Couples can exercise with the "Stiks"
to tone and strengthen their forearms, as well
as decrease the effects of arthritis, all while watching Jeopardy!
When I was a young boy, I developed “Tennis Elbow”, which was a very painful ailment that kept me from playing baseball. There were two courses of treatment available at that time, rest, which was not an option, or cortisone shots, I chose the shots. The shots are not very pleasant and while they do eliminate the pain of “Tennis Elbow”, they do nothing to cure the source of the problem.
When our son Chip developed “Tennis Elbow” the vision of the “Stiks” was born. I did not want Chip to go through the same thing I did so I embarked on a mission to find out the cause of “Tennis Elbow”.
There were two factors that became obvious, one was a lack of strength and the other was a lack of elasticity/flexibility throughout the elbow. The question became; how do you go about curing it? Developing muscle mass was not enough, that caused an even bigger problem because the tendons that are attached to the elbow and the muscle became even more inflamed. The challenge was developing muscle that had elasticity and took pressure off the tendons. That was the beginning of the Therapy plus Sportstik. Chip used the “Stik” and the “Tennis Elbow” went away never to return.
I then showed the Therapy plus Sportstik to our family doctor who told me I had developed something very special and suggested I take it to the Philadelphia Hand Center and they confirmed what the doctor had said and became our first customer.
I then went to see Otho Davis, the head trainer for the Philadelphia Eagles football team. Otho became a mentor and told me if the “Stik” was going to find a place in the athletic field, it had to be more challenging and that was the start of the Power-Stiks.
I replaced the two plastic knobs on the Therapy plus Sportstik with two1 ½ pound weights making the Power-Stik 3000 and two 2 ½ pound weights making Power-Stik 5000.
Athletes, professionals, college, high school, middle school, the weekend warrior as well as people who just want to keep their arms and hands strong use the “Stiks” to take their game or activity to the next level.
Hospitals and clinics around the world use the “Stiks” for therapy/rehabilitation to treat trauma to the elbows, arms, wrists, hands, fingers and thumbs.
Everyone wants to be successful, and the folks at JMB are no different. However, knowing you have helped people with the products you designed and manufacture is what makes it all worthwhile. That is now, and it will always be our purpose.
We hope you enjoy the “Stiks”
~Walt & Judy
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"The JMB 'Stiks' increase strength and fitness for athletes involved in many sports, like the ones below."
Baseball
Squash
Golf
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