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Best Wishes this Holiday Season
Dec 22nd
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The Page children pose in front of a bonfire
I wanted to wish everyone a very happy holiday in your part of the world. This is a time for all of us to give thanks and spend time with family and friends. I’ve been blessed to be able to teach around the world this year in central and south America, Europe, and Asia, and meet lots of new friends and colleagues. I hope the information we provide through the Academy helps patients get better faster and helps everyone lead a healthy lifestyle towards overall wellness around the world.
There is no way I could ever do all this without the best support of my wife and children. I wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas from my home in south Louisiana with our holiday tradition: burning large bonfires on the Mississippi River levee to light the way for Santa (Papa Noel).
I hope you get to enjoy the holidays and the traditions in your part of the world with family and friends. Thanks to everyone for your support of the Academy, and see you in 2012!
Phil
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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 >
Announcing the Thera-Band® Resistance Intensity Scale for Exercise (RISE)
Dec 15th
Thera-Band RISE
Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) is commonly used during exercise to indicate the intensity of exercise. Originally developed and used in cardiac rehab and aerobic exercise, more recently, RPE is also being used to regulate exercise intensity during resistance exercises. In fact, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends using RPE to dose resistance training exercises. The OMNI scale is a popular RPE scale that uses a 1 to 10 point scale with visual representation of the exercises performed.
Dr. Juan Colado of the University of Valencia in Spain has validated the use of perceived exertion during Thera-Band® resisted exercises using the OMNI-RES (resistance) scale. He has shown that using the scale is an effective method of dosing elastic resistance exercises for significant gains in strength and muscle mass (Colado & Triplett 2008). At the TRAC 2011 meeting, Dr. Colado presented a new scale specific to Thera-Band resistance bands.
20 healthy subjects performed frontal and lateral raises with Thera-Band elastic bands while rating their perceived exertion on the OMNI-RES scale, and then on his new RISE (Resistance Intensity Scale for Exercise) scale – for exertion rating of both the active muscles and the overall body. Using a regression analysis, Dr. Colado demonstrated high validity 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!”
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.
