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Rehab / Prehab

 

Rehab / Prehab

A well-structured strength and conditioning program includes rest and recovery. Products like the Foam Roller, The Massage Stick and Massage Balls are tools to directly address aches and pains with greater convenience and lower cost than physical therapy. As we all know, prevention is better than cure. Our range of rehab and prehab equipment will keep you on the playing field for longer.
 
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Additional Information

Similar to a remedial massage, the idea is to knead the muscle and stimulate blood flow. When enough pressure is applied to the muscle, it will relax and loosen, a process called myofascial release.

You will notice there is a range of different rollers and balls to use. Foam Rollers are the most common and basic self-myofascial release tool; and are applied to big muscles particularly in the lower body.

Shock Rollers are a variation of Foam Rollers that feature nodules across the surface of the roller. This applies pressure to more localised points compared to a standard Foam Roller.

Massage Balls are handy for reaching smaller or bony areas, such as the back or shoulders.

Peanut variations are designed with the spine and glutes in mind, great for people with tight lower backs.

Vibrating Equipment

Vibrating equipment has come a long way from the belts “designed” to melt fat as you stood there watching TV (that hurt just to type). Power Plates and other such vibrating platforms have some legitimate research behind them, but it was linked more towards replacing warmups than burning fat/building muscle. Depending on the brand and item, it wasn’t uncommon to cost $10,000 or more for one of these. Not exactly for the lay consumer.

For those who don’t want to spend $10,000 on a faster warm-up or better loosen up sore muscles, our Vibrating Rollers, Vibrating Massage Balls and Massage Guns are lightweight, portable and work just as well on isolated body parts. Our Vibrating Rollers will still require your body weight as leverage, whereas the Massage Guns are handheld and can be used on clients as well as individually. 

Bands – Power v Micro and Fabric v Rubber

Bands provide additional resistance with the further they are stretched and can be used in a variety of angles and strength levels making them ideal for rehabilitating injuries. Our light and medium Micro Bands are generally used for upper body rehabilitative exercises like rotator cuff work, and the heavier Micro Bands used for lower body exercises like clams.

41” Power Bands are typically used for developing strength but can be applied to rehab/prehab exercises as well.

Fabric Bands are more suited to being applied directly to the skin compared to rubber versions, whereas rubber Power Bands will offer more resistance and be more applicable to strength training.

Due to the versatility and range of our Band products, this will be covered more extensively in a separate buying guide.

Weightlifting Belts

One of the first things taught to lifters handling heavy weights is the Valsalva manoeuvre. For those who don’t know, this involves taking a deep “belly” breath and bracing the abdominals as hard as possible. This raises your intra-abdominal pressure, providing additional support for your spine and increasing stability, preventing energy leaks.

Weightlifting Belts are a tool to maximise the effectiveness of the Valsalva manoeuvre, acting as a kinaesthetic aid. This can allow you to lift both heavier and more safely.

A general rule of thumb is to go beltless when performing warm up sets, and to belt up when lifting maximal weights. There are various opinions regarding how to best use a belt, but if you look at any strength contest; be it powerlifting, Strongman or Olympic lifting; you will notice every athlete will compete using a Weightlifting Belt.

Other Notable Pieces

The Iron Edge Balance Pad is designed to develop an athlete or client’s stability, as well as the intrinsic musculature of the feet. The 7-foot Compression Band (also known as Voodoo Floss) is a handy tool for increasing blood flow to a sore joint or area.

Other myofascial release tools include the Massage Cane and the Massage Stick, where increased pressure is applied using the hands rather than bodyweight.

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