Shoulder Performance & Rehab

We have written a number of articles recently concerning:

Breast cancer
Breast cancer rehabilitation
Lymphedema
Breast cancer awareness
Other breast cancer issues

Breast cancer strikes indiscriminately and regularly (it affects about 1 woman out of 8, conservatively). Breast cancer has touched our lives through our loved ones. My aunt is currently in the latter stages of treatment to eradicate [...]

My partner (Chris Melton) and I are the owners of Joint Mechanix, LLC. We have created a shoulder device (the Rotater) which was initially designed for post surgical rehabilitation and physical therapy.
Lots of interest in the Rotater
Upon the introduction of our device, we received a tremendous response from physical therapists, orthopedic surgeons, occupational therapists [...]

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 [...]

I played baseball at a very progressive high school. The athletic department was well-funded and we had all sorts of therapeutic machines and devices along with a full compliment of trainers and student trainers.
I had transferred to this high school during my senior year simply to play baseball at a well known school and [...]

We’ve been back from the American Physical Therapists Association annual conference for about four weeks. During this time, we have been following up on the contacts that we made while there, shipping “Rotaters” out everyday and remembering how scary and exhilarating the conference was.
Denver APTA conference: scary & exhilarating
It was scary because this [...]

Frozen Shoulder is Common
“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 [...]

Shoulder Rehab and Stretching Device Testimonial
We received the following email yesterday. It was sent to us by Brent Crangle, the Vice President of the Spa Division of NewReality.
We met Brent at the annual American Physical Therapy Association’s conference held in Denver this past June where we were both vendors. Toward the end of [...]