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May 30, 2012
Mike Reinold PT ATC CSCS, Head Athletic Trainer of the Boston Red Sox, recently featured the Thera-Band® Roller Massager on his blog, MikeReinold.com. As Mike stated, I must admit that the Thera-Band stick is my current go-to massage stick device. I was a little skeptical at first about the ridges, thinking it was just a way [...]
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May 28, 2012
Several members of the Performance Health Scientific Advisory Committee (TRAC) will have their research presented on Thera-Band® and Biofreeze® products at the 59th annual American College of Sports Medicine meeting in San Francisco this week, May 30-June 2. Several other studies supported by the Academy will be presented as well. Wednesday, May 30 Thiebaud [...]
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May 23, 2012
I’ve been looking for creative uses for Thera-Band resistance bands for nearly 15 years, and I love to share them with everyone around the world. There are so many creative people using the “Swiss Army Knife” of rehabilitation tools, Thera-Band. I came across this video on YouTube of a partially paralyzed dog using Thera-Band resistance [...]
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May 21, 2012
Stretching exercise can help increase flexibility, but sometimes it comes with a cost of decreased muscle performance immediately afterward. Two common types of stretching are static and contract-relax, or “PNF” stretching (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation). In a recent review paper, I discussed the advantages and disadvantages of different stretching techniques: static stretching may decrease immediate muscle [...]
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May 17, 2012
Shoulder rehabilitation patients often perform range of motion exercises using shoulder pulleys and bars. These “active-assisted” exercises are often used as the next-step in shoulder rehabilitation after passive range of motion (ROM) exercises. Active-assisted range of motion (AAROM) exercises are usually performed to begin muscle activation when it’s important to protect healing tissue, especially after [...]
