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About Us

Pediatric Sports Therapy was founded in 2002 in the Newbury Park/Thousand Oaks area of Southern California by Gary Nelson, a biochemist with over 30 years experience in pharmaceuticals and nutritional supplements. He has also been a sports coach for youth Soccer, Track, Basketball and In-line Hockey. He himself suffered from both Osgood-Schlatter and Severs Diseases as an adolescent. When two of his own children contracted Osgood-Schlatter he began a search for the answer to these troubling injuries. With the help and advice of other medical professionals over the next 15 years, he developed several effective products for the treatment of both conditions.
Over the years he has helped thousands of children all over the world control pain and inflammation as well as shortening the duration of Osgood-Schlatter and Severs Diseases and such similar injuries as Ischial Apophysitis in the hip. Mr. Nelson says his greatest reward is not monetary; it is the knowledge that thousands of children have benefited from his successful search for answers to these painful and
frustrating injuries.

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Our American Quality Standards

Oscon® capsules are produced in a world-class facility that has set the “gold standard” when it comes to making soft gelatin capsules. We deliver a quality product utilizing efficient equipment and manufacturing technologies on one of seven production lines. Four of the seven lines are isolated and have their own inspection rooms, which minimizes the possibility of cross-contamination. The encapsulation and
inspection processes occur in temperature-controlled areas.

Precision Equipment

Millions of dollars have been invested in precision equipment, which enables us to consistently
provide the finest product for our customers. State-of-the-art blending and encapsulation equipment is of the highest standard in technology and design. Each batch is manufactured according to current Good Manufacturing Practices and assayed to guarantee quality, potency, and purity.

Ecology Awareness

In an effort to “Think Globally, Act Locally,” the plant has recently incorporated a 260-kilowatt
co-generation machine that generates electricity using natural gas. When power is generated, heat is produced and can be harnessed for other elements, such as heating water for the boiler. There are also two additional chiller units (45 and 75 tons, respectively) as part of the manufacturing capabilities. This ecology-friendly upgrade to the facilities, implemented in May 2005, supplies an uninterrupted source of power, independent of the California Power Grid. By providing 80% of needed power, we can be considered a reliable and environmentally-conscious supplier.

Good Manufacturing Practices-GMPs

In the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued regulations called current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) as the minimum requirements that manufacturers take proactive steps to ensure that their products are safe, pure, and effective. GMP regulations require a quality approach to manufacturing, enabling companies to minimize or eliminate instances of contamination, mix-ups, and errors.
Our production facility maintains up-to-date, published, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) relating to all aspects of the manufacturing process. These procedures dictate all activity that can impact a product and produce an auditable paper trail. Oscon standards are based on FDA current GMPs for food. We exceed the legally-mandated minimum standards and we are prepared for proposed regulatory changes.

Research and Development

The Research and Development (R&D;) department has an established reputation with formulating
innovative encapsulation solutions for various raw materials in a soft gel delivery system. They assist in creating new formulations or help improve existing products. R&D; is capable of conducting experimental encapsulation for specific purposes, such as clinical samples; size, shape, & color samples; scale up support; or new product formulation issues such as gel compatibility or fill parameter questions. Much success is attributed to the long-term experience and expertise of the staff, some of which have over 30 years of industry knowledge.

Osgood-Schlatter

Third Party Certificates-NSF

Our manufacturing facility completed a successful facilities audit by NSF International and has achieved Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Registration through their Dietary Supplement Certification program. In addition, it was registered under NSF’s Athletic Banned Substances program, also known as GMP for Sport™.

Memberships

Our production facility maintains memberships in key industry organizations. These organizations support the ethical conduct of business, as well as providing representation to the federal government on legislative and regulatory issues.

NPA

Natural Products Association

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AHPA

American Herbal Products Association

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ABC

American Botanical Council

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DCAT

The Drug, Chemical and Allied Trade Association

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Our plant has worked with the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) on the development and promulgation of the Marine Lipids Mtonograph. It also holds a seat on the NPA ComPLI committee which is responsible for GMP and TruLabel Programs.