago and bring together members from the variety of specialty Sections that make up the APTA.
Thera-Band products will be used in 2 pre-conference workshops on Wednesday, February 8. Director of Thera-Band Academy, Dr. Phil Page will be co-presenting a pre-conference workshop, “Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization and Athletic Performance” with Academy speaker, Clare Frank DPT. Sports PT Section Vice President Rob Manske DPT will be presenting “Test, Don’t Guess; Treat and Assess: The Art and Science Behind the Hands-on Examination and Treatment Strategies for Selected Shoulder and Knee Conditions.”
As usual, the Thera-Band/Biofreeze booth will be in the exhibit hall in Booth 822. Be sure to stop by and try out the new Thera-Band Foam Rollers and Wraps+ and Roller Massager+!
In the research presentations, two Scientific Advisory Board Members will be presenting their TRAC research on Biofreeze and Thera-Band. Todd More >
Performance Health is named APTA Strategic Business Partner
Jan 31st
Akron, Ohio – February 1, 2012 – Performance Health announces their participation in the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Strategic Business Partners program.
“Our participation in this new program is simply a continuation of a long and rewarding relationship with the APTA,” stated Phil Page, PT, PhD, ATC, FACSM, Director of Clinical Education and Research, Performance Health. “As a member of the APTA for nearly 20 years, I’m proud to help support research and education in our profession through the Thera-Band Academy. “
Through its Strategic Business Partners Program, APTA seeks to enhance business relationships and develop meaningful partnerships with for-profit companies by offering services and marketing opportunities that provide mutual benefits to partners and APTA. Performance Health, maker of Thera-Band®, Biofreeze® and Pedigenix™ products, is a Charter partner, which entitles the company to varied promotional opportunities and gives APTA added visibility to Performance Health customers.
“It is a pleasure to welcome Performance Health into the family of strategic business partners,” said APTA President R. Scott Ward, PT, PhD. “They have demonstrated an established commitment to the physical therapy community, particularly with their Thera-Band® products, which have been used successfully by physical therapists for conditioning, rehabilitation and strength-building for more than 35 years.”
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Announcing New Thera-Band® Hand Xtrainer
Jan 27th
Akron, Ohio - Performance Health is pleased to announce the availability of the new Thera-Band® Hand Xtrainer (pronounced Cross-Trainer).
The Hand Xtrainer’s patented latex-free formula supports both hot and cold therapy, so it feels more comfortable in patients’ hands, including those with latex sensitivities. It’s truly a cross-functional device as it supports virtually all hand, finger, wrist and forearm exercises—flexion, extension, isolation, stretching and eccentric. The Xtrainer’s ability to return to its existing shape allows the user to perform repeated extension and pinch exercises without having to stop to remold the material. The four levels of progression enable customization by the clinician while providing motivation for the patient with visual validation of their progress.
Available in four progressive resistance levels, the Hand Xtrainer supports a broad range of finger, hand, wrist and forearm exercises, making it an ideal replacement to putty and an economical alternative to hand extensors. Its intuitive design with built-in recovery allows for optimal form with applications ranging from rehab to stretching and strength training.
To view videos comparing the Hand Xtrainer to putty, and for additional information about this new product line, visit info.Thera-BandAcademy.com\Xtrainer.
Top 10 Posts from 2011 on the Thera-Band Academy Blog
Jan 23rd
- Evidence to support Thera-Band for shoulder impingement grows
- Elastic resistance hip strengthening exercise program improves low back pain
- A successful treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis
- Neck pain in office workers relieved with 2 minutes of Thera-Band exercise!
- Long term benefits from Thera-Band exercises for shoulder pain
- Thera-Band exercise reduces falls and improves quality of life in women with osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis exercise program with elastic resistance can reduce fall risk factors
- Home exercise benefits knee osteoarthritis patients
- Thera-Band Exercises Effective for Piriformis Syndrome
- Prehabilitation exercise for total knee replacement helps patients with severe end-stage arthritis
Academy donates to Sports Physical Therapy Research Fund
Jan 11th
Performance Health, the makers of Thera-Band® and Biofreeze® products, have been proud supporters of the APTA’s Sports Physical Therapy Section annual Team Concept Conference for several years. Drs. Phil Page and Bart Bishop presented 2 workshops at the December 2011 conference on Functional Exercise Progression and Lower Extremity Proprioceptive Rehabilitation using Thera-Band products. You can read more about the 2011 conference here.
As in past years, Performance Health donated the $600 in proceeds from demonstration product sales to the Section’s Legacy Fund that supports sports physical therapy research.
