Product Catalog
OPTP offers its full-color Volume 18 product catalog with 12 new pages of resources. Some additions include OPTP-developed products, resources from leading practitioners, and updated versions of classic texts. Rehabilitation and fitness exclusives include OPTP’s Axis™ Foam Roller and the inflatable Core Challenge Roller®. Resources such as Foam Roller Techniques: For Massage, Stretches, and Improved Flexibility and Pilates for Rehab: A Guide to Integrating Pilates Into Patient Care are also available.
Adjusting Instrument
Activator Methods introduces the Activator® IV adjusting instrument, which combines the features of the Activator III with the lighter force of the Activator II. A complete range of force settings (one to four) allow you to effectively treat a patient. The lighter preload spring may be used on the body’s more tender areas. The No. 1 setting treats cervicals, temporo-mandibular joints, children, and small body frames.
Activator Methods International 2950 N Seventh St, Suite 200 Phoenix, AZ 85014 (800) 598-0224 www.activator.com
Stabilizers
Foot Levelers offers UltraSofthotics™ Stabilizers, which are custom made and designed for postural problems. Comfortable, yet supportive, UltraSofthotics Stabilizers provide cushioning top and bottom layers of TechCel™ for extra comfort and shock absorption. Featuring the Gait Cycle System®, UltraSofthotics offer support from the heels to the toes to help protect the feet. Each stabilizer contains shock-absorbing Zorbacel®, which absorbs heel-strike shock; StanceGuard™, which provides full weight-bearing support during midstance; and propulsive Propacel™, which reduces fatigue as the body moves forward. The stabilizers are available in full or 3¼4-inch lengths. They provide gentle correction for sensitive, diabetic, or arthritic feet, and they improve proprioception and balance.
Foot Levelers Inc PO Box 12611 Roanoke, VA 24027-2611 (800) 553-4860 www.footlevelers.com
Protein Supplement Living Fuel offers Living Fuel Rx Living Protein™, a nonsoy, plant-based protein supplement that contains GMO yellow pea and non-GMO brown rice proteins. Natural probiotics and plant-based digestive enzymes boost digestive function, maximize protein absorption, and strengthen immunity. The supplement also contains 10 amino acids derived from plant sources that are designed to replicate an egg’s essential-acid profile.
Living Fuel Inc PO Box 1048 Tampa, FL 33601 (866) 580-3835 www.livingfuel.com
Exercise Book
The North American Spine Society (NASS) offers The Couch Potato Workout: 101 Exercises You Can Do At Home! written by Joel M. Press, MD, president of NASS. The book includes practical and functional exercises people can do to build strength, balance, and flexibility as part of their daily routines. Featuring illustrations and tips, the book helps readers benefit from exercises such as the overhead laundry toss, the sideways television watch, the remote wrist lift, and the doing-the-dishes neck circle.
North American Spine Society 22 Calendar Ct, Second Floor LaGrange, Ill 60525 (877) SPINE DR www.spine.org
Cod Liver Oil
Nordic Naturals introduces Arctic-D Cod Liver Oil, a solution that provides the benefits of DHA, EPA, and natural vitamin D without the worry of added vitamin A. Each teaspoon offers 400 IU of vitamin D. It is available in a lemon flavor.
Nordic Naturals Inc 94 Hangar Way Watsonville, CA 95076 (800) 662-2544 www.nordicnaturals.com
Ankle Brace Swede-O introduces its X8 Ankle Brace with a twin dual-purpose strap. The strap can be applied to secure the brace, allowing it to be used as both the figure-eight and the top-locking strap over the laces. The strap is prepositioned halfway through the figure-eight configuration for easy application and to ensure proper placement.
Swede-O Inc 6459 Ash St North Branch, MN 55056 (800) 525-9339 www.swedeo.com
Back Support Carefree Products offers a back support that relieves pain and holds the spinal column in proper alignment by maintaining support in the lower lumbar region. The flexible back support has a suction-cup effect to hold it in place without belts. It is made from rubber that is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and measures 6 3¼8-inches x 6 1¼8 inches x 5¼8 inches.
Carefree Products 14602 N Cave Creek Rd Phoenix, AZ 85022 www.backsupport.us
Rehabilitation Products Foot Levelers introduces rehabilitation products that provide simple, pain-free exercises to help patients strengthen muscles, reduce reinjury risk, and relieve pain in the comfort of their own home or office. Three systems are available: the Necksys® Cervical Rehab, which improves cervical spine problems, postural deficits, and neck injuries; the Backsys® Thoracolumbar Rehab, which enhances thoracolumbar spine and pelvic performance, improves postural distortion, and reduces back pain; and the Thera-Ciser™ Extremities Rehab, which enhances joint stability and loosens adhesions with exercises designed for the shoulder, knee, hip, elbow, ankle, and wrist. The Tri-Flex™ (pictured) features all three systems in one wall-mounted unit.
Foot Levelers Inc PO Box 12611 Roanoke, VA 24027-2611 (800) 553-4860 www.footlevelers.com
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