Xothrm Smart Pad, developed by JoHan Wang, really impressed me at the convention this year. JoHan joins the podcast to discuss his AT story and the creation of the Smart Pad.
JoHan what is your AT story
Practicing AT for 20+ years
Assistant AT at Boise State
Golden state warriors
Stanford University
Director of Sports Medicine
9 years for the LA Clippers
Director of performance at Golden state warriors
1 year at TCU
I needed a better work-life balance
I had reached the top, there was nothing else for me to move up to.
The college environment changed from my previous experience
What was your “aha moment”
(TCU girl needing skin grafts)
My infatuation with heat started a long time ago but it is the most common modality in the world.
He had a student-athlete use moist heat packs and ended up needing skin grafts
Ultrasound, Exercise, and Radio waves all produce heat
Ice slows down the inflammatory process which is the opposite of what we need
The effects of heat are well-documented
I partnered with Sean Whalen Founder of AlterG
One of the things that resonated with me was that they ineffective and only heated the skin.
3 Ds
Dated
Dumb
Dirty
Dangerous
Depthless
We created a product that eliminated all of those problems
We wanted something that felt hot and satisfied the psychosomatic need
The Xothrm is a closed loop system so it micro adjusts to be accurate and adjust
We are the pellet grill of the heating industry
We use a carbon-infused piece of rubber
3 Ps
A safe cleaner and more effective heat therapy
Precise
Powerful – on-demand heat
Penetrating
Internationally Ice is still used a lot
Benefits of heat
30-day happiness guarantee
Contact:
JoHan –
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johan-wang-9a809a9
Xothrm –
https://www.instagram.com/xothrmhq
https://www.facebook.com/XOTHRM
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