Game Ready and OrthoRehab Partner to Offer Post-Operative Recovery Solutions
Industry-leading Supplier of Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) Devices Adds Game Ready System and Unique CPM-Compatible Articulated Knee Wrap to Product Offerings
Berkeley, Calif. – May 22, 2007 – CoolSystems Inc.,dba Game Ready, makers of the Game Ready™ cold and compression therapy systems , and OrthoRehab, the industry's top supplier of specialty rehabilitation products, today announced a partnership to distribute nationwide the Game Ready System and Articulated Knee Wrap, its new CPM-compatible wrap providing post-operative treatment for knees.
Leveraging patented NASA technology, the Game Ready System simultaneously delivers intermittent compression and cold therapy to help people recover from injuries or orthopedic surgery when used as part of the RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation) regimen, a standard of care in physical and post-operative recovery therapy. The Control Unit allows users to manage pressure, temperature and treatment time to deliver the two most difficult-to-manage aspects of RICE in an easy-to-use system through wraps designed to comfortably treat almost any body part.
“Proven in the training rooms at pro sports teams across the country, Game Ready is highly respected by those for whom a healthy recovery is crucial, especially in the sports medicine segment,” said Cariann Hogin, Marketing for OrthoRehab. “We’ve tested many wraps to work with the CPM machines that are core to our business, and their Articulated Knee Wrap is the best we’ve seen – it’s a great addition to our post-operative therapy product portfolio.”
The new partnership will focus on distribution of the Control Unit and Game Ready Articulated Knee Wrap. Designed for orthopedic surgeons who want to help patients recover from knee surgery; physical therapists and athletic trainers treating individuals unable to fully-extend the knee; and for people who want to play an active role in their knee surgery recovery, the Game Ready Articulated Knee Wrap was introduced in February at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2007 Annual Meeting in San Diego. With a specific focus on CPM machines, OrthoRehab Sales Associates and certified Patient Service Representatives are uniquely qualified as product representatives for this specialized Game Ready CPM-compatible Wrap.
“While we’re best known for treating athletes on the sidelines and in the training rooms, one of our key areas of focus and growth continues to be post-operative rentals for home use,” said Tom Oliver, CEO of Game Ready. “Partnering with OrthoRehab is a natural extension of that growth, and helps to make Game Ready an essential component of post-surgery rehabilitation. Our goal is to provide every post-operative patient a more comfortable and complete recovery, to keep people in their game of choice – from competitive sports to everyday activity – and to get them back and game ready as quickly and painlessly as possible.”
Game Ready counts hundreds of individual professional athletes among its customers and is found in the training rooms of more than 120 pro teams, and 200+ colleges and universities. Many of the leading physical therapists and orthopedic surgeons prescribe the Game Ready System to aid in patient recovery and rehabilitation. Featured in leading orthopedic clinics including Steadman Hawkins, Kerlan-Jobe, OrthoIndy, Santa Monica Sports Medicine Institute, Stanford Medical, Muir Orthopedic, the systems also keep individuals ‘in the game’ at US Olympic Training Centers, the Navy Seals, the San Francisco Ballet and other world-renowned organizations.
About Game Ready:
Based in Berkeley, Calif., CoolSystems, makers of Game Ready, manufactures and markets vasopneumatic cryotherapy systems. The systems provide intermittent or cyclical compression while simultaneously delivering dry, cold therapy when applied to the affected area. The system can be operated with minimal training, and with its patented ergonomic wraps, adjustable temperature and compression levels, and its portable design, can be incorporated into a multitude of treatment protocols.
For public information, please visit www.gameready.com
About OrthoRehab, a business area of Otto Bock HealthCare
OrthoRehab is the industry's leading supplier of continuous passive motion (CPM) devices and specialty rehabilitation products and services including, orthopedic bracing and other associated therapies. These nationwide services are personally delivered to patients everywhere, from hospitals to homes, under the direction of physician and other rehabilitation professionals.
Minnesota-based Otto Bock HealthCare LLP was established in 1958 as the Americas corporate headquarters of Otto Bock HealthCare, GmbH, based in Duderstadt, Germany. Otto Bock is the global leader, in prosthetics and provides advanced technology like the C-Leg® microprocessor knee to patients around the world. More than 3,800 employees produce over 25,000 types of prosthetic and orthotic components, mobility and rehabilitation products. www.ottobockus.com<
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