Therabody, formerly known as Theragun, said it has acquired RP Sports and its clinical technology product line, RecoveryPump.
RP Sports’ RecoveryPump products are FDA-approved Class II medical-grade devices that are used by medical and health specialists, professional and collegiate athletes, physiotherapists, and more than 350 sports teams.
Therabody will integrate the RecoveryPump product line, including its RecoveryBoots, with its Theragun Percussive Massage Therapy devices and smart vibrating Wave Roller. RecoveryPump products are currently sold in more than 35 countries and will continue to be available for purchase on RPSports.com with a Therabody launch in 2021.
In addition to the RP Sports acquisition, the company has announced it will be launching the Therabody Recovery Lounge, featuring the Theragun PRO, the Smart Percussive Therapy device, Wave Roller, as well as RecoveryPump’s RecoveryBoots.
“We are thrilled to welcome Brian and the RP Sports team to the Therabody family,” said Benjamin Nazarian, CEO of Therabody. “RP Sports shares our vision and philosophy for innovation and technology that meets the highest standards of a clinical setting, backed by years of science and education to maximize the benefits of pneumatic compression. We will look to aggressively make RecoveryPump widely available to consumers across the world by providing them with the opportunity to experience and benefit from the industry’s fastest cycle time, driving a more effective recovery.”
“I couldn’t be more excited to be joining forces with Therabody as we seek to take our clinical pneumatic compression technology to the next level,” said Brian Carberry, president of RP Sports. “For more than 25 years, we’ve been in the business of helping people. It began on the medical side, where we’ve been able to improve the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of people around the world. In the last five years, we have paved the way for significant advancements in consumer-friendly compression technology starting with the high-performance, elite sports marketplace. Therabody will help us make those advancements more accessible to the everyday consumer.”
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