Exercise Products.Briggs Corporation features four Thera Thera, Greece: see Thíra.-Band[R] exercise products in its Rehab Therapy line: Thera-Band Latex 1. The colorless or milky sap of certain plants, such as the poinsettia, that coagulates on exposure to air. 2. An emulsion of rubber or plastic globules in water, used in adhesives and synthetic rubber products. la -Free Exercise Bands, Thera-Band Resistive resistive /re·sis·tive/ (re-zis´tiv) pertaining to or characterized by resistance. Exerciser, Thera-Band Hand Exercisers and Thera-Band ASSIST.  tex adj.Suitable for residents who are allergic to latex, the Latex-Free Exercise Bands feature color-coded resistance levels and performance characteristics that parallel those of latex bands, so no user or instructor re-education is needed. The nonthreatening Resistive Exerciser can be used to introduce muscle-strengthening exercise to residents who can't use traditional devices. The Hand Exercisers are four color-coded devices designed to meet a full range of applications. They can be used for hot or cold therapy, which adds to therapeutic effectiveness. Users of the ASSIST device simply thread a length of Thera-Band through one of its two loops (the amount of Thera-Band required depends on the exercise). The other loop is placed around a stationary object, and the user grasps the ends of the Thera-Band and begins the exercise. |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion