Shoulder Rehab Tool Review by Dynamic Principles
May 5, 2012
The Green Rotater + Strong Arm Kit + Rotater Pad
We would like to thank Leonard Van Gelder for taking the past few weeks to test and evaluate our shoulder rehab tool – the Rotater. Leonard Van Gelder is the blogger behind Dynamic Principles and is:
- a certified strength and conditioning coach
- a certified athletic trainer
- 20 year veteran of the martial arts
- also in the process of pursuing his Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy
Here is an excerpt from Leonard’s review:
Overall, the beauty of the Rotater is in its simplicity, it does its intended job very well. I commend the team over at Joint Mechanix for putting the Rotater together without an orthopedic rehab background!
Please visit this link to read the extensive details of Leonard’s review.
Disclosure: The Rotater was provided at no charge and his evaluation / review was voluntary.
Shoulder Stretching Tool Reviewed by Pitching Coach
April 21, 2012
Dan Blewett, owner of Dan Blewett Sports Performance and Warbird Pitching Academy, recently posted the following video review of the Rotater shoulder stretching tool. I’ve been reading Dan’s blog for the last few months and can feel his passion for pitching / athletic excellence. I contacted Dan and asked him if he would be interested in evaluating our shoulder stretching tool.
Dan notes several things about the Rotater shoulder stretching tool in this video:
- Shoulder Stretching Safety – it’s safer for an athlete to stretch himself / herself than to rely on a fellow athlete.
- Immediate Feedback – the athlete feels the stretch
- Although an excellent shoulder stretching tool for external rotation, most baseball players don’t need more external rotation
- The Rotater shoulder stretching tool is great for stretching a pitcher’s internal rotation
- Different than the sleeper stretch .. the pitching arm is in a more natural throwing motion
- The Rotater is lightweight, sturdy and easy to take with you
Disclaimer: The Rotater was provided to Dan Blewett at no charge to him, with nothing required on his part.
The Rotator Cuff – Shoulder Anatomy 101
February 14, 2012
What is the Rotator Cuff?
It doesn’t matter what you call it …
- the rotator cup
- the rotater cup
- the rotater cuff
- the rotating cuff
- the rotary cuff
….people want to know:
- What is the rotator cuff?
- Where is the rotator cuff?
- What does the rotator cuff do?
The Rotater Cuff Explained
Here’s a very good video explanation of the rotator cuff. This animation peels back the overlaying shoulder and chest muscles to expose the 4 muscles that make up your rotator cuff and goes on to visually explain the function of each rotator cuff muscle:
More Sources of Shoulder Information
If you haven’t visited our Facebook page, then here are some of the recent shoulder articles and videos you’ve missed:
The Arthrokinetic Reflex – Todd Hargrove
Glenohumeral Joint Preservation: Current Options For Managing Articular Cartilage Lesions In Young, Active Patients – Dr. Peter J. Millett
Pilates Scapular Stabilization Exercise – Video
Shoulder Shocker – Joe DeFranco
Shoulder Force Couples – How do They Function Throughout Rehab Exercises? – Mark Rice
The Rotator Interval: Pathology And Management – Dr. Peter J. Millett
Smurfette shoulder theraband rehab program – Video
Graston Technique and Chiropractic helps Back pain and Shoulder pain – Dr. Russ Jepson DC – Video
Exercise You Need to Do: Scap Push-up Into Yoga Push-Up – Matt Siniscalchi
Taking Care of Your Pitching Arm – David Lasnier
Don’t Forget About the Rotater
If you’re looking for a shoulder rehab tool you can use at home for your rotator cuff rehab, then don’t forget to check out the Rotater. It’s simple to use, affordable and works…PLUS the Rotater is guaranteed 100%.
Facepulls with External Rotation…Thanks TRX!
August 16, 2011
Shoulder rehab exercises don’t have to be hard….and you don’t need to invest thousands of dollars in weights and equipment. The TRX Suspension Trainer is affordable, versatile and easy to use. Here are a couple of videos demonstrating how to use the TRX to perform Face Pulls with External Rotation…a great rotator cuff exercise.
…and here’s another view of the same exersice
The TRX Suspension Trainer is a super product that incorporates your body weight into the exercises. The possibilities are limitless.
The Rotater Goes to Puerto Rico for the ACA Sports Symposium
August 5, 2011
This is a guest post by Dr. Jennifer Illes who was one of the featured speakers at this year’s sports symposium of the American Chiropractic Association.
During the last weekend of July, Dr. Jennifer Illes, a chiropractic physician from Florida demonstrated the use and benefits of the “Rotater” at the annual ACA (American Chiropractic Association) sports symposium.
Dr. Illes Includes the Rotater in her Presentation
Over 300 sports physicians from all over the USA, Canada, and Mexico attended. Dr. Illes who teaches clinical scinece courses at National University of Health Sciences in Florida, presented both a lecture and lab about scapular dyskinesis. She implemented the Rotater while explaining how to stretch the GH capsule, and how during the rehabiliative phase of treatment the Rotater could be used for increasing strength of the shoulder mobilizers. The audience was impressed with this invention, and they came up after the presentation to demo it. Nothing but positive feedback for the ROTATER!!!
The ACA Council on Sports Injuries and Physical Fitness is a professional and educational non-profit organization with a growing membership of active chiropractors. The ACA Sports Council attracts doctors from across the U.S. and around the world, who desire to become more directly involved with developing and promoting the treatment of athletes.
