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Instructions now available in different languages for Thera-Band Products

Dr. Phil Page — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:49:46 +0000

The instruction manuals for several Thera-Band® products are now available in multiple languages. The PDF-format manuals include Thera-Band elastic resistance, Soft Weights, Stability Trainers, and the Exercise Station. Several languages are available, including German, Italian, and French among others.

Diabetes, Fibromyalgia, and Knee Osteoarthritis Exercises with Thera-Band Products Featured in Active Aging Today

Dr. Phil Page — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:48:00 +0000

The new online journal from Human Kinetics, Active Aging Today, recently featured Thera-Band® products in exercise programs for diabetes, fibromyalgia, and knee osteoarthritis. Each article provides scientific rationale and practical exercise programming, including an exercise handout in PDF format.

Visit the Thera-Band Academy Diabetes Center here

Visit the Thera-Band Academy Fibromyalgia Center here

Visit the Thera-Band Academy Knee Osteoarthritis Center here

Active Aging Today (AAT) is an online multimedia journal for practitioners and administrators who lead and direct physical activity programs for older adults. The journal reports on practices and programs that successfully engage older participants. Each bimonthly issue provides practical articles written by experts in the field. For a limited time, you can register for a free, 3-month trial subscription to Active Aging Today. At checkout, just enter promo code AACCtrial to receive your discount. Click here to get your free trial subscription.

"Reverse Tyler Twist" with the Thera-Band FlexBar for Golfers Elbow

Dr. Phil Page — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:46:03 +0000

Recently, New York physical therapist Tim Tyler developed and researched the “Tyler Twist” exercise with the Thera-Band® FlexBar® for his patients with lateral epicondylitis, or “tennis elbow.” The exercise was so effective that he terminated the clinical trial because the test subjects were improving so quickly over the control group of patients. As word of the success of his exercise spread, many people began to ask, “Will a similar exercise with the FlexBar work for golfer’s elbow?” Golfers Elbow is technically known as ‘medial epicondylitis’ and is characterized by pain on the medial (inside) of the elbow, in contrast to the lateral elbow pain of tennis elbow.

In response to the many requests for an exercise for Golfer’s Elbow, Tyler invented the “Reverse Tyler Twist.” The exercise uses the same Thera-Band FlexBar color progression, and emphasizes an eccentric contraction of the wrist flexors and pronators, in contrast to eccentric contraction of the wrist extensors with the Tyler Twist. “We think the Reverse Tyler Twist will have similar results for medial elbow pain, but we don’t know for sure, so we’re going to do a study on this exercise as well,” said Tyler, a research associate with the Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma (NISMAT).

Click here to see the instructional video for the exercise.

Readers Digest features "Tyler Twist" exercise using Thera-Band FlexBar for Tennis Elbow

Dr. Phil Page — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:09:30 +0000

The October 2009 issue of Readers Digest featured the latest cure for tennis elbow. Click here to view the article featuring the Tyler Twist using the Thera-Band FlexBar.

Guidelines for treating neck pain with Thera-Band Tubing

Dr. Phil Page — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:06:52 +0000

An interdisciplinary group of researchers and clinicians reviewed 11 systematic research reviews to develop a ‘toolkit’ for clinicians to apply the best evidence for treating neck pain. The “Cervical Overview Group” created a clinical practice guideline that includes a therapeutic home exercise program for neck pain. The full article was published in the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy in May, 2009. The 3-phase “Evidence-based Home Neck Care Program” includes the use of elastic tubing as an integral part of the home program.

Visit the Thera-Band Academy Neck/Cervical Spine resource center to find more articles and exercises for neck pain.