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American Athletes Relied on Silver-Coated
Fabrics During Grueling Tour de France Bicycle Race
October 16, 2002
(Washington, D.C. - October 16, 2002) Lance
Armstrong, leader of the U.S. Cycling Team, achieved his fourth
successive victory at the Tour de France bicycle competition
this summer. He did so, in part, thanks to silver-coated fabrics,
as reported by Sam Etris in the most recent edition of Silver
News. Etris serves as a technical advisor to the Washington,
D.C.-based Silver Institute, which produces the quarterly
publication. Silver News can be downloaded at no cost at http://www.silverinstitute.org/news/ltrcurrent.html.
"The Tour de France bicycle competition causes
massive toll on the body," says Dr. Jeff Spencer, support staff for the U.S.
Postal Service Professional Cycling Team, the only U.S. team participating in
the 2002 Tour. Cyclists faced twenty-two days of punishing physical exertion and
every evening their bodies had to recover from 8 hours of steady, intense effort
for the 2,036-mile course. Spencer and his staff had to provide a support system
to enhance ongoing recovery. This they did assisted by silver.
Dr.
Spencer used SilverlonR, a silver-coated nylon supplied by Argentum Medical LLC
in Georgia, to control low-grade muscular and tendon inflammatory processes. It
was applied to specific anatomic regions on certain cyclists that were prone to
repetitive musculosketetal strains as a preventive intervention prior to occurrence
of the pathology. For example, SilverlonR orthotics and wraps were placed over
wrists, fingers, toes, ankles, and heels to reduce the risk of inflammation and
optimize recovery. SilverlonR was noted to create acceleration in wound healing
as well as an analgesic effect.
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on the silver, visit the Institute's website at www.silverinstitute.org.
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association. Established in 1971, the Institute serves as the industry's voice
in increasing public understanding of the value and many uses of silver.
For
Further Information Contact:
Mike DiRienzo
The Silver
Institute
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(202) 835-0185
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