February 4, 2008
InterX is confirmed as an important part of the rehabilitation program for England in the 2007 Rugby World Cup Tournament
Plano, Texas, USA - Neuro Resource Group (NRG), the manufacturer of InterX® products, announced that InterX products were included in the rehabilitation programs of several England rugby players in the Rugby World Cup Tournament in 2007.
Jason Robinson received InterX Therapy as part of his rehabilitation program following a hamstring injury during England's first game against South Africa in the World Cup tournament. Phil Pask, the Senior Physio for the England team for the last three Rugby World Cups, explains how he implemented InterX into his treatment protocol.
"I used InterX Therapy as part of our intensive rehabilitation program to see if we could get Jason back into the tournament. With a confirmed grade two hamstring tear, I expected that pain and inflammation would restrict the intensity of and progression through the rehabilitation process. However, using InterX, I was able to significantly reduce Jason’s nociceptive pain following the injury and facilitate an intensive manual therapy and exercise rehabilitation protocol which definitely optimized his recovery time. This injury would normally have a 4-6 week prognosis, but Jason was back in full training after three weeks which allowed him to play in the Quarter Final game against Australia – and ultimately England to progress through to the final".
Jason Robinson went on to play in the Semi-Final against France where he collected his 50th cap and in the Final against South Africa.
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December 12, 2007
Plano, Texas - Neuro Resource Group (NRG), the manufacturer of InterX® products, announced the publication of a peer reviewed clinical trial in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (Br), Vol 89-B11, Issue 11.
The study examines the effect of interactive neurostimulation in the post operative recovery of patients with fracture of the femur. A random controlled trial (RCT) in a group of 60 patients provides outcome measurements of VAS pain, Brief Pain Inventory and an overall assessment of outcome by the surgeon. There were significantly better results for the patients receiving treatment with InterX® in addition to standard rehab care (repeated measures analysis of variance, P<.001).
Since its formation 2004, Neuro Resource Group (NRG) has been committed to investing its resources into the research of the effects and associated outcomes observed with InterX® Therapy as an adjunct to standard rehabilitation. A total of 8 random controlled trials (RCT) have already been completed and several more are in progress. A study that examines the 'influence of neurostimulation in a transected medial collateral ligament in sheep' was recently presented at the 6th Combined Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society and is due to be published in 2008.
"We are excited about the findings of this study" said Sean Browne President and CEO of NRG. "This is one more significant clinical study that reinforces what thousands of patients tell us daily. This study further supports our mission of helping people redefine their expectations for an active life," said Browne.
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November 7, 2007
Dallas, Texas - Neuro Resource Group (NRG), the Plano-based manufacturer of InterX® products, today announced the appointment of Sean E. Browne to the position of President and CEO. Browne is the former President of Miltex Surgical Instruments, a division of Integra LifeSciences of Plainsboro, NJ, a leading provider of surgical instruments to the alternate site marketplace. Browne replaces David O. Turner, who was serving as interim CEO following the retirement of NRG founder Tommy Thompson.
In addition to his role as President with Miltex, Browne served as an officer on the boards of both the GmbH business unit and the core Miltex business. Prior to serving as President, Browne was Executive Vice President responsible for the world-wide sales and marketing of Miltex's complete product line.
Prior to joining Miltex, Browne served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing and was the first non-founder senior manager at Esurg Corporation, a provider of medical supplies, pharmaceutical supplies and office supplies for physicians' offices. Prior to Esurg, Mr. Browne served as the Sr. Vice President of the Health Systems division of McKesson Healthcare's Pharmaceutical division. Prior to McKesson, Browne served nine years with Baxter Healthcare in a number of capacities including Sales Representative, National Sales Manager of the Hospital Supply Division, Director of Marketing, and Vice President of Sales for the Dietary Products Division.
Browne received his Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University, majoring in Finance. While at Boston University, he played football on a full athletic scholarship. In 1996, he received his Masters of Management from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management with a concentration in Strategy and Marketing. He is happily married with four children and will be relocating to North Texas before the end of the year.
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September 18, 2007
| Alan Johnson and Brent Nalley had the edge over their competitors in one aspect at the recent Loretta Lynn National Amateur Motocross races held outside Nashville, Tennessee. They came in 9th and 13th respectively in the +30 Intermediate class and relied on their InterX devices to keep them fighting fit and tend to those irritating pains that result from such an intensive sport. Brent kept his chronic ankle injury in check, while Alan treated his shoulder using the new Flex Array pad - there is plenty to worry about when competing on the back of a high power motor cross bike, happily for Brent and Alan, nagging aches and pains were not amongst them! |
 
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July 17, 2007
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NRG were proud to host the first world wide international event here in Dallas. We welcomed distributors from, Argentina, Australia & New Zealand, France, India, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, El Salvador and the United Kingdom to name just a few... We all had the opportunity to share our experiences in our different market places and we very much enjoyed entertaining our colleagues from around the world.
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July 11, 2007 - For Immediate Release
Plano, Texas - A new medical device for the treatment of acute and chronic pain is now available in the US and Canada. This device provides healthcare professionals with a unique and effective tool to help them deliver effective, drug-free pain treatment to those who suffer daily from pain and injury. The new InterX® 5002 is a portable, handheld neurostimulation device that is available to physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, chiropractors and other healthcare professionals for a wide range of acute and chronic pain conditions. The InterX® 5002 delivers highly specific, targeted, dynamic electrical stimulation resulting in effective pain relief. This unique technology, previously available in Europe, has been developed and re-designed to provide InterX® FDA cleared medical products with defined treatment applications for healthcare professionals in the US.
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February 14 - 18, 2007
Despite the atrocious weather conditions, NRG managed to arrive in time for the start of the annual APTA show, which was held this year in Boston MA. The snow and ice did what it could to prevent the 1000s of Physical Therapists attending the show, but against all odds the show was confirmed as being the APTA's largest CSM ever.
NRG had their medical line of products with them, together with new details of recently completed clinical trials regarding the efficacy of InterX Therapy. The newly release clinical newsletter gave information on completed trials, as well as trials planned for the future.
As usual, the InterX booth proved very popular to those interested in this exciting new technology and also those who were happy to experience the benefit of InterX Therapy first hand; feet and shoulders were aching across the exhibition and we ended up relieving our fellow exhibitors, as well as our customers! The valentines shaped chocolate box also proved to be quite a hit. It seems all that walking and listening really builds up an appetite…….
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Stacy relieves
a weary foot |
James Stringer looks on as
two PT's try out the InterX 5002 |
InterX and chocolate
a perfect partnership |
October 13 - 14, 2006
More than 1,300 chartered physiotherapists and assistants from all over the UK and Europe visited the International Convention Centre in Birmingham for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy's (CSP) annual Congress and exhibition. The event is the physiotherapy profession's research and practice conference.
The two-day event offers a packed and rewarding program for those involved in any aspect of physiotherapy and the CSP worked with a cross-section of clinical interest and occupational groups (CIOGs) to organise one of its strongest scientific conferences to date. Programs include managing and living with long-term conditions, supporting older people's care, and musculoskeletal conditions.
Congress also hosts the largest dedicated physiotherapy exhibition in Europe, with over 50 exhibitors showcasing a wealth of physio-related products and services.
NRG attended with the new InterX professional and personal devices and were kept pretty much on their feet for both days with a high level of interest in the four main products as well as the new range of accessory electrodes.
July 31 - Aug 2, 2006
With almost 12,000 coaches from around the state of Texas attending the week long event, NRG certainly had their work cut out for them!
Some of Texas' top coaches attended general lectures as well as sports specific lectures and also professional development classes - all designed to enhance professional development and certification. Luckily, many of them still found time to visit the NRG stand and see the new InterX® Sport product and were very interested in a new method of reducing their athlete's injury downtime.
Since the show was in Texas, football was naturally a big feature at the event and the InterX® Sport managed to integrate nicely!
July 20 - 23, 2006
Arkansas was host to its first SWATA Symposium since 1949. This year's SWATA symposium offered great opportunities from excellent educational sessions to memorable social activities in the new location of Little Rock, Arkansas. The Southwest Athletic Trainers' Association program committee had scheduled tremendous educational sessions and the Arkansas Athletic Trainers' Association had also planned social activities that were attended by many of the Athletic Trainers and their associates and families.
The new Professional Sport device was on display at the NRG booth and once again received a huge amount of interest from Athletic Trainers already familiar with InterX® technology and who were impressed by the new streamlined product; and also those who were experiencing InterX® Therapy for the first time.
For more information visit the SWATA Website at
http://www.swata.com//
June 29 - 30, 2006
The leading orthopedic sports medicine organization, AOSSM provides excellent educational opportunities every year that bring together surgeons and allied health professionals, sports medicine specialists and the broader orthopedic community. This years' annual meeting took place in Hershey, home of the world's sweet tooth and NRG had more than one reason to be excited about attending this event as the famous chocolate factory was very close by!
The new InterX® Sport was on display and caused a great deal of interest among those visiting the InterX® booth, many doctors were able to receive demonstrations of the new product as well as details about the exciting range of products and accessories due to be released over the coming weeks, including two new home use products that can be prescribed to patients as a support to professional treatment.
With around 900 doctors, sports medicine specialist and health professionals visiting the show, the NRG staff worked non-stop - it was a good job that the Hershey factory was just around the corner!
For more information visit the AOSSM Website at
http://www.sportsmed.org/
Jun 21, 2006
Athletic trainers from all over the United States attended the NATA Annual Meeting in Atlanta. Many of them had received a copy of the new
NRGXpress Newsletter and the InterX® trade booth was top of their list to visit and find out more about this exciting technology.
The excitement was heightened once they saw that this trade show would witness the launch of the New InterX® Sport product, exactly the same technology, but refined in design following feedback from Athletic Trainers and Sports Professionals already using the original InterX® 5000. We had listened to the needs of our customers and developed a product to deliver an easier application with the same effective results.
Key members of NRG were there for the launch of the new product and there was a constant stream of visitors to the booth. See below for pictures from the 2006 NATA conference.
For more information visit
http://www.medicaldevices.org/public
Jun 14, 2006
Thomas C Thompson was a co-founder of the Medical Devices Manufacturers Association (MDMA) in 1992. He led the association for many years as its board chairman, successfully fighting several issues of significance to the health and medical device industry.
The association was founded as Mr. Thompson and others felt that the innovative and entrepreneurial segment of the medical device industry was not adequately represented in Washington DC; although companies with less than 100 employees constitute over 80% of US medical device companies.
MDMA and in particular Mr. Thompson is now recognized in Washington circles as a very influential force when it comes to policy and law effecting the medical industry.
The award was presented by Chris Chavez, past Chairman of MDMA and current President and CEO of Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. (ANSI) a St. Jude company.
The award states:
Thomas C Thompson: "In recognition of his tireless work to ensure a fair and balanced FDA user-fee program that allows medical device manufacturers to provide patients with innovative, effective products in a timely and efficient manner".
For more information visit
http://www.medicaldevices.org/public
