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The Maverick : Winter 2019

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flow and makes it worse. You go through statin therapy, which really doesn’t work, especially for interior shin splints. It’s a long process that doesn’t really heal anything; just turns into scar tissue.” Advanced cases have traditionally been treated with a stainless-steel medical device called a Graston, a tool that is used to scrape away the scar tissue. “Those tools cost thousands of dollars, only one person can use them and they’re hard to find. So I decided to come up with a better way than paying a doctor to tell you to take ibuprofen and stop running,” Levy said. Shin-Bar is a cast-aluminum, compression-technique device with specific heat retention to dilate blood vessels, allowing myofascial release in the muscle to accelerate healing. Levy already has a deal with Tiger Balm Corp. and expects to release the product on Amazon soon. Gonsalves, a competitive motocross racer since age 13, saw the need to transform the design of the sport’s protective apparel, particularly the pants, which traditionally must be removed if a knee brace needs to be adjusted over a separate undergarment. “We’ve integrated those layers together, so you don’t have a base layer (the undergarment) that’s separate from the outer layer — ours are stitched into each other — and we’ve added a zipper on the back of the pant that enables you to apply or adjust your knee brace,” he explained. Gonsalves and business partner Spencer Lee have also designed a jersey, split on each side for compatibility with the pants that includes compression-sleeves. “What Mesa has done for me, more than anything, is provide me with the connections I need to achieve many of the things I’m trying to do,” said Gonsalves, whose brand is called SOFA (short for State of Attraction). “Professors at CMU have been extremely helpful, directing me in ways to make this venture successful.” Gonsalves expects to have his first product order submitted to a manufacturer by the end of February. •

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