Pain Relief Apparel For Life Without Limits
Pain relief plays a huge role in how we cope with our lives. If we are experiencing physical pain, physiological pain, and/or emotional pain; all types of pain should be addressed to cultivate our core to better our health.What is often overlooked for pain relief is the cognitive function. What can cause us to believe we are in pain? According to Global Organization for Stress, stress is a major player in the lives of many adults worldwide that can increase our perception of our pain. The higher the stress, the more likely you will feel your pain is intensified. Stress and pain can be linked very close. This vicious cycle sets us up to experience not only chronic pain from previous injuries, but also chronic stress. Thus, part of pain relief is learning how to root out and manage our stress. Several studies support that stress can cause depression and/or anxiety, which can increase pain.
Last year, many American adults continued to report high levels of stress and many of them reported an increase in stress. The number for American adults who experience panic disorders is about 1 in 75, and 80% of American workers say they feel stress in their job, with approximately half admitting they need help learning to manage stress.
People with high stress can experience numerous physical symptoms such as; low energy, headaches, nausea, chest pains or rapid heartbeat, Insomnia, frequent colds & infections, loss of sexual desire or ability, nervousness, dry mouth, clenched jaw and grinding teeth.
Cognitive and emotional symptoms of stress include; constant worrying, poor judgment, becoming easily agitated, constantly focusing on the negative, feeling overwhelmed, having difficulty relaxing, avoiding others, feeling bad about yourself, and exhibiting nervous behaviors such as nail biting, fidgeting or pacing.
Injuries, whether acute or chronic, can often be stressful to deal with on a daily basis. If your body is in pain, then it is tough to focus on what you can do to mentally relax. Incrediwear’s active pain relief and recovery apparel helps with the physical aspect of pain, by increasing circulation to reduce inflammation, muscle fatigue, and accelerate recovery from symptoms affiliated with acute/chronic injuries, arthritis, tendonitis, impact injuries, and sports injuries to provide pain relief.
While Incrediwear helps manage your pain, there are some things you can do mentally to help relieve pain as well that involves destressing your mind. Relaxation training is one method, which involves concentrating on slowing and deepening your breathing. Learning this takes time and practice, but learning relaxation training can focus attention away from pain and release tension from your muscles.
Keeping positive thoughts at the forefront of your mind can also be helpful. Visualizing pleasant imagery, pleasant scenes, or thinking of positive words or phrases throughout your day can help reduce stress and bring pain relief.
Lastly, exercise to the best of your ability. Releasing endorphins is critically beneficial to your health and pain relief. Endorphins are hormones generated by your body. Many people don’t know endorphins are powerful in helping with pain relief because they help block pain signals from connecting with the pain receptors of your brain. Getting a massage also helps release this beneficial hormone, which could be a reward to yourself for getting in a good workout.
Alternative Pain Relief
How much do you spend on pain relief? It’s a rhetorical question, but statistics show that the annual cost of healthcare due to pain ranges from $560 billion to $635 billion in 2010. This is in the United States alone, which combines the economic and medical costs to disability days, lost wages, and productivity.It is estimated that approximately 42 million of American adults report that pain and/or physical discomfort hurt their sleep cycle a few nights a week or more. Back pain is the leading pain condition to these reports at approximately 27%, followed by headaches, migraines, and neck pain at approximately 15%.
How we deal with pain can not only affect our finances, but hinder in keeping our bodies truly healthy. For example; in a study conducted in 2010 with over 1000 participants, those who participated suffered either mostly from common leg or back pain. In the study, participants were given prescription drugs (non-placebo). Many of the participants still reported having chronic pain affect their everyday lives as much as it did before.
Dr. Gary Franklin, M.D. – who was quoted in a consumer reports article – stated, “What concerns me is that there is no clear evidence that people who take opioids over the long term can do more or get around more easily. But we do know that the higher the dose of the drug and the longer you take it, the greater your risk.”
What is a better solution than having to take higher doses of prescription pain relief drugs? The answer is Incrediwear. Our studies have shown that our products increase circulation and decrease inflammation & pain by an average of 75% in people who suffer from Neuropathy. In a seven-day trial, 3/4 people noticed a significant decrease in their pain to little to no pain at end of the seventh day. We have seen similar effects in people with arthritis, tendonitis, and variety of other conditions. The answer really is that simple, increase circulation! By significantly & effectively increasing circulation, our products are revolutionizing the health & fitness, medical, pharmaceutical, and natural wellness industries worldwide.
Our products are embedded with active elements (Carbon & Germanium) that work naturally with your body. These elements are activated by your body heat, and relieve pain, stiffness, reduce inflammation from symptoms affiliated with: arthritis, tendonitis, neuropathy, impact injuries, muscle fatigue, achy joints, and much more.
We are already becoming known as anti-inflammatory wear by medical professionals, and are looking to develop our products more to become an even greater alternative to your pain relief needs!
Knee Injury Prevention
The three basic knee injury prevention tips are stretch, strengthen, and stop. These tips are not designed to increase performance, but rather keep the goal of preventing injury in the forefront of your mind.
Stretching begins with flexibility or getting the blood flowing throughout the surrounding muscles of the knee such as; the hip, thigh, hamstring, groin, glutes, and knee flexors and extensors. Flexibility declines with age and can be tough to regain. It is best to keep a constant daily routine of stretching. Since knee injuries, aches and pain are one of the most common injuries and physical ailments; Incrediwear’s Knee Sleeve maintains the ability to increase circulation, which can help when it comes to stretching.
The Incrediwear Knee Sleeve is flexible, allowing for the knee to bend slowly during stretching exercises. Proper stretching before exercising or just in general allows the knees to remain flexible during movement and through every day activities.
Next, to help prevent knee injury is strengthening. Strengthening the knee, begins with working the muscles around it, specifically in the hip, thigh, glutes, knee extensors, and the knee joint. Strengthening lower leg muscles such as the ankle plantar-flexors & dorsi-flexors is also recommended.
While the traditional ways to strengthen these areas is by utilizing free weight exercises or weight machines, there are some key exercises you can do right in your office or home when you can’t get to the gym. You can use body exercises such as squats, wall squats or lunges. Use caution when doing all these exercises, as form is very important to not cause self-injury. If you have knee problems already, and are looking to work on strengthening your knees, we recommend doing these techniques with Incrediwear Knee Sleeves.
Incrediwear Knee Sleeves are great for strengthening exercises, and can help you push your limits. For example, if you are looking to do wall squats, but are unable to squat down at a 45 to 90-degree angle; we recommend wearing our Knee Sleeve and simply starting where you feel comfortable. Remain squatting as long as you can, and slowly walk your way back to a standing position. Keep wearing the Incrediwear Knee Sleeve throughout the day for recovery.
Other products such as Leg Sleeve(s), Men’s or Women’s Performance Pants, and Ankle Sleeve(s) are available for recovery for the surrounding Knee muscles. It is our recommendation that if you are doing any heavy squat-lifts, wear our Knee Sleeves during, and then Leg Sleeve(s) after.
Finally, know when stop. Over-exercising causes many health problems such as; bodily catabolic state (body tissues break down), excess in cortisol (a stress hormone released that leads to chronic disease), increased risk of injury, microscopic tears in the muscle fibers, weakened immune system, and possible development of insomnia. More serious risks involve damage to the heart and cardiac arrest.
Rest is an important part of recovery. This is why Incrediwear Knee Sleeves are such an important part of recovery because during rest, your knees are still benefiting from the embedded elements in the fabric fibers of the Incrediwear Knee Sleeve. This is what we call accelerated recovery.
Accelerating recovery allows you to push your limits when you are active, helping you remain in an active lifestyle. Our knees are a big part of keeping us moving day-to-day. And Incrediwear is dedicated to making the best possible product to help you take care of them.
Roll With the Punches
Luis Garcia is a rising athlete in the boxing profession, and is one of Incrediwear’s new ambassadors. Garcia was raised in Ixtlán Del Río, Mexico, but was originally born in Juneau, Alaska. At age 11, he moved back to the states and began his boxing career at age 17. He identifies as an Alaska-Mexican Boxer. |
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Garcia’s determination and dedication to the sport has made him rise to become a local star in Juneau, Alaska. His fighting style can somewhat mimic the out-fighter style, which boxers like Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, Benny Leonard, and Gene Tunney are known for. But Garcia considers “his style” more of a mix between Mexican and his favorite boxer, Canelo Alvarez, who tends to lean toward the boxer-puncher and counterpuncher styles.
Whatever people believe Garcia’s style is, the fact is it’s working extremely well in the ring. With a 23-3-0 record so far, Garcia’s continued success is moving him to take the next step in his career by fighting outside of Alaska.
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On November 17, 2016, Garcia sent Incrediwear a video of him training with an Incrediwear Calf Sleeve testifying “been abusing the calf sleeve and it’s been doing me wonders!” The process of watching some Garcia’s bouts was such a treat for the Incrediwear organization that the decision was quickly made to bring Garcia onboard.
Incrediwear knows the range of injuries boxers can attain during a bout. Some of the more common injuries are; cuts and bruises, sprains and strains, concussions, fractures, and dislocated shoulder(s). Where Incrediwear can’t keep a boxer from being cut or bruised by incoming fists; Incrediwear products can focus on accelerating a boxer’s recovery and injury prevention specifically with sprains, strains, certain fractures, and dislocated shoulders.
Incrediwear’s injury prevention and accelerated recovery allow athletes to not only protect their muscles from fatigue or injury during their workouts, but allows for increased circulation while they are at rest. The benefits range from pain relief, decreased inflammation & swelling, increased oxygen to the muscles, and optimized performance.
It is our privilege to help young athletes like Garcia and veteran athletes maintain their health and fitness to assist them in optimizing their performance and recovery so that they can be at their best.
Life On the Downhill - Maria Tviberg
Incrediwear features our newest ambassador, Maria Tviberg, this week as a rising star in her discipline. Tviberg is a Norwegian Alpine Skier, who competes for the national team of Norway. She moved to Geilo at age 14 with her family in order to ski more.
“My family has sacrificed a lot to get me to where I am today,” Tviberg said. “In my spare time I like to use my time with my family and friends, and I also have a dog who I love being with.”
Alpine (AKA downhill) skiing highlights competitors to race down snow covered slopes on skis with fixed heel bindings. Skiers follow the fall line down the slope’s steepest direction, trying to beat the fastest time of other skiers. As a result, many accidents happen from a skier’s miscalculation, resulting in an isolated fall. Knee injuries account for over 30% of Alpine skiing injuries.
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Despite being quite young, Maria has dealt with numerous injuries over the years. However, she keeps a positive attitude because she believes when you are positive, anything is possible.
"I’ve dealt with many injuries,” Tviberg comments. “Incrediwear has been a big help in my recovery and rehab. They made me able to train harder and more, to get me back on track where I belong; the slopes, with skies on my feet! I love the products especially the knee sleeves, recovery legs and socks stand out to me."
Out of the total events she competed in for 2015; Tviberg placed in the top four of eleven events, five of which she won overall. Her determination, positive attitude, and enthusiasm for skiing is a huge part of what inspires us at Incrediwear to produce active recovery products to help athletes and active people everywhere to recover faster, and optimize performance for whatever mountain(s) in life you need to conquer.
Don't Wish For Relief. Expect It.
The top 5 injuries for Golf are Back Pain, Tendinitis in the Elbows, Knee Pain, Rotator Cuff injuries, and Wrist injuries; all of which can be linked to the golfer’s swing.
Golf may seem like an easy going game, but the slightest flaw in your swing can keep you from playing all eighteen holes. This is why Incrediwear, pro athletes, physicians, and medical trainers recommend all our products to professional and amateur players for any sport in which they are competing. All our products not only help you recover, but can assist in injury resistance as well.
Many are not aware that you can wear our products 24/7, (taking them off to wash them of course). The more you wear the product(s), the more time is given for it to work on reducing swelling by increasing circulation. The increase in circulation works much better than compression.
For the most part, compression is much like the band aid for sports injuries. Unlike compression, our products stimulate nutrient dense cells that work to flush out symptoms affiliated with many sports injuries that cause pain, fatigue, and swelling.
Don't live with elbow discomfort anymore. Get faster relief now with Incrediwear, and save yourself the pain of dealing with it everyday.
Lose the Pain For Your Golf Game
The top 5 injuries for Golf are Back Pain, Tendinitis in the Elbows, Knee Pain, Rotator Cuff injuries, and Wrist injuries; all of which can be linked to the golfer’s swing.
Golf may seem like an easy going game, but the slightest flaw in your swing can keep you from playing all eighteen holes. This is why Incrediwear, pro athletes, physicians, and medical trainers recommend all our products to professional and amateur players for any sport in which they are competing. All our products not only help you recover, but can assist in injury resistance as well.
Many are not aware that you can wear our products 24/7, (taking them off to wash them of course). The more you wear the product(s), the more time is given for it to work on reducing swelling by increasing circulation. The increase in circulation works much better than compression.
For the most part, compression is much like the band aid for sports injuries. Unlike compression, our products stimulate nutrient dense cells that work to flush out symptoms affiliated with many sports injuries that cause pain, fatigue, and swelling.
Don't live with elbow discomfort anymore. Get faster relief now with Incrediwear, and save yourself the pain of dealing with it everyday.
Run With Incrediwear
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Being in the Health & Fitness industry is not just about selling products because it’s business as usual and there’s a company to run. At least this is what Incrediwear believes. Incrediwear keeps in mind that our products are a tool to help prevent injuries and help recover from them.
With the amazing results that our products have on knee pain, thigh pain, elbow pain, wrist pain, ankle pain, etc.; we are also keeping our eyes open to bring awareness to strategic ways you can be better equipped to live a healthier and active lifestyle. Avoiding knee pain is a great start, since it is the most common sports injury.
Not all knees are the same. Not all elbows are the same. Not all backs are the same. Some need more support than others. If you have trouble staying active or working out; Incrediwear is there when you need it. You may have tried compression before, which studies have shown have little to no results for recovery and performance.
Incrediwear strives to help you maintain and/or improve an active lifestyle with our products that do not have to compress in order to work. If you are running with knee pain, you’ll be surprised by what our products can do to help alleviate soreness, pain, and muscle fatigue.
Pro athletes, such as pro football players, wear our knee sleeves during game time. Our knee sleeves are designed to not hinder your movement, so you can be actively confident about wearing one or two during your run, workout, or just being up and moving around. Stay active and healthy, and continue living life to the fullest.
Milestones & Mindsets for Recovery
In 2010, several studies were released on compression products, which found compression had some recovery benefits, but revealed hardly any performance increasing effects, and many showed no performance increase at all.
Incrediwear was still new to the sportswear industry at the time. The psychological paradigm was and still is very much centered around compression being the end all to recovery and performance.
The truth about compression for athletes is that it may give some recovery benefits, but we believe athletes and people who want to stay active are seeking more out of what they wear for recovery and performance. As we keep emphasizing, Incrediwear doesn’t need to compress to help accelerate your recovery and/or optimize your performance.
While compression may still be the center of recovery for the sportswear industry; many athletes, trainers, and physicians are turning to Incrediwear for recovery and optimizing performance. Our proof of this came in this week as we hit a milestone of featuring our products in over 30 countries worldwide.
Many more are starting to take notice and changing their paradigm about compression. Because where compression may give some relief for recovery, Incrediwear is proving it’s not just mind over matter. The embedded active ingredients in our products is transforming the sportswear industry, and people are able to have access to recovery products that bring actual relief.
Make Sure To Watch Your Back
Recovery from Back pain can be strenuous for athletes and non-athletes. The two main causes of consistent back pain among athletes are repeated hyperextension and/or pain caused by contact or strain. Although consistent back pain is unusual in young (children) athletes; it should always be taken seriously if back pain persists.
Repeated hyperextension occurs when the spine is continuously over extended or “bending back.” Much like if you were to take a thin piece of aluminum and bend it back and forth. Each bend weakens the medal where its bending. This also referred to as “spinal overload syndrome,” which mostly stems from sports like gymnastics, lacrosse, diving, dancing, etc. Repeated hyperextension places a lot of stress on the structures of the back that allow for flexibility.
The second cause of consistent back pain either involves taking a heavy blow to the back or having the muscles strained too much. These causes are usually found in contact sports such as football, or weight lifting (if someone tries to lift too much). Contact or strain can lead to spinal disc problems, which again are unusual in young athletes, but should always be looked for when a young athlete is complaining about consistent back pain after participating in these kinds of sports or activities.
You don’t need to be an athlete to have consistent back pain. It’s useful to be able to accurately describe your back pain for helping to diagnose the underlying cause. Some examples are…
Axial Pain (AKA Mechanical Pain) – can be described best as a dull or sharp pain that comes and goes. Muscle strains are the most common cause for this type of pain.
Radicular Pain (AKA Sciatica) – can be described as deep or searing pain. Radicular pain runs along the nerve to the arm or leg, which can be paired with weakness or numbness to the limb. The cause for this type of pain can stem from a herniated disc, compression and/or inflammation injury to a nerve root in the spine.
Referred Pain – can be described as achy or dull, varies in intensity, and generally manifests in different places along the spine.
Your back is an important part to you staying active. Watch out for it with plenty of rest if you feel it is strained, bruised or hyperextended. If you have back problems or strained back muscles, we invite you to try one of our Back Braces to help with support and recovery. Get back to being active and embrace life now!
Sources: spine-health.com, healthychildren.org
Fall Equals Fun & Fantastic Adventures!
We're celebrating the time of colorful leaves falling, an extra hour to sleep (coming in November?), and sharing in fantastic adventures with friends. So we've compiled a list of things that are awesome to do in the fall to stay active and healthy. Keep your Incrediwear on hand to help accelerate your recovery to get you back out there and do it again the next day!1. Take a ride in a hot air balloon
2. Blaze a trail you've never ventured before (hike, hike, hike)!
3. Tailgate at your local high school football game
4. Get lost in a corn maze
5. Go apple picking
6. Enjoy Okoberfest with friends
7. Eat a Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich while taking a stroll
8. Jump into your neighbor's leaf pile
9. Eat a candy apple at a friend's party
10. Tour a winery
11. Climb a tree
12. Buy a new pair of jeans and make them your favorite
13. Make a list of things you're thankful for, and write them out on the sidewalk in chalk
14. Run a race (even if it's just against yourself)
15. Walk in the woods just to hear the leaves crunch beneath your feet
Take the time to enjoy fall because it only comes around once a year!
5 Exercises You Can Do With Knee Pain To Help Reach Your Health & Fitness Goals
Dealing with knee pain can be a huge road block to staying active. Knee injuries are actually one of the most common sports injuries, and can take a lot of time to mend. However, this should not deter you from living an active and healthy lifestyle. Here are five exercises from experts in fitness to help you stay on top of your workout routines. Combine these exercises with Incrediwear products to help you feel good and comfortable all day long.
- Donkey Kicks – Stand with your feet lined up with your shoulders and hands together. You can also have small dumbbells in hand. Start by side stepping to the right, and kick your left foot up toward your butt, while opening your elbows out wide. Come back to your original stance, and then alternate stepping out to the left.
- Side Step-Ups – Stand sideways next to a step, curb, or box; anything that is just below knee height. Put your closest foot to the step on top of it, then use that leg only to step up, and completely extend your hips when you’re on top. Resist placing your other foot on the step for a count of five, then step down. For more resistance to this workout, hold onto dumbbells while stepping up and down.
- Knee Lifts – Starting with your arms stretched above your head, bring your right knee up, and simultaneously bring your arms down to where your right hand is over your chest with the elbow extended, and your left arm extended away from your chest. You can utilize some lightweight dumbbells for more resistance to the workout.
- Supine Knee Flexion – Lie down on your back with a loop band (AKA resistance band), secured in front of your body. Take one foot and loop the band around it. Bend that knee in toward your chest, so that the band is tensed. Hold at the top for 30 seconds. Then slowly ease that the leg back down.
- Solo-Leg Bridges – Lie down on your back with your arms placed fully stretched out so you are in a “T” shape. Bend your knees, but keep your heels flat on the floor and as close to your butt as possible. Begin by extending one leg up to be parallel with your thighs. Next, lift your hips up to be inline with your torso, and hold for a count of three. Slowly lower your hips back to the ground. It is recommended you do ten reps with one leg before switching to the other.