By Chris Melton on May 9, 2008 in Shoulder Notes, adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder), injury prevention, physical therapy, rotator cuff, shoulder education, shoulder exercises, shoulder rehab | 0 Comments
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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 [...]
By Scott Kay on Oct 16, 2007 in Breast Cancer, Pink Rotaters, adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder), physical therapy | 0 Comments
Most women diagnosed with breast cancer are instantly overwhelmed, as they are entitled to be. They have many questions, like:
How serious is this?
What are my chances?
Is there anything that I can do to change it?
What caused this?
What is the survival/mortality rate?
Can the surgeon remove it?
Has it spread?
What is the treatment protocol?
And this is only [...]
By Chris Melton on Sep 23, 2007 in Breast Cancer, Pink Rotaters, adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder), physical therapy | 0 Comments
The month of October is designated as “Breast Cancer Awareness” month. In light of this, we would like to make you aware of some of the certainties of breast cancer.
Breast cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer-related deaths world-wide.
In the U.S. breast cancer jumps to third in the ranking of cancer-related deaths.
Women [...]
By Chris Melton on Sep 14, 2007 in Breast Cancer, Golf, Pink Rotaters, Survivor Celebration, adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder), range of motion | 0 Comments
Back in July, we (the Rotater guys) were in Denver, at the American Physical Therapy Assocation’s annual conference. During the show, we were approached by a registered nurse who wanted to purchase a Rotater. She went on to tell us that she worked exclusively with breast cancer patients.
Breast cancer patients need shoulder rehabilitation
This [...]
By Chris Melton on Aug 2, 2007 in Rotater testimonials, adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder), internal and external rotation, physical therapy, shoulder stretching, the Rotater | 1 Comment
The Rotater is providing physical therapists, shoulder rehab patients, golfers, baseball players, tennis players, swimmers and many more with a new shoulder rehabilitation and stretching device that is resulting in a more effective way to self-stretch their shoulders. Their response and feedback have been both positive and huge.
Justin Spooner received his Rotater at [...]
By Scott Kay on Jul 25, 2007 in adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder), range of motion, shoulder rehab, shoulder surgery, the Rotater | 0 Comments
“Frozen shoulder” or adhesive capsulitis (the name you are most likely to hear a physician/surgeon use) is very common. In layman terms, this name simply describes a situation where there is a loss of the range of motion in the shoulder joint. This can result from:
the development of scar tissue within the joint
lack [...]