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Thursday, June 14, 2007

Biocushion

I wrote this article for Tom Tanglos to help him promote his invention.

From the dawn of time, people have been injuring themselves. When Oog the caveman pulled a muscle bringing down a mastodon, he may have had Oogla his wife smear some grease on his shoulder and give it a rub. This reactive approach to health concerns was the norm for thousands of years. It wasn’t until the late 20th century that advancements in medicine, as well as understanding the need for proactive health care gave birth to the explosion of health consciousness. Unlike Oog, modern humans have the knowledge and foresight to properly treat injuries, and take precautionary steps to prevent them from happening.

Most people need look no further than their own family to find cases of ailments or injuries that require rehabilitation, especially among those family members who are very active or getting on in years. Much like Oog’s family, we are still prone to injuries from falling, or from diseases that rob us of our youthful resilience. Diabetes, for instance, can cause poor circulation, which in turn leads to all kinds of problems. While modern medicine struggles to find permanent cures to these afflictions, we must deal with them as best we can. During this waiting period, medical experts agree with the adage of “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” and exercise is generally accepted as perhaps the best preventative action we can take to keep ourselves healthy. To that end, certified personal trainer Tom Tanglos has developed the “Biocushion”, a device that offers measurable results for persons who need low-impact strength conditioning.

Anyone who has been injured knows that the recovery period is often much worse than the injury itself. Physical therapists employ well meaning but often tedious and painful exercises, such as squeezing a pillow between the legs to strengthen and condition muscles after a fall or hip replacement. The trouble with pillows, however, is that they don’t offer any sort of information as to how the muscles being used are progressing. The Biocushion allows users to instantly see and monitor their progress at a glance as they perform exercises. Hip replacement patients, for instance, can see the amount of force generated each time they work the physician/therapist assigned muscle group. The Biocushion is not only for legs, however. It can be used as an isometric training aid for almost any muscle group, such as the neck, arms or back, and is extremely useful for those patients who have arthritis, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, soft tissue injuries and a host of other ailments.

Today, lengthy hospital stays are rapidly becoming a thing of the past, and that’s a good thing, given the skyrocketing costs of health care. In many cases, patients are sent home and given a recommendation for physical therapy, which can also be rather expensive. The Biocushion is revolutionary in that it can be used at home under the guidance of a therapeutic professional. Once an exercise regimen has been established, the patient can monitor their own progress from home and report results to the therapist on their next visit. This, obviously, is a good thing for patients whose mobility has been compromised by an injury, as it precludes many trips outside the home. Even the simplest obstacles, such as curbs and doors can be major roadblocks for recovering injury patients. By using the Biocushion at home, patients can perform a complete and measurable therapy session without adding unnecessary stress caused by traveling even a few blocks, and it won’t cost you three dollars a gallon for gas.

Nobody wants to be injured and go through physical therapy, but it does happen. One of the truly amazing aspects of the Biocushion lies in its usefulness as a preventative device. Strong muscles are less likely to be injured and generally require less rehabilitation when they are fit to begin with. The Biocushion is an excellent tool for keeping nearly all muscle groups in shape. Indeed, if a patient knows in advance that surgery is necessary, such as, say, a knee or hip replacement, using the Biocushion for a few weeks before surgery can drastically reduce the amount of time necessary for rehabilitation and recovery.

The Biocushion is not solely intended for use by senior citizens and injury sufferers. Anybody who wants to strengthen their muscles/joints can benefit from it. Some typical ailments it is particularly useful for include hip replacement, chronic low back pain, tendonitis, muscular imbalance, balance and gait issues and many more. Amputees will find the Biocushion very useful for strengthening after surgery.

Using the Biocushion will not transform the patient into Arnold Schwarzenegger; it is not going to produce ripped abs or buns of steel. It will, however, strengthen joints and muscle groups that are most commonly injured by those involved in sports and by senior citizens. By means of a patented gauge process that measures pounds per square inch, patients can immediately see results and can accurately report to their health care professional information vital to their situation from the comfort and privacy of their homes.

Oog and his family found their medicines by hunting and gathering, trial and error. We don’t have to do that today, but we do have to pay for our health. After reading about the benefits of the Biocushion, one would expect it to be a pricey apparatus available only to those with deep pockets. When Tom Tanglos invented the Biocushion, he knew that it was a simple, yet invaluable device that could be used in a seemingly endless variety of applications, and he wanted it to be available to all who need it. A complete Biocushion system can be had for less than $250. Just one visit to a physical therapist can be much more expensive and intrusive. A patient with a Biocushion can, under the guidance of a therapist, perform a wide variety of strength training exercises in the comfort of their home at a fraction of the cost of actual visits. This does not mean that the Biocushion is a substitute for therapeutic visits. The Biocushion should be considered as an extra tool to augment physical therapy and help speed up the recovery process. Exercising in your own home at your own pace is infinitely more preferable to mastodon grease rubbed on a sore shoulder.

There is much more to the Biocushion than is described in this article. If you are a person who has suffered an injury, or if you are a person who wants to try to help prevent one, you owe it to yourself to find out more about this health enhancing product. It can have a tremendous impact on your health as well as save time and, more importantly, money. To learn more about the Biocushion, you can call Tom himself at 386-671-7764, or go to www.biocushion.com to see exactly how it works and see for yourself how easy it is to use.
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