By Chris Melton on Jun 24, 2008 in Rotater testimonials, injury prevention, range of motion, shoulder flexibility, the Rotater | 0 Comments
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By Chris Melton on Jun 16, 2008 in Shoulder Notes, injury prevention, rotator cuff, the Rotater | 0 Comments
What is your Rotater Cuff and How can it be injured?
One of the most common injuries of the shoulder involves the rotator cuff. But exactly what is the rotator cuff and what does it do?
Kennedy Brothers Physical Therapy out of Boston posted a very good article about the rotator cuff written in easy-to-understand terms. [...]
By Chris Melton on May 22, 2008 in Shoulder Notes, injury prevention, physical fitness, rotator cuff, shoulder education, shoulder injuries | 0 Comments
Here’s a round-up of some of the interesting shoulder information that you can use to make informed decisions about your shoulder.
Bowhunters need Strong Shoulders
(photo courtesy of sorenson photo)
I live in the deep south, Alabama to be exact. Down here, people take their hunting seriously, so if it’s not hunting season, then it’s a [...]
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
Shoulder Notes is a series of posts that high-lite various articles, videos and blog posts that contain helpful and current information about your shoulder health and performance.
Frozen Shoulder – What’s the 411?
(photo courtesy of Joe Shlabotnik)
Lauran Neergaard an AP medical writer has written an article entitled “Early Care Helps Frozen Shoulder” in which she illustrates [...]
By Chris Melton on Apr 28, 2008 in injury prevention, physical fitness, rotator cuff, shoulder education, shoulder exercises | 0 Comments
If you train with weights, there will come a time when you want to push your poundages to the next level. I know, “it’s not about maxing out” – but how can you gauge your progress without a meter. That meter for people who train with weights is usually the bench press.
The King [...]
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 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 [...]
By Chris Melton on Nov 6, 2007 in Golf, injury prevention, physical fitness, physical health, range of motion, shoulder stretching, the Rotater | 0 Comments
We received an email from Derek Highley, a PGA professional, earlier this week alerting us to the fact that 1StopForGolf.com has featured the Rotater as the GOLF PRODUCT OF THE MONTH in their most recent newsletter.
Here is an excerpt of their thoughts concerning the Rotater and how it may help improve your golf game:
Improved overall [...]
By Chris Melton on Sep 16, 2007 in Golf, injury prevention, physical fitness, physical health | 0 Comments
Are people who play golf real athletes? If you go to the golf course to play a round, you are likely to see a number of people there who do not appear to be in the best physical condition and yet these people want and expect to play like professionals.
After reading Dr. Larry Fosters [...]
By Chris Melton on Aug 15, 2007 in Rotater testimonials, Uncategorized, injury prevention, shoulder stretching | 2 Comments
Recently I ran into the inventors of The Rotater at the Florida Physical Therapy Association Convention in Daytona Beach. I wish that I had met them a couple years ago. The Rotater would have been beneficial to so many athletes that I have worked with.
I spent two years with the LSU volleyball and tennis [...]