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North Coast Medical "Discovers" HeartFlex

Prestigious North Coast Medical from California "discovered" HeartFlex at this year's American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Trade Show in Houston, Texas. North Coast Medical's owner and president, Mr. Mark Biehl, is selling the HeartFlex on his website at http://www.ncmedical.com/heartflex. "We are very pleased and gratified to be recognized by NCM," said John Corbin, president of HeartFlex, Inc. "Mark's company is renowned as being at the forefront of both Occupational and Physical therapy. We are encouraged that NCM will introduce the HeartFlex to hospitals and clinics around the globe. One of my goals has been to get the HeartFlex into the hands of everyday patients. Folks who are sedentary while in the hospital. Our device will revolutionize the medical industry by giving its clients a simple and fun way to maintain their upper body strength and stimulate their circulation to facilitate their speedy recovery while lying in their hospital bed. Heartflex is compact and lightweight and affords a great way to stay fit." HeartFlex also targets specific muscular structures of the upper body and speeds recovery from injuries and post surgical trauma.

Upper Body Exercises With HeartFlex Aid Preparation for Breast Cancer Surgery and Recovery

Andrea Leonard-Bruno:

• Founder and President of the Breast Cancer Survivors Foundation and The Cancer Exercise Training Institute
• Author of The Cancer Exercise Specialist Handbook and co-author of the book, Essential Exercises for Breast Cancer Survivors.
• Certified by the American Council on Exercise, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the Cooper Institute as a personal trainer and special population's expert.
• Adjunct faculty member of The American Council on Exercise and the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
• Administers Cancer Exercise Specialist Examinations and renewals for Certified Cancer Exercise Specialists.

A cancer survivor, she developed specific exercises that aid breast cancer surgery and recovery.

• First, exercises that help define muscularity and vascularity of the upper body aid the surgeon's ability to define and differentiate between structures during surgery.
• Second, exercise lowers anxiety and improves the overall fitness level of patients.
• Finally, Andrea illustrates how to speed recovery from breast cancer surgery. She illustrates two levels of fitness traing with the HeartFlex. She selected the device because it produces only resistance exercise without the use of dangerous springs and rubber bands which can overload sensitive healing structures and cause damage during the healing process.

Andrea's life work is in helping cancer patients and survivors. Check out her site: http://www.thecancerspecialist.com/
HeartFlex was not developed for breast cancer patients yet Andrea's expertise discovered that its unique properties make it ideal as a cross training product for patient preparation and recovery from breast cancer surgery. Her complete training session is included on the DVD that accompanies each HeartFlex. A bonus feature of the training video illustrates how to check for the onset of lymphedema.