Performance Health is a medical and
physical therapy supply manufacturing company head-quartered in
Illinois,
United States. The company is a merge of two companies: Performance Health Inc, which originated in
Export, Pennsylvania and Hygenic Corporation which originated in
Akron, Ohio. They manufacture and deliver products for the healthcare industry, such as mobility and physical therapy equipment, diagnostic tools, and pain relief products.[3][4]
History
Hygenic Corporation was founded in 1925 by Walter P. Keith.[5] They originated the Thera-Band, Dyna-Band, Parabath, and Hygenic products.[6]
In 2006, Hygenic bought Performance Health Inc., a company from
Export, Pennsylvania that makes the Biofreeze topical analgesic and the Prossage warming massage ointment.[7][6]
Hygenic has changed hands several times being bought and sold by private equity firms.[8][9][10]