July 2005

On the Market

ROTATIONAL FLEXOR

The Rotational Flexor by SPRI® Products, Libertyville, Ill, is designed to stabilize the core and lower body while providing multidirectional variable resistance to train hip and knee rotation. It also helps strengthen internal hip rotators and reciprocally inhibit the piriformis. It can also be used in rehabilitating ACL and other ligamentous knee injuries. (800) 222-7774; www.spriproducts.com.

GRAVITY-FREE TECHNOLOGY

Impulse Training Systems, Newnan, Ga, offers Inertial Exercise. Neurologically based, the Inertial Exercise Trainer focuses on acceleration and deceleration as the only motion criteria, and addresses balance, posture, stance, core stabilization, and joint mobilization. This gravity-free technology can accommodate any level of ability or disability. Inertial Exercise can be used with ankle and scapular mobilization/stabilization, as well as postural/balance issues. (800) 964-2362; www.impulsepower.com.

CERVICAL ASSESSMENT

Hanover, Md-based BTE Technologies offers the Multi Cervical Unit (MCU) for cervical assessment, rehabilitation, and outcomes measurement. By using the MCU in combination with its Melbourne Protocol™, therapists in the United States, Europe, and Australia have established their clinics as technology-based “neck care centers of excellence.” The MCU has been updated for 2005, and is available through purchase as well as BTE’s rental plan. (800) 331-8845; www.btetech.com.

SOFT TISSUE KNEE BRACE

The Pediatric Hinged Knee Brace for soft tissue injuries, sprains, and strains by RCAI, St Petersburg, Fla, provides support, compression, and warmth for medial/lateral ligament instability, anterior/posterior cruciate instability, and patellar tendonitis and dislocation. Lightweight, bilateral metal hinges of the brace allow for full ROM with a hyperextension stop. A patellar cutout, horseshoe-shaped felt buttress attaches and can be repositioned to support the medial or lateral condyle. It is available in five sizes. (800) 627-1595; www.rcai.com.

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