Should Your Child be Pitching?
March 24, 2011
Should your child be pitching? That seems like a “no-brainer”…especially if your son or daughter exhibits a natural tendency to excel. But after watching the following videos, you might want to re-think the question. I found the first video on Elite Sports Medicine’s website.
What startled me was the statement that 50% of kids who play overhead sports (softball, baseball, tennis, etc.) have a shoulder or elbow injury every season!! Not only that, but these injuries impact your child’s ability to throw later in life.
It’s All About Fatigue – Young Arms Need Require REST!
Dr. James Andrews, one of the most highly respected orthopedic surgeons, has also noticed the increase of shoulder / elbow injuries …most notably among Little League baseball pitchers and has been a strong proponent of limiting the number of pitches thrown. Here’s a video of Dr. Andrews expressing his thoughts on what he calls an increase of shoulder / elbow injuries of “epidemic” proportions:
Take away notes:
- Pitch counts are important
- don’t allow your child to play “year-round”
- it’s all about fatigue
- have a 2 – 3 month, “no-throwing”, rest period
- don’t allow your child to play in more than one league at a time
- 5 fold increase in shoulder / elbow injuries requiring surgery
Shoulder Pain Patients Regain Full Range of Motion
March 16, 2011
We received the following email from Dr. Steven Green of the NOVA Headache and Chronic Pain Center:
“I love The Rotator for its ability to have the patient perform the complex motions necessary to regain full ROM and use of the shoulder joint complex post surgery. I have used this successfully on myself and many of my patients. If I were to change but one thing with this valuable tool it would be the material from which it is made. Regrettably, the flimsy materials make it a difficult sale as patient’s are often reticent to plunk down the 60-80.00 required to make the purchase. As we can all agree, the science behind the unit, the software instructions, etc all go into the cost and the effectiveness is without dispute. The problem is in demonstrating the value proposition to a member of the laity who is considering the purchase without the benefit of the esoteric knowledge behind the invention. Instead, their concern is for the durability and heft of the instrument even though -again, we can all agree – that this has nothing to do with the effectiveness.”
Dr. Steven M. Green
NOVA Headache and Chronic Pain Center
The Rotater is Guaranteed 100% – No Questions Asked
The Rotater Works - it's that simple!
NOTE: The flimsiness that Dr. Green is speaking of is referring to the ability of the Rotater handle to twist. This twist is very important to someone who is rehabbing a sore shoulder. Basically the twisting allows for a buffer in the transference of motion / force and is purposely designed into the Rotater. It does not affect the durability of the Rotater which is why the Rotater is guaranteed 100% for any kind of breakage!! ALSO, the Rotater’s strength and durability has been tested by the continued use of many professional athletes and world class powerlifters. This was my response to Dr. Green:
“Hi Dr. Green,
Thanks for your quick response!! I’m glad to hear your shoulder (as well as those of your patients) has responded positively to the Rotater. You are absolutely correct in your description of hesitation some people exhibit when they learn the price of the Rotater. However, what we’ve found is that after using the Rotater and realizing they can stretch themselves, price often becomes a non-issue.
I’m not sure if you’re aware of it or not, but we guarantee the Rotater – 100% to the user’s satisfaction – no questions asked. If our client is not happy, we’re not happy and will refund their money. Basically they can try the Rotater and if they still don’t feel it’s worth the price, they can get all their money back. “
Chris Melton
Joint Mechanix, LLC
Mobile: 334-444-4468
Email: cfmelton@theRotater.com
Site: http://theRotater.com
Here are Dr. Green’s final thoughts:
“Thank you for the valuable information. I was unaware of the fact you provided a no hassle money back guarantee. I will be careful to explain that the next time a patient could benefit from your device.”
Dr. Steven M. Green
NOVA Headache and Chronic Pain Center
How to Improve GIRD
March 9, 2011
It’s quite an honor for the Rotater to be mentioned in the same article as shoulder rehab gurus, Mike Reinold and Eric Cressey. Thanks to Shyam Soin, for including the Rotater in his article – Top 3 Exercises to Improve Shoulder Internal Range of Motion.
Here’s a video clip from Shyam’s article demonstrating why the Rotater is one of the best exercises to improve internal rotation of the shoulder.
Will the Rotater help you? Give it a try and discover why the experts recommend it.
Plyometric Shoulder External Rotation Exercise
March 3, 2011
Develop, Strengthen and Protect Your Rotator Cuff
You know the drill..develop and protect your rotator cuff muscles. So you:
- do your band exercises to strengthen your internal and external rotator cuff muscles
- sometimes substitute dumbbells for variety
- do the wall stretch
- do the towel stretch
- stretch with the Rotater
Is there something more you could be doing? Something that might add a little variety…something plyometric? Thanks to Kyle Boddy at Driveline Baseball for this plyometric shoulder exercise. Simple and easy to do!
Thanks Kyle!
