WHAT IS REDCORD?

Redcord is a very effective tool for treatment of acute and chronic low back pain. With low back pain, the deep abdominal muscles, are often inhibited. We require these abdominal muscles to help stabilize our low backs and reduce tightness that causes pain. The Redcord system is a unique tool that suspends the body—in this suspended position you are able to activate and connect to those necessary deep abdominal muscles. Once you can feel these muscles we can progress and customize exercises suitable to your needs and abilities. Feel and understand how your muscles work to keep you moving.

Using the suspension system to treat the neck, we are able to isolate and work the muscles in a unique and effective way. By suspending the head, we are able to palpate and assess muscle length, joint movement, and assess for troublesome trigger points. We are also able to activate the deep neck muscles required for stability. With the head supported by the sling, the movement is comfortable with less pain and discomfort. Also, using the multi-suspension system, we use body weight to effectively strengthen the muscles of the neck. If you are suffering from injuries or pain from a car accident; whiplash; concussion; poor postural alignment; headaches; muscle tightness around the neck and shoulders, the Redcord is likely a new treatment option for persisting symptoms.

When treating the shoulders, we rule out contributing factors that may be adding to pain. Of these contributing factors, we look at the neck, the thorax, the muscles of the shoulder blade (scapula), and the shoulder proper(rotator cuff). Each of these contributors can be co-treated for effective shoulder treatment with the Redcord. The scapula is an integral component of the shoulder. The role of the scapula is to provide stability for movement of the arm—the anchor for arm movement. If the scapular base is weak, the result can be, and often is, pain in the shoulder and/or in the neck. When we treat the shoulders with the Redcord, we address all of these factors that could be contributing to shoulder pain. Instability training for stability.

The gluteus medius is one of the contributing core muscles of the hip/pelvis region. The gluteus medius(glut med) works in conjunction with other deep hip/pelvic muscles to provide stability for balance and movement. When these muscles are not functioning properly, it can result in hip pain, low back pain, and tightness. With Redcord, we are able to effectively isolate and activate this region of the hip and low back. Other common symptoms that often arise in conjunction with hip pain include IT Band syndrome; bursitis; knee pain; sciatica and limping due to pain. Make every step a little easier!

Redcord is an exercise system offered in a weightless environment similar to floating in a pool. This suspended, or partly suspended position, allows you to move freely with less pain. This creates more options for needed mobility and may result in a reduction in tone. Body weight can be added slowly by adjusting the Redcord’s supporting ropes and bungees to focus on improving coordination and endurance. Redcord could be used to treat the symptoms of Parkinsons; Multiple Sclerosis; Strokes and Multi-traumatic injury. When movement feels good, your recovery comes faster!