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Thera-Band Band Loops featured in Prevention Magazine
Dec 15th
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In the January 2012 issue of Prevention Magazine, Director of Education and Research Dr. Phil Page was asked to develop a workout option for the feature, “One Woman / Three Workouts.” In the regular monthly feature, three fitness professionals are asked to suggest a workout routine for someone with a specific fitness goal. Download the featured article here, which features the Thera-Band® Band Loop.
Brenda McColgen wanted a routine that improved her muscle tone, particularly in her legs. Of the three workouts, she said she chose the band loop routine because, “I loved that I could do the moves anywhere— watching TV, checking e-mail—and that the bands traveled easily!”
Cervicogenic Headaches webinar now available for FREE
Dec 14th
Recently, Dr. Phil Page presented a webinar on an evidence-led approach to managing cervicogenic headaches. In his presentation, Dr. Page discusses the symptoms and treatment of cervicogenic headaches, including modalities, exercise with Thera-Band® elastic resistance, and other manual therapies. Multi Radiance Medical sponsored the webinar, and is providing it free to listeners. You can listen to the free webinar by clicking here.
Thera-Band Academy–China is launched with 20 new trainers
Dec 12th
20 physical therapists and physicians from mainland China recently completed a Thera-Band “Train the Trainer” workshop in Nanchang, China. Check out photos on our Thera-Band Academy Facebook page. Thera-Band Scientific Advisory Board member, Yuling “Leo” Wang PT will lead the Academy’s efforts in China. Dr. Phil Page led the training in Nanchang, China.
“We hope to promote research and education for Thera-Band in mainland China through continuing education to professionals and to PT students in undergraduate curriculum,” said Wang. See the full interview with Mr. Wang on the Academy’s YouTube channel. He will be working with Thera-Band distributor, Bicom, who will be sponsoring training programs throughout mainland China. Learn more about our instructors in China at the Academy’s Faculty page.
Bicom’s owner, Mr. Carpenter Yu said, “With Thera-Band Academy, we can educate our customers and they can learn to use our products correctly to help their patients.” See the full interview with Mr. Yu on the Academy’s YouTube channel. In addition, Bicom has launched a “QQ” page (China’s equivalent to Facebook) specifically for Thera-Band Academy. The QQ number is 181184498.
Listen to podcasts of the video interviews by clicking on the link below:
Leo Wang PT Discusses Thera-Band Academy in China More >
Thera-Band featured in Asian workshops and Olympic Teams
Dec 5th
Academy director Dr. Phil Page recently gave 3 workshops on the Janda Approach to Muscle Imbalance featuring Thera-Band® products in South Korea and China. See pictures from the workshop on our Thera-Band Academy Facebook page.
40 South Korean physical therapists attended a 2-day workshop at Korea University Physical Therapy School in November to learn how to evaluate and treat Janda’s muscle imbalance syndromes. Thera-Band products including elastic bands, stability trainers, and balance boards were demonstrated. The workshop was sponsored by the Korean Society for Sports Physical Therapy and Naum Care, distributors of Thera-Band products in South Korea. Check out more photos on the KSSPT website here.
Following the workshop, Dr. Page toured the Korea Sport University and Olympic Training Center, where the Korean Olympic team uses Thera-Band products. Lead physical therapist for the Korean Olympic Team, Dr. Jehoon Lee is also an instructor for Thera-Band Academy.
At the Beijing Sports University, 100 sports physical therapists and trainers attended a 1-day workshop on November 8 featuring Thera-Band products. Dr. Page then toured the Sport Science Research Center, which uses Thera-Band products for Chinese Olympic athletes as well.
The Asian tour concluded with Dr. Page’s keynote lecture to 300 attendees of the First National Congress of Physical Therapy More >
Biofreeze reduces blood flow faster than ice
Nov 28th
Dr. Robert Topp
The Academy Blog has shared several articles about research on the mechanisms of Biofreeze from Dr. Robert Topp. Recently, he published an article in the Journal of Sports Rehabilitation comparing ice and Biofreeze® gel on blood flow and muscle strength. 17 healthy adults were assessed for blood flow in their radial artery and wrist extension strength after 3 different conditions: ice applied to the forearm, Biofreeze gel applied to the forearm, or a control condition.
The Biofreeze gel significantly reduced blood flow by 42% at 5 minutes after application, which returned to normal at 10 to 15 minutes after application. In contrast, the ice didn’t significantly decrease blood flow until 20 minutes of application at a 48% reduction.
Interestingly, ice caused a slowing of muscle recovery in wrist extension strength after application. This was in contrast to Biofreeze application, which actually increased wrist extension strength by 8%.
Dr. Topp and his colleagues suggest that the menthol in Biofreeze “may affect blood flow through neural mechanisms that respond faster…but are also quickly sensitized.”
In summary, Biofreeze topical analgesic creates a reduction in blood flow at a magnitude similar to ice (about 45%), but does so within the first 5 minutes. Ice takes 20 minutes More >
