Pro Basketball Player Michael Redd and Other Athletes Turn to Technology Developed at OSU For Perfect Practice

Keeping the body’s core muscles stable and strong is key to peak performance and injury prevention.  Just ask former Ohio State Buckeye basketball player and NBA star, Michael Redd.  Redd, currently rehabbing from a knee injury, is using a device invented by members of the Ohio State Sports Medicine Center to maintain correct posture and core alignment during his strengthening exercises. 

The device, which has been named Perfect Practice, was created to help individuals develop core strength.   Core strength can be directly linked to the treatment and prevention of injuries affecting the trunk and upper and lower extremities of the body. Training of the core requires a clinician to provide continuous feedback to the patient during exercises to assure the patient is using the proper muscle activation. The Perfect Practice device is the only available self-contained, hands-free device capable of providing consistent external feedback directly to the patient as he/she performs various strengthening exercises and movements.

Perfect Practice is getting a lot of attention especially among professional baseball players.  But the device also has application beyond professional athletes.  Eventually, inventors see the Perfect Practice device being an integral addition to every physical therapy and rehab gym. 

OSU received a TechGenesis grant to further develop the Perfect Practice device and the team at TechColumbus is currently working with the inventors to further commercialize this innovative new medical device. 

For more on Perfect Practice in use by Michael Redd, see the story from NBC Channel 4.