West-MEC one of first in US to embed Reax Run and Reax Board into its curriculum
Staff Reports | Digital Free Press
Western Maricopa Education Center representatives are reporting the career and technical education school district in the West Valley has purchased the Reax Run and Reax Board made by Reaxing.
The new state-of the-art equipment offers neuromuscular training equipment company based out of Milan, Italy, according to a press release.
West-MEC’s Physical Therapy program is the first CTE program to use this technology in its curriculum in the United States, representatives of West-MEC tell the Digital Free Press.
The Reax Run, a treadmill that performs sudden and unpredictable tilting in all directions, is the only one of its kind in the world. The treadmill recreates the feeling of running in a natural environment and was developed for the dual purpose of injury prevention and performance. Reax Board uses the same sudden dynamic impulse technology to encourage the user to consistently adapt and to amplify the user’s muscular, sensory and nervous activity.
“This is a real game-changer, not only for my class but for sports training, injury rehab, and physical therapy in general,” said West-MEC Physical Therapy Instructor JD Burgess. “The only reason everyone in the industry doesn’t own this yet is because they don’t know it exists. Once someone in our industry sees this, they will want to incorporate it immediately in the clinical setting.”
West-MEC obtained this latest technology thanks to its industry partnership with Prime Reaction, the leading industry representative for Reaxing in North America.
“These are going to change the physical therapy landscape,” Mr. Burgess contends. “The use cases for this equipment are endless. Any patient will benefit from being able to work with the Reax Board or Run.”
