SIGVARIS, DVT prevention advocate, announces Carl Landry endorses Active Therapy compression socks

Jan. 13, 2011 - PRLog -- PEACHTREE CITY, GA – SIGVARIS is pleased to announce that Carl Landry, Sacramento forward, has become a fan of SIGVARIS’ Active Therapy Line prompting him to become an official endorser of SIGVARIS’ athletic socks.

“It’s exciting for SIGVARIS that professional athletes worldwide have seen for themselves the value of wearing true graduated compression,” says Jason Kern, product manager of SIGVARIS North America. “It’s rewarding to see high profile players like Carl Landry, Soccer’s Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, Joseph Addai (running back for the Indianapolis Colts) and Michael Turner (running back for the Atlanta Falcons) endorsing our socks. We are thrilled that we could use what we have learned by being the global leader in medical compression therapy to help athletes.”

The use of compression wear is a growing trend in athletics. 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. SIGVARIS manufactures both a Performance Sock and an Athletic Recovery Sock to help athletes peak their performance and speed up their recovery time!

“After 40-plus minutes against some of the top athletes in the world, nothing feels better on the long ride home than my SIGVARIS Athletic Recovery socks,” Landry says. “I have used similar products in the past, but they didn't help my legs after a game like these do. I am excited to be partnering with SIGVARIS because I know other athletes that try these socks are going to experience great results."

SIGVARIS created www.athleticrecoverysock.com and www.performancesock.com to provide consumers with information about the socks in the Active Therapy line.



About Carl Landry
Carl Landry began his career as a basketball player for Purdue where he was a 4-Time BIG Ten Player of the Week and led the Boilermakers to the second round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament. He was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 2007 NBA draft and was later traded to the Sacramento Kings. https://carllandry.com/index.php


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 graduated 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 chronic venous insufficiency and venous disorders. SIGVARIS’ US manufacturing plant is located in Peachtree City, GA. SIGVARIS is a committed DVT prevention advocate. In addition to medical products, SIGVARIS also manufactures lifestyle and sports products based on its expertise in graduated compression therapy. 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.

For more information, please contact:
Melissa Gwozdz
SIGVARIS Marketing, North America
Email: Melissa.Gwozdz@sigvaris.com
Phone: 770- 632-2986

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SIGVARIS® develops medical compression hosiery and socks, and is a global leader in compression therapy products that treat venous disorders like varicose veins, chronic vein insufficiency and deep vein thrombosis. www.sigvarisusa.com