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 Jun 2, 2008 in rehab products, the Rotater | 0 Comments
It’s time to get back to the grindstone. Scott and I are back home after four days in Indianapolis where we were exhibiting the Rotater, our shoulder rehab and stretching device, at the American College of Sports Medicine’s annual conference. During the conference, we learned that:
The Rotater is being used in Ball State’s [...]
By Chris Melton on Apr 6, 2008 in Golf, Rotater testimonials, physical fitness, range of motion, shoulder flexibility, shoulder stretching, the Rotater | 0 Comments
Here’s a slow-motion video of one of the greatest golf swings of all time.
Does Tiger’s swing resemble your swing? Do you get a “big” shoulder turn? Probably not and it could be for a variety of reasons. Here is what one golfer told us in an email that we received recently:
“To: The Rotator Guy
You sure should be proud of [...]
By Chris Melton on Mar 30, 2008 in Golf, Rotater testimonials, internal and external rotation, physical fitness, shoulder flexibility, the Rotater | 1 Comment
Providing great information about golf and the golf industry
Golf Today magazine has been keeping the golfer informed for twenty one years. Scott and I had the pleasure to meet Bob Koczor the publisher/owner or Golf Today magazine during the fall PGA expo held in Las Vegas this past September.
We were riding the elevator to our [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 Chris Melton on Jan 27, 2008 in physical fitness, range of motion, shoulder education, shoulder flexibility, the Rotater | 0 Comments
How flexible is your shoulder? That can be a difficult question to answer.
How flexible should my shoulder be?
Is there a standard that I can compare my shoulder flexibility to?
What factors can affect my shoulder flexibility?
Will the ideal shoulder flexibility be different for men vs. women?
Health and Fitness tradeshow
Yesterday, we were at a health and [...]