Rehabilitation Product for Clinicians and Patients

The Saunders Group offers rehabilitation product for a variety of health care professionals and patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Our equipment and supplies focus on cost-effective, common-sense care. We offer cervical and lumbar traction equipment (both for clinical use by professionals and for at-home use by neck and back pain sufferers). Our traction equipment is state-of-the-art, patented, and developed by physical therapist and founder, Duane Saunders. Duane is an expert on spinal rehabilitation, and believes the key to success is combining a thorough evaluation with an eclectic treatment approach. He recommends traction for the treatment of tough herniated disc and radiculopathy cases, but this must be combined with McKenzie exercise principles, and improved posture and body mechanics. Duane is great at encouraging patients to follow through with home exercise programs, to decrease reliance on medical providers and equipment. Nonetheless, when the patient needs clinical treatment, The Saunders Group supplies the best.

Some of the most important products we offer for the rehab market include the Saunders Total Back exercise device, which focuses on total trunk rehab (including the quadratus lumborum, multifidi and transverse abdominis muscles), and the Saunders 3D ActiveTrac traction/decompression device. With the 3D ActiveTrac, patients can be positioned in any degree of flexion/extension, side bending or rotation, to achieve the most comfortable position for traction. This allows treatment of more acute or more severe patients earlier and more effectively. The Saunders Group also excels in home cervical and lumbar traction therapies. Our Cervical and Lumbar HomeTrac Deluxe products allow patients to get clinical-quality traction treatments in the comfort of their own homes, saving both time and money. The quality of a rehabilitation product company is paramount in any purchasing decision. Be assured that the Saunders Group enjoys a great reputation for customer service and product quality. Take a look around our website and you'll see why.

The Saunders Group's products and philosophy closely complement New Zealand physical therapist Robin McKenzie's teachings. Saunders Group president Duane Saunders is a well-known physical therapist and clinical educator whose philosophies were heavily influenced by Robin's. Like Robin, Duane also believes in helping patients help themselves, and is a big proponent of McKenzie exercises for treatment of discogenic conditions. In addition to traditional teachings, Duane believes that properly applied traction and back supports can make a big difference, particularly for difficult patients who aren't responding to lumbar extension principles. Physical therapists often "give up" on severe disc herniations or radiculopathy problems, when traditional treatment techniques don't work. Rather than giving up on these tough patients, Duane Saunders advocates using relatively high force traction to "reduce" the herniation, followed by McKenzie exercises to keep the bulge reduced. Back supports can help remind the patient of correct posture during the healing phase.

In addition to our traction products, The Saunders Group offers an extensive line of physical therapy products, including exercise software, back supports, shoulder and knee braces, balance products and more.