Praise for Back-A-Line
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Sports Medicine-In receiving the Seal of Acceptance (their only endorsement ever granted), Back-A-Line was reviewed by
several noted physicians. Some of their comments:
"The rigid, firm lumbar support is ideal..I like a non-stretch belt with a lumbar curve added."
"The belt promotes good postural alignment, creating balanced muscle activity for proper muscle function."
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Ergonomic- The Industrial Hygiene Association's Ergonomist of the year-1994, a consistent critic of industrial back belts, writes:
"Your concept of a stiffer form-fitted back belt is
appealing, and is much more consistent with my own thinking than many of the soft pliable belts."
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Chiropractic- International lecturer, Inventor of the "Back Companion" and other health related products, Dr. Guy Doran writes:
"The stiff, rounded quality of your lumbar pad maintains the proper lordotic alignment to protect the lower spine. Promoting good posture alone should be a major contributor to back pain reduction, but the
pressure of your pad against the back muscles seems to provide a further alleviating effect.
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AOASM-In a later endorsement, the academy addressed the most controversial issue in back support, muscle atrophy (weakening of the muscles from disuse).
"We particularly like Back-A-Line's design when compared with the common elastic belts.The risk of muscle atrophy is caused by elastic belts doing the work that the muscles would normally be recruited to do.In contrast, Back-A-Line, with its non-stretch belt, will stimulate the abdominal muscles by providing resistance for them. Similarly, with its lumbar pad to promote lordosis, the belt should stimulate the erector muscles as well."
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The Industrial Athlete-A national network of physicians advising corporations to adopt sports medicine principles for industrial employees, providing them with conditioning, personal protective equipment and effective rehabilitation. To that end, they write:
"The Back-A-Line belt helps accomplish these three functions"."As the #1 category of industrial injury costs, the low back should be given a high priority. Back-A-Line, along with an effective exercise program, helps to significantly reduce that risk."
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Orthopedic- A major medical school study states, conceptually:
"A smoothly contoured, firm surface therefore appears to be a desirable feature of an orthosis."
"It provides a proprioceptive and apparent pain
blocking effect."
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