Archive for February, 2008

Rehabilitation, conditioning, strength training, etc. - it’s all hard »

By Chris Melton on Feb 24, 2008 in physical fitness, physical health, physical therapy | 0 Comments

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed so that you can stay up to date on the latest shoulder rehab devices, shoulder articles, shoulder training techniques and shoulder videos. Thanks for visiting! Please read what people are saying about how the Rotater has helped in their [...]

Shoulder impingement and computer use »

By Chris Melton on Feb 18, 2008 in shoulder education, shoulder exercises, shoulder flexibility, shoulder stretching | 0 Comments

Recently, a man contacted me about purchasing a Rotater. This was not a new thing – the Rotater has become extremely popular among physical therapists, athletic trainers, athletes (especially golf professionals) and breast cancer survivors.
What did surprise me was that this man claimed to have developed a shoulder impingement due to his extensive use [...]

Shoulder device is in the headlines »

By Chris Melton on Feb 15, 2008 in Golf, shoulder stretching, the Rotater | 0 Comments

In the News, again
The Rotater, a shoulder rehabilitation and stretching device was featured on the front page of the Birmingham News’ weekly health section this past Monday (February 11), in an article entitled “Industrial mechanic invents tool to improve shoulder mobility, finds niche in athletics”.
A couple of excerpts
“The device is very, very good,” said Ty [...]

The importance of shoulder flexibility in the golf swing »

By Chris Melton on Feb 5, 2008 in Golf, range of motion, shoulder flexibility, the Rotater | 2 Comments

How important is shoulder flexibility to a golfer?  It’s a rhetorical question, because we all know the answer.  If you want a smooth, fluid and flowing golf swing like the golf professionals that you see on television, then you must have flexible shoulders.
1.  Watch the shoulder flexibility video (below) by the Titleist Performance Institute ( TPI )
2.  [...]

Rausch Physical Therapy and the Rotater »

By Chris Melton on Feb 4, 2008 in Rotater testimonials, adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder), physical therapy, rehab products, rotator cuff, shoulder stretching, the Rotater | 0 Comments

I received the following email from Kevin Rausch, a physical therapist with a Masters degree (MPT) and also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).
It has been a few months since I met the Rotater gang at the APTA conference in Denver, CO. I was quite intrigued with their product, and purchased one for [...]

Joint health »

By Chris Melton on Feb 1, 2008 in injury prevention, shoulder education, shoulder joint | 0 Comments

As the baby-boomers age, we are becoming more and more aware of the fragility of our lives and bodies.  Guess what, we are not going to live forever – though we lived and acted differently in our 20’s and 30’s.
Now that we are in our 40’s and above, we are beginning to realize that we [...]