By Chris Melton on Mar 30, 2008 in Golf, Rotater testimonials, internal and external rotation, physical fitness, shoulder flexibility, the Rotater | 1 Comment
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By Chris Melton on Mar 20, 2008 in injury prevention, rotator cuff, shoulder dislocation, shoulder exercises, shoulder injuries | 0 Comments
In my previous article, “Shoulder surgery proves to be effective for the longterm”, I wrote about a study that had been done involving young, active military cadets.
(photo by soldiersmediacenter)
The basic question of the study was:
Is there any advantage to surgically repairing an initial dislocated shoulder on a young, athletic person vs. allowing the injured shoulder to heal in [...]
By Chris Melton on Mar 14, 2008 in range of motion, shoulder dislocation, shoulder education, shoulder surgery | 1 Comment
A dislocated shoulder hurts – a lot! A shoulder dislocation occurs when the ball of the upper arm bone (humerus) becomes separated from the shoulder blade (scapula) at the very shallow shoulder socket (glenohumeral joint). Here is an excellent x-ray:
(photo by RubyVrooom and used under this creative commons license)
The construction of the shoulder [...]
By Chris Melton on Mar 7, 2008 in the Rotater | 0 Comments
On February 11, an article about the Rotater entitled “Industrial Mechanic invents tool to improve shoulder mobility, finds niche in athletics” by Anna Velasco was published in the Birmingham News. This article motivated a multitude of people to visit the Rotater web-site to investigate our shoulder rehab and stretching device – the results:
huge traffic
massive orders for the [...]