Rehabilicare Launches Compex Sport 400; State-of-the-Art Training Device for Professional and Amateur Athletes Now Available at Sports Retailers Across Italy.

Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers

NEW BRIGHTON, Minn.--(BW HealthWire)--Dec. 20, 2001

Rehabilicare Inc. (Nasdaq:REHB) today announced the European launch of Compex Sport 400, the Company's newest innovative electromedical muscle stimulator designed for athletes at all levels of training. Sport 400 was designed and developed by the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Compex SA, and is currently sold to sports retailers across Italy by Compex's exclusive distributor, Filsport Assistance Srl. The Company plans to introduce the product into several Western European markets by March 2002.

"Sport 400 is the most innovative and practical athletic training device designed by Compex to date, and we look forward to a successful European launch," said David Kaysen, president and chief executive officer of Rehabilicare. "We have targeted athletes at all stages of physical achievement, as Sport 400 can be used by anyone seeking the benefits of electromedical muscle stimulation combined with voluntary training -- from Olympic athletes to Saturday strollers."

Designed in Switzerland, Sport 400 is a collaborative effort involving the Company's engineers, professional athletes and members of several professional European sports Federations. Sport 400 is very user friendly and includes 418 pre-set programs that target six specific areas of the body, including shoulders-arms, forearms, abdominal muscles, buttocks, thighs and calves.

For the advanced athlete, Sport 400 has five major programs that address the workout needs of athletes preparing for and/or recovering from an intense competition. These programs have been designed for athletes who are already trained in electrostimulation training, and they include:

-- Concentric (shortening muscles) and eccentric (lengthening muscles)
workouts, which stimulate the entire muscular chain.

-- Stretching, which increases the elasticity of the tendon and muscles or,
when placed directly on the antagonistic muscle, helps to relax the stretched
muscle.

-- Pliometry, which is a very high level program used to increase the explosive
strength of a muscle or group of muscles. This program recreates the voluntary
contractions achieved when utilizing maximum strength during a competition.

-- Regeneration, which is designed to enhance muscle recovery one day after a
competition.

-- Hypertrophy, which helps muscles expand to their maximum mass and volume.

Mr. Kaysen added, "Over the past four years, Olympic Athletes and European World Champions from France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Belgium have used Compex's electrostimulators during their rigorous trainings. As professional athletes use and endorse the versatile Sport 400, we anticipate a high level of acceptance in the Western European sports market during 2002 not only by demanding athletes but also by other members of their family."

Rehabilicare is a leading designer, manufacturer and provider of electromedical pain management and rehabilitation products and services used for clinical, sports medicine, home health care and occupational medicine applications.

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and are discussed more fully in the Company's annual report on Form 10-KSB and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.