As the official rehabilitation technology partner of IMG Academy, Therabody®®, as the official rehabilitation technology partner of IMG Academy, will provide participants with professional, efficient, technology-enabled health recovery equipment and an immersive physical and mental rejuvenation experience in the 2024 IMG Academy World Junior Golf Championship Greater China Qualifying Tournament.
Founded in 1978, IMG Academy is one of the world's top sports schools, dedicated to providing athletes with comprehensive sports training and cultural education to stimulate their physical potential. IMG Academy has an excellent coaching team, including famous retired athletes, expert coaches and special trainers, etc., since its inception, it has trained a number of internationally renowned professional athletes, as well as thousands of student-athletes to enter the world's top universities, and is a veritable cradle of junior competition champions. Among them, golf graduates have some of the best results in the world, including Paula Creamer, a major champion and multiple LPGA Tour titles, Emiliano Grillo, the 2016 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year and 2019 RBC Heritage Champion Pan Zhengcong, and LPGA Tour star Nelly, who is known as the most beautiful golf sister Korda) and Jessica Korda, and U.S. Women's Amateur Golf Champion Ye Lei from China, among others.
As a global leader and pioneer in health technology, Therabody® has continued to deepen its commitment to the field of health sciences since its establishment, helping sports enthusiasts in various fields to restore their physical functions and improve their athletic performance through professional scientific research and practical applications. Based on the shared vision of supporting the healthy development of athletes, Therabody® and IMG Academy officially joined forces in 2021 to help young athletes perform on the field through cutting-edge technology products and professional guidance.
The 2024 IMG Academy World Junior Golf Championship is one of the world's top junior golf tournaments, and the outstanding performance of its members and the professionalism of the tournament have made the tournament known as the "cradle of top golfers".
During the six-stop qualifying tournament in Greater China, Therabody® set up an exclusive rest and relaxation area and professional practice area for the participants, equipped with technology-enabled health equipment and Therabody® Health Academy instructors in an immersive and rejuvenating space, helping young athletes recover and perform with professional technology and scientific guidance.
In response to the special needs of this event, Therabody® provides targeted scientific products to accurately solve the pain points of junior golf. ® RecoveryTherm Back® can help relieve back pain through heat therapy and targeted vibration therapy to relieve back pain due to the long standing time of golf tournaments, which puts more pressure on the lower back and legs due to the longer standing time of golf games. Symptoms such as stiffness can quickly improve the athlete's mobility, while Jetboots®' pneumatic compression technology can improve blood circulation in the legs, reduce muscle soreness, and help the athlete speed up the recovery and maintain good movement after standing for a long time.
"The partnership with Therabody®®, with the world's leading targeted research and innovative technology, gives IMG Academy the scientific tools and resources to provide more comprehensive support to student-athletes," said Dr. Taryn Morgan, Vice President of Athletic Performance and Personal Development at IMG Academy. ”
As a long-term partner of IMG Academy, Therabody® continues to provide cutting-edge technology products and scientific education guidance to IMG Academy, and strengthen the concept of health healing for young athletes through the practical application of basic science therapy. Therabody® supports the healthy recovery of young athletes by providing high-quality equipment in the IMG Academy's training and weight rooms, as well as training sports scientists, athletic trainers and others in the sports performance department.
In the future, Therabody® will continue to deepen its cooperation with IMG Academy, and help young athletes in various fields better demonstrate their strengths, achieve outstanding performance, and pursue their dreams in the global arena while deepening their core technological innovations.