SIGVARIS Announces Partnership with PGA TOUR Superstore

Nov. 18, 2010 - PRLog -- PEACHTREE CITY, GA – SIGVARIS, the global leader in medical compression therapy and committed DVT prevention advocate, is proud to announce its newest product in the Active Therapy Line – the Cotton Golf Socks, which are available starting today at PGA TOUR Superstore located in Roswell (Ga.), Scottsdale (Ariz.), Chandler (Ariz.), Naples (Fla.) and two locations in Plano (TX).

In addition to SIGVARIS’ partnership with PGA TOUR Superstore, golf followers will be excited to learn that the women’s Cotton Golf Sock box, features LPGA’s Brittany Lincicome, who officially endorses SIGVARIS’ Cotton Golf Socks. “I find the SIGVARIS Cotton Golf Socks to be an awesome product for helping me improve my game. They energize my legs and allow my legs to feel just as rested on the 18th fairway as they were on the first,” she says.

Lincicome is not the only golfer sporting the Cotton Golf Socks. In a field study of professional and recreational golfers, 86 percent of participants said their legs and/or ankles felt less tired and achy after wearing these socks, and more than 95 percent said they would recommend these socks to a fellow golfer. In addition, 50 percent of the participants stated that their legs and/or ankles appeared less swollen at the end of the golf round when wearing SIGVARIS Cotton Golf Socks.

“We are honored to be teaming up with PGA TOUR Superstore to help get this product in the hands of golfers across the United States,” says Jason Kern, SIGVARIS product manager for North America.

A growing trend among competitive athletes is the use of compression therapy socks to help improve their game. Wearing true graduated compression, compression that is tightest at the ankle, during and after exercise or competition can help flush out lactic acid and provide symptomatic relief of delayed onset leg muscle soreness. “Golfers legs will become less tired during a round of golf which should equate to better golf scores,” Kern adds.

SIGVARIS, through the Active Therapy line of socks, has several strategic partnerships in place with established endurance sports organizations in North America, including: Road Runner’s Club of America (RRCA), USProTri, Southern Crescent Cycling Club, Cross Country Canada (CCC-skiing), and the New Jersey NETS. In addition, SIGVARIS has partnerships in place with the Indianapolis Colts and the Atlanta Falcons for the 2010-2011 seasons. SIGVARIS is supplying both NFL teams with socks for training, practice and travel.

To learn more about the products in SIGVARIS’ Active Therapy Line, visit www.ActiveTherapySock.com.

About PGA TOUR Superstore:
PGA TOUR Superstore is operated by Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMB Group, LLC, headquartered in Roswell, Georgia. As the PGA TOUR’s exclusive off-course/off-airport retail partner, PGA TOUR Superstore provides customers with access to the same technology and expertise that card-carrying TOUR pros use each week in the TOUR Vans that accompany them. All stores are staffed with teaching Professionals and have multiple state-of-the-art swing simulators, practice hitting bays, a putting green, and chipping area. There is also an in-house club making and repair facility.  www.pgatoursuperstore.com


About SIGVARIS
SIGVARIS® North America is part of an internationally active medical device group headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland that focuses on the development, production and distribution of medical compression garments, including hosiery and socks. With distribution in more than 50 countries on six continents, SIGVARIS is recognized as a global industry leader in the area of compression therapy for the management of venous disorders. Our US manufacturing plant is located in Peachtree City, GA. For more information, please visit www.sigvarisusa.com. SIGVARIS, LIFE FOR LEGS and the leg icon are registered trademarks of Ganzoni & Cie AG, St.Gallen/Switzerland and in many countries worldwide.