Archive for the ‘Research’ Category
Technical Paper: Importance of Foot & Ankle Strengthening For Dancers
Monday, March 12th, 2012Dancers perform a multitude of incredibly complex movements utilizing jumps and positions requiring precise balance, so foot and ankle strength and mobility are a must – not only for optimal performance, but also to reduce the risk of foot and ankle injuries, which account for approximately 57% percent of all dance related injuries. Foot&AnkleStrengthDance_AFX
Basketball Training Program using AFX
Monday, September 12th, 2011Get the most out of your basketball season this year by incorporating AFX into your strength and conditioning routine. To see the program used in the successful clinical trial by the UBC and SFU men’s varsity basketball teams please click on the following link: Basketball training program
Results from AFX Performance Trial accepted for Presentation
Friday, May 7th, 2010Progressive Health Innovations (PHI) is pleased to announce that the results from the Athletic Performance Study conducted in 2008 has been accepted for presentation at the International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Conference (i-FAB) to take place in Seattle, WA this September. The paper is titled: The Effects of Foot and Ankle Strengthening with the AFX (Ankle Foot MaXimizer) on Athletic Performance in Male Varsity Basketball Players. (more…)
SFU Helps Alums Grow New Business
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009December 11, 2009
Matt Ferguson and Rick Hall’s connections with SFU did not end after they received their respective master’s degrees in geography (’97) and kinesiology (’00).
In fact, since co-founding Progressive Health Innovations (PHI) along with Dr. Jordan Meyers in 2005, the two alumni have been working with the university on a number of fronts.
T-Birds new spring in their step thanks to local company
Monday, September 28th, 2009VANCOUVER – If the UBC Thunderbirds men’s basketball team seems to have a bigger spring in their step this fall, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Progressive Health Innovations (PHI), a local company based out of Port Moody, has donated one pair of their Ankle Foot maXimizers (AFX) to each UBC Thunderbird as a thank you to the team for participating in a 12-week trial last year.
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