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 MEDIA RELEASE
For Release: 22 February 2010

DESIGN YOUR IDEAL TREATMENT TABLE AT WWW.ATHLEGEN.COM

Athlegen – the official supplier of treatment tables to the Australian Olympic Winter Team – has launched an innovative website feature that enables massage therapists, sports therapists and chiropractors to custom design their own treatment table online.
The website’s new online store puts Athlegen’s top table models, cushioning systems and optional extras at users’ fingertips, allowing therapists to select a table’s width and shape, cushion thickness and upholstery colour to match their precise requirements.
Therapists can also add features such as a prone armrest, face cradle, removable shoulder supports and adjustable back rest, depending on the model of table they choose.
“A treatment table is one of the most important purchases that a massage therapist or student will make and everyone has individual preferences and priorities,” said Jeffrey Toering, New Business and Product Development Manager, Athlegen.
“Therapists work in many different types of practices and treat different types of clients, but our new online store allows users to customise a table to suit their specific needs without ever leaving their home or office.”
Athlegen’s website features more than 15 portable and power lift tables, including models now being used by the Australian Olympic Winter Team at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Therapists and massage students can try out the new custom design feature at www.athlegen.com. The website also includes data sheet downloads on each table and even video demonstrations for select products.

MEDIA RELEASE
For Release: 26 November 2009

BALLARAT TREATMENT TABLE DESIGNER HELPS ATHLETES GO FOR GOLD IN VANCOUVER

Ballarat-based company Athlegen has been named as the official supplier of massage and treatment tables to the Australian Olympic Winter Team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Athlegen tables will be located both at the Australian team’s central treatment location in Vancouver and sub-sites at Whistler and Cypress Mountain for the duration of the Games from 12-28 February.
The team will also travel with Athlegen portable tables in the lead-up to Vancouver, as Australia seeks to qualify 35 athletes for the Games.
Peter Hogg, Physiotherapist, 2010 Australian Olympic Winter Team said the locally designed tables were a natural choice for Vancouver, offering strength, comfort and reliability to physiotherapists and athletes alike.
“The Athlegen range includes a variety of plinth shapes and configurations to meet the needs of our diverse team of athletes,” said Hogg. “The wide base of the tables makes them ideal for spinal manipulation and deep tissue work, and features such as the adjustable face cradle ensure athletes remain comfortable during treatment sessions.”
The naming of Athlegen as official supplier for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games continues a long and successful association between the design and manufacturing company and the Australian Olympic Team.
Athlegen has provided massage and treatment tables to Australian athletes at the past four Olympic Games, starting with Atlanta in 1996.
The company was also one of 12 winners of the Win Business Gold in China competition launched by Telstra and Austrade to help Australian small businesses build export contacts during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
“Athlegen products are designed and manufactured to meet the high performance demands of elite athletes and we are very proud that our massage and treatment tables have again been chosen by the Australian Olympic Winter Team as it goes for gold in Vancouver,” said Jeffrey Toering, New Business and Product Development Manager, Athlegen.

MEDIA RELEASE
For Release: 27 October 2009

ATHLEGEN UNVEILS NEW GENERATION OF PORTABLE TREATMENT TABLES

Athlegen – the official supplier of massage and treatment tables to the Australian Olympic Team –unveiled its new generation of portable tables on Saturday at the AMT Annual Conference 2009 in Sydney.
Conference visitors got a sneak peek at the Bodyworker range, a series of professional portable tables designed and engineered in Australia to meet the needs of massage therapy students and qualified massage therapists, sports therapists and chiropractors.
One of the strongest, quietest, lightest and most rigid portable tables available to date, the Bodyworker range includes innovative new models such as the Bodyworker Genesis, Bodywork Luxe and Bodyworker Lite.
Both the Bodyworker Genesis and Bodyworker Luxe come with an adjustable face cradle and the option to attach a prone position arm rest, while the Bodyworker Luxe also features a generous 60mm triple layered cushioning system.
Weighing just 10.5 kg, the Bodyworker Lite is a new compact and lightweight version of Athlegen’s popular Bodyworker BXL and is designed for sports treatment and highly mobile therapists.
“What makes the Bodyworker tables so special is their uniquely braced frame design, which is based on a system of interlocking double triangulated geometry. This design means the tables’ offer unsurpassed strength and reliability to users, whether they are beginner massage therapy students or qualified sports therapists for the Australian Olympic Team,” said Jeffrey Toering, New Business and Product Development Manager, Athlegen.
Endorsed by the Victorian Institute of Sport, the Bodyworker range also includes the Bodyworker BXL and Bodyworker ABR, which features an adjustable back rest.
Athlegen also showcased its all new Eclipse seated massage and treatment chair at the AMT Annual Conference 2009, introducing visitors to the one-piece integrated design which can be folded or adjusted without removing any parts.
“The AMT Annual Conference was a great platform to both unveil our new generation of portable tables and demonstrate their capabilities to an audience of practising massage therapists and massage therapy students,” said Toering.
AMT (Association of Massage Therapists Ltd) held its 20th annual conference at The Novotel, Brighton le Sands, from 23-25 October.
For more information about Athlegen and its new generation of portable treatment and massage tables visit www.athlegen.com

** PHOTOS OF THE NEW ATHLEGEN PORTABLE TABLES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST**