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Club Warehouse Sports Medical |
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The POW.R Decline Board is a premium injury prevention tool
recommended by physiotherapists.
Multi-Use: Not only helpful for stretching before/after work out, but also
beneficial to the body recovery from plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendon
injuries, shin splints, calf strains and other foot and ankle injuries and
pain.
Adjustable: This multi-functional decline board is adjustable to five
positions: 15 degree, 20 degree, 25 degree, 30 degree and 35 degree.
Solid construction: 1.9cm thick wood with anti-slip safety treads. Measured 16
inches (deep) x 12.5 inches (wide) x 12 inches (high). Includes (2) built-in
side handles for portability. Easy to put out of sight when not in use.
The Decline Board allows far greater specificity in rehabilitating tendon
injuries around the knee and ankle. When performing a standard squat, calf
tension and excessive trunk flexion can often act to unload the knee extensors
(quadriceps). Over time, specific weakness of the quadriceps muscle-tendon unit
is considered to increase susceptibility of injury to the knee extensors to be
loaded maximally.
A recent study of rehabilitation programs for elite volleyballer players with
jumper's knee found that using the Decline Board produced superior strength
gains and improvements in tendon pain compared to a standard squat program (2).
The Decline Board allows targeted strengthening of the knee extensors to
achievable in a standard squat, and is a valuable tool in rehabilitation and
strengthening of the knee extensor mechanism.
