# Performance Health

> Performance Health is the largest manufacturer and distributor of physical therapy, rehabilitation, and sports medicine products in North America. Built on the century-old rubber roots of the Hygenic Corporation and the invention of the TheraBand resistance band, the Downers Grove, Illinois company now ships tens of thousands of products - from exercise bands and hand-therapy tools to braces, splints, and clinic capital equipment - directly to clinicians, hospitals, home-health patients, and veterans across more than 100 countries.

- **Founded:** 1925
- **Headquarters:** Downers Grove, Illinois, United States
- **Founders:** Walter P. Keith (Founder, The Hygenic Corporation (1925))
- **Team size:** ~2,000 employees
- **Products:** TheraBand, Cramer, Rolyan, Jamar, Sammons Preston
- **Notable:** Invented the original flat TheraBand resistance band in 1978, creating the color-coded resistance standard still used globally., Grew from a 1925 rubber-denture maker (The Hygenic Corporation) into North America's largest rehabilitation supplier., Combined with Patterson Medical in 2016 to form the largest specialty manufacturer-distributor in rehab and sports medicine.

## Products & services

- **TheraBand** — Color-coded resistance bands, tubing, and exercise accessories used in physical therapy and strength training worldwide.
- **Cramer** — Athletic training, taping, and sports medicine supplies for teams and training rooms.
- **Rolyan** — Hand therapy, splinting, and orthotic fabrication products for occupational therapists.
- **Jamar** — Clinical assessment and evaluation instruments, including the widely used hand dynamometer.
- **Sammons Preston** — Aids to daily living and adaptive equipment supporting patient independence and rehabilitation.
- **Perform / Homecraft / Drive** — Braces, supports, mobility aids, and home-care equipment distributed through the Performance Health catalog.
- **Performance Health Academy** — Clinical education, training webinars, and continuing-education resources for rehab professionals.
- **Direct-to-patient & VA fulfillment** — Distribution program that ships rehabilitation products directly to home-health patients and veterans.

## Achievements

- Invented the original flat TheraBand resistance band in 1978, creating the color-coded resistance standard still used globally.
- Grew from a 1925 rubber-denture maker (The Hygenic Corporation) into North America's largest rehabilitation supplier.
- Combined with Patterson Medical in 2016 to form the largest specialty manufacturer-distributor in rehab and sports medicine.
- Distributes to more than 100 countries through roughly 500 global partners.
- Successfully divested consumer brands Biofreeze and TheraPearl to Reckitt in 2021 to sharpen its clinical focus.

## Latest updates

- **2021-02** — Sold the Biofreeze and TheraPearl consumer brands to Reckitt Benckiser to concentrate on the professional rehabilitation channel.
- **2016-06** — Combined with Patterson Medical under Madison Dearborn Partners to create the largest specialty rehab manufacturer-distributor.

## Links

- Website: https://www.performancehealth.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/performancehealth
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PerformanceHealthUS
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/performancehealthofficial
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/performancehealthofficial

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