Compression and cooling.
Game Ready
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Game Ready is a microprocessor-controlled system for providing
intermittent intermittent /in·ter·mit·tent/ (-mit´ent) marked by alternating periods of activity and inactivity.
in·ter·mit·tent
adj.
1. Stopping and starting at intervals.
2. compression compression, external stress applied to an object or substance, tending to cause a decrease in volume (see pressure). Gases can be compressed easily, solids and liquids to a very small degree if at all. and adjustable cold therapy to aid in
postsurgery recovery and the treatment of acute injuries. The system
combines form-fitting anatomic anatomic /ana·tom·ic/ (an?ah-tom´ik) anatomical.
Anatomic
Related to the physical structure of an organ or organism. wraps, active compression and cooling,
and adjustable pressure and temperature settings.
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