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Performance Health Introduces New, Improved Biofreeze® Pain Reliever
Jan 3rd
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Akron, Ohio – Performance Health introduces new, improved Biofreeze® Pain Reliever. For over 20 years, Biofreeze Pain Reliever has been helping people reduce their pain and manage discomfort. This market leading topical analgesic provides relief for millions of individuals suffering from sore or strained muscles, shoulder and arm discomfort, neck, hip and leg pain, back pain, painful joints, ankle and foot pain, and pain associated with bruising or arthritis.
Best. Biofreeze. Ever.
“We took the #1 clinically used and recommended topical analgesic and improved it based on customer feedback. The result is a formula that is preferred by 4 out of 5 topical analgesic users. We made it better in three key ways,” stated Doug Stuckey, Senior Product Manager, Performance Health. “First, we made the new formula more natural by adding an enhanced botanical blend and removing the paraben and propylene glycol. Next, we added two new effective skin conditioners so it applies easier and penetrates quickly. And finally, we created a colorless option for patients and practitioners who prefer dye-free products.”
New, improved Biofreeze is 100% paraben-free and propylene glycol-free, and is available More >
Thera-Band® Latex-Free Professional Bands in 50 Yard Rolls Now Available
Dec 16th
Akron, Ohio – Performance Health announced the availability of Thera-Band® Latex-Free Professional Resistance Bands in 50 yard rolls. Re-formulated to match the performance and resistance of the market-leading Thera-Band Latex Professional Resistance Bands, this new and improved latex-free product provides the perfect solution for latex-free facilities that do not want to compromise on quality. Today, patients and practitioners can rely on one system of trusted progression and resistance from Thera-Band—market-leading latex bands, new and improved latex-free bands, or both—to best meet their in-clinic and at-home needs.
The availability of latex-free therapy products has become more important as the reporting of allergic reactions to latex has increased in the past six years. The increased numbers of latex-allergic individuals have prompted the establishment of guidelines for patient care and the healthcare provider. Frequent users of latex products may develop allergies to latex proteins, with resulting allergic reactions varying from mild to life-threatening.[1] According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 8% to 12% percent of health-care workers, regularly exposed to latex, are sensitized.[2]
Thera-Band Latex-Free Professional Resistance Bands are provided in established Thera-Band colors and resistances including Yellow (thin), Red (medium), Green (heavy), Blue (extra heavy) and Black (special heavy), making them easy to More >
Thera-Band Band Loops featured in Prevention Magazine
Dec 15th
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!”
TRAC Member Sue Falsone Named Head Athletic Trainer for Dodgers
Nov 14th
We are pleased to announce that Sue Falsone, PT, ATC was recently named Head Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist for the Los Angeles Dodgers Professional Baseball team. As a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for Thera-Band® and Biofreeze® products (TRAC) over the past few years, Sue has shared her research and expertise on Thera-Band products to help fellow practitioners use an evidence-based approach to therapeutic exercise and performance enhancement. She said, “It has been an honor to be on the Scientific Advisory Board for Performance Health over the last several years. TRAC has provided me with such a support system for the scientific use of Thera-Band products. I will take this support system of colleagues, education and research with me into this new position, and continue to utilize Thera-Band products in my rehabilitation and performance enhancement programming.”
Sue will continue to work as Vice President of Athlete’s Performance as the first female named head athletic trainer for any major professional sport in the US.
The Dodgers recently posted a press release that includes a great interview with video with Sue. Here’s an excerpt of the article:
Falsone, 37, became the first female physical therapist in the Major Leagues when she was hired by the Dodgers More >
Academy’s Solien-Wolfe enters massage Hall of Fame
Jul 28th
On Saturday, July 16, 2011, The World Massage Festival honored 26 new inductees into the World Massage Therapy Hall of Fame, including our own Director of Education for Massage, Lynda Solien-Wolfe. The Massage Therapy Hall of Fame was created to honor those that have furthered the profession. The induction ceremony was held immediately following the World Massage Festival in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
Lynda has been a Licensed Massage Therapist since 1994. She graduated from the Space Coast Massage Institute in 1993. Lynda is a Facial Specialist and has studied and trained in many additional areas since getting her massage license: Pregnancy Massage, Medical Massage, Sports Massage, and Spa therapies. Lynda specializes in Stress relieving Massage, Medical Massage to treat pain and illnesses such as Diabetes, Golfers massage and spa therapies.
Lynda is also a business development consultant, specializing in the massage therapy, spa and integrated healthcare markets. She has traveled the world for the past decade passionately spreading the message about the health benefits of massage therapy. Her travels have taken her across the United States of America, to Asia, Europe, Australia, Canada and the Caribbean. She is a regular speaker, on the benefits of Massage Therapy, for the Florida Chiropractic Association More >
