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and seams known as NeuroBand®
Technology. According to Bob Schultz,
the California company's vice president
of operations, it has seen a significant
sales uptick through the pandemic.
Using three different knit
constructions of polyester and
spandex, NeuroBands apply specific
resistance onto targeted muscle groups
in kinetic alignment. The NeuroBands
help to improve posture and other
physical functions without conscious
effort; they can be worn for an hour
or 24 hours a day.
According to the company website,
the exoskeletal garments are bioergonomically
engineered with
the AlignMed Medical Advisory
Panel (AMAP), a group of experts
in medicine and sports science
committed to helping people maximize
the body's innate ability to heal itself.
AlignMed's posture garments called
SpinalQ® may be covered by insurance.
But according to Schultz, it's the online
consumer business that has really
taken off. " We found a lot of people
looking for a way to correct the months
of slumping over screens during the
pandemic, which resulted in a forward
head position causing pain in neck,
spine and shoulders, " he says. " We
see the health and wellness category
growing significantly and globally.
We feel that the market for 'wearable
therapy' is only going to continue. "
The Mey and Schoeller®
energear™
technology involves a titanium-based
textile finish that reflects the body's
own radiated energy back in the form of
far infrared rays (FIR), improving sleep
in the wearers of Mey Zzzleepwear.
Photos: Mey Handles GMBH.
BETTER SLEEP
According to the McKinsey report,
half of consumers around the world
reported a desire for more products
and services to meet the need for
higher-quality sleep. The solution
could be as simple as putting on
different pajamas.
The German family-owned
underwear and loungewear maker
Mey GmbH & Co. has teamed up
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with Schoeller Textil AG to create a
line of sleepwear featuring Schoeller®
energear™ technology, a titanium-based
textile finish that reflects the body's
own radiated energy back in the form
of far infrared rays (FIR). The reflected
energy enhances the body's recovery,
performance and sense of well-being
by improving sleep.
The MEY Zzzleepwear garments for
men and women also feature a Spotify
code, which can be scanned to hear a
sleep podcast created especially for the
selected pair of pajamas.
" Schoeller remains always interested
in working with brands and products
promoting better health and wellbeing.
There are many partners we
work with that see themselves first in
this space and as an apparel company
second. As a part of this thinking,
we have many unique combinations
of yarns and finishes that together
enable the end user to enjoy enhanced,
healthy activities, " says Stephen Kerns,
president, Schoeller Textil USA Inc.
CLOTHING THAT COMMUNICATES
Performance textiles using sensors to
communicate specific physiological
data via proprietary apps are not new,
but they are finding new consumerfocused
end uses for monitoring
everyday health and wellness. Nadi
X, a line of smart yoga pants by New
York company Wearable X, provides
vibrational guidance for yoga poses via
a patented haptic technology platform.
The washable pants come with a
rechargeable " pulse, " a devise that
clips on to the pants just behind the
left knee and connects with the yogi's
smartphone via Bluetooth®.
" The haptic sensations are located
in the hips, knees and ankles of the
Nadi X yoga pants, " says Wearable
X CEO Billie Whitehouse, who
launched Wearable X in Australia.
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