Falcons running back Michael Turner endorses Active Therapy Socks

Michael Turner, 2009 Pro Bowl running back for the Atlanta Falcons, is the official face – no, make that the legs – of the partnership between the National Football League franchise and SIGVARIS and its Active Therapy socks (athleticrecoverysock.com).

The Atlanta Falcons team is being supplied Performance and Athletic Recovery socks for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. The socks are to be worn after games, practices, training sessions and during travel.

Jonas Thelin, marketing director of SIGVARIS North America, said that a growing trend among competitive athletes is the use of compression therapy socks to help improve their athletic performance. Compression therapy is a hot topic in sports media right now as a growing number of triathletes, marathon runners and professional sports athletes are trying compression socks during performance to improve their results.

“It’s exciting to see players like Michael Turner of the Atlanta Falcons and Joseph Addai of the Indianapolis Colts endorsing our socks,” Thelin said.

“Many other athletes have also tried and are experiencing for themselves the benefits of wearing true graduated compression.”

In addition to NFL running backs Turner and Addai, other athletes who have endorsed SIGVARIS Active Therapy products include Brittany Lincicome of the Ladies Professional Golf Association; David O’Meara, The One Mile Runner; Alexandra Graebe, professional cyclist; and Tyler McCandless, professional distance runner.

On Nov. 10, those attending the North American Thrombosis Forum’s Celebration of Gratitude honoring Terry Francona, Boston Red Sox manager and blood clot survivor, received “red socks” provided by SIGVARIS, according to Judith Brannan, SIGVARIS medical affairs and education manager.

“SIGVARIS became the global leader in medical compression therapy by caring about the health of the people who wear our products,” Brannan said.

“We wanted to help raise awareness about the dangers of DVT because many people develop blood clots in their leg. As a company, we strive to help people have healthy legs, and our DVT prevention campaign allows us to fulfill our mission to educate everyone about how to keep their legs healthy.”

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