Teri Hatcher Still Frustrated with Frozen Shoulder?
October 11, 2011
Back in Oct. 2010 on the Jimmy Kimmel show, Teri Hatcher revealed she had a frozen shoulder. As recently as this past May (2011), Teri is still having a difficult time as noted in this article – Teri Hatcher hits rock bottom with frozen shoulder.
What is frozen shoulder?
Sometimes it’s called adhesive capsulitis …. this video might help explain what it is and how to treat it.
The Dreaded Frozen Shoulder Solution – Manipulation Under Anesthesia
Here’s what happens:
- You are sedated
- Your doctor performs all the shoulder stretches you’ve been avoiding during physical therapy due to the pain
- The doctor is not inhibited by your screams of pain and forces the joint to “un-freeze”
A video is worth more than a thousand words:
The Rotater for Frozen Shoulder Relief
Many of our clients have had great results in overcoming frozen shoulder by adding the Rotater to their shoulder health program. These are their words:
“Thank heavens for my discovery of The Rotater. In therapy, the trained therapist could manipulate my arm to keep/increase rotation but on my own I wasn’t able to do that very well at all. Therapy, at $80/session, was getting expensive yet I knew I needed to keep up the rotational manipulation so that when the “thawing” began I would still have retained as much shoulder/arm function as possible. read more
Another happy Rotater customer:
“I was diagnosed with Adhesive Capsulitis and only 50-60% of normal external and internal rotation. Using the Rotater daily and combined with physical therapy I have progressed to 100% external rotation and 95% internal rotation in less than nine weeks. I have no pain and am back to playing tennis.” read more
Physical Therapist comment
“The Rotater itself has proved invaluable to my patients’ shoulders and their subsequent recovery. It has been used for a variety of overuse, sports, orthopedic, and post-surgical conditions to date, and on a large group of patients as well. Everyone from grandma with adhesive capsulitis to the major league baseball pitcher has reaped its benefits, and I look forward to many more.” read more
Is the Rotater “right” for you? I don’t know, but with a 100% Money Back Guarantee, what do you have to lose? Put the Rotater to the test and see for yourself.
P.S. Does anyone know how to get in touch with Teri Hatcher?
We’d love to get a Rotater to Teri. We’ve tried to make contact a couple of times, but no response yet. If you know how to reach her, please let us know. Thanks 
Battling Frozen Shoulder? You Have Options
February 23, 2011
Does the Rotater help with frozen shoulder? Read this email from someone who’s been battling this painful condition and decide for yourself!
Me and The Rotater—A Success Story
Imagine not being able to:
Frozen Shoulder is Painful
- Towel dry your back.
- Take off or put on a sweater over your head.
- Reach for the butter dish on the rear refrigerator shelf.
- Grab the last sock hiding in the back of the dryer.
That’s what it’s like having bilateral “frozen shoulder” and that’s what I began living with back in early spring of 2010.
Like many others with frozen shoulder, I initially thought I must have somehow injured my arms, back or shoulders so I began limiting use of those areas. When the pain grew increasingly sharp and went bilateral, I sought medical help.
Physical therapy, while it answered my questions and concerns and provided some needed instruction on exercises, didn’t really increase my function or decrease my pain. Evidently frozen shoulder goes through three stages: freezing, frozen and thawing. My shoulders were still in the “freezing” stage so relief could be several months ahead.
My therapist and my research on the Internet convinced me that, since there was no injury underlying the condition, it was important for me to maintain as much flexibility, use of the shoulders/upper arms and rotation as possible throughout the process. Unfortunately, with both shoulders affected, many of the standard exercises weren’t as helpful as they might have been.
Thank heavens for my discovery of The Rotater. In therapy, the trained therapist could manipulate my arm to keep/increase rotation but on my own I wasn’t able to do that very well at all. Therapy, at $80/session, was getting expensive yet I knew I needed to keep up the rotational manipulation so that when the “thawing” began I would still have retained as much shoulder/arm function as possible.
The Rotater allows me to work with the limited function of my shoulders to continue exercising my arms and shoulders. Even with both shoulders involved, the Rotater device permits easy stretching and holding to get a “good” rotation. While the device looks “simple,” this is not a “one trick pony” with one stretch only; you can use The Rotater you’re your own body to rehab your shoulder with internal and external rotation in several positions.
The online support was great and the many videos demonstrating use of The Rotater and invaluable. I’d also suggest folks (at least initially) do the exercises with The Rotater while standing in front of a mirror. After watching the videos it’s important, I think to get the “feedback” from watching yourself in the mirror; without that feedback it’s more difficult to tell if you’re keeping your body in the right position or holding on to good posture (not “lifting” or “shrugging” the shoulders).
I was concerned that The Rotater would require a “good” arm/shoulder to make the exercises work properly but the device works with your body at the stage it is in rehabilitation—and in my case, it wasn’t a very high functioning level initially.
While, almost 12 months later, I still have frozen shoulders, the process is now in the “thawing” stage and I am pleased to have not lost too much muscle tone or flexibility in the past year, despite the limitations of having two frozen shoulders. My range of motion continues to increase and I look forward to the day when I can reach for a soup can on the back kitchen shelf without thinking twice!
I credit my use of The Rotater for retaining my flexibility and muscle tone as I’m emerging from a year?long physical challenge. When I get back to my usual physical activities, I’ll keep using The Rotater, too—I’m not going to quit something that’s working so well!
T. D. – Paradise, California
Tennis Player Beats Adhesive Capsulitis
September 11, 2010
The following is an email testimonial we received from a medical professional who purchased the Rotater. Don used the Rotater as a part of his physical therapy program to overcome adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder).
Shoulder Injuries & Tennis
“As an avid tennis player I had noticed stiffness in my shoulder for several years without any noticeable pain. An exercise program designed for upper body strengthening resulted in significant pain which caused sleep disturbance and progressed to acute pain with overhead activities as well as inability to execute the service motion.
As a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) I have administered anesthesia for hundreds of shoulder surgeries. Although many patients require surgery I was motivated to pursue a more conservative treatment regime.
I was diagnosed with Adhesive Capsulitis and only 50-60% of normal external and internal rotation. Using the Rotater daily and combined with physical therapy I have progressed to 100% external rotation and 95% internal rotation in less than nine weeks. I have no pain and am back to playing tennis. The Rotater is remarkable in that it enables external and internal stretching that could otherwise only by performed by a physical therapist. The Rotater significantly shortened my rehabilitation and I doubt physical therapy alone would have been sufficient. Needless to say the Rotater will continue to be part of my maintenance program.”
Don Elswick – CRNA
Please visit our Products Page to purchase the Rotater … your shoulder will thank you!
UPDATE: We received the following email from Don after his initial testimonial…it reads:
“Hi Chris
I remembered something I should have included in my last email. After a few months of the daily routine of stretching using the Rotater, a simple pulley system and throwing a weighted ball I decided the shoulder had progressed enough to discontinue the routine. That was not a good decision. After a couple of weeks I noticed the shoulder was more and more uncomfortable and I was concerned that I had different pathology than the original diagnosis. I resumed my previous regime hoping for the best. In about 10 days the pain was gone and it is evident that the Rotater needs to be a daily routine for me to maintain a healthy shoulder. There is simply no substitute.”
Regards,
Don Elswick – CRNA
We’re Proud to Announce Our Australian Distributor for the Rotater
December 14, 2009
First it was:
Australian distributor for the Rotater - shoulder rehab & stretching device
- BodyLab in New Zealand
- then ShoulderCentric in the United Kingdom
- then theRotater.co.kr in South Korea
AND now we’re proud to announce that theRotater.com.au has become our newest distributor for the Rotater.
Bob Guthrie Tells Why He Became a Rotater Distributor
“Hi, I’m Bob Guthrie.
I have a genetic disposition to getting Frozen Shoulders (Adhesive Capsulitus) and I’m just coming out of my second one. The whole process takes 18-24 months and I have physio every week.
I’m a computer programmer and spend a lot of hours each day sitting, typing, mousing – all very counterproductive to my rehabilitation.
Recently I bought The Rotater and progress was immediate.
I keep it nearby and from time to time through the day spend a minute or so stretching, and strengthening the stabilisers.
I’m so happy with the results that I decided to help other Australians by stocking and supplying The Rotater and ancilliary products.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and I look forward to hearing from you.”
Bob Guthrie
If you live in Australia and would like to purchase the Rotater without paying international shipping charges, then please visit http://www.theRotater.com.au today.
Physical Therapist says, “the Rotater is more effective than doorway & towel stretches”
May 17, 2009
“Hi, I am Justin Spooner ,MSPT, I want say that using the “Rotater” on a regular basis has had a positive effect for many of my shoulder patients I see from S/P RTC (rotator cuff) Repair Surgery to Adhesive Capsulitis (frozen shoulder).
Chris demonstrates the Rotater to a physical therapist at the APTA conference
It is much more effective than the old doorway and towel stretches plus patient’s seem to be more motivated to do it at home than giving them these stretches.
It does a better job at isolating than anything I have come across and when it comes to shoulder impingement, etc, having good ER/IR (external rotation / internal rotation) is huge and very well could mean the difference in having surgery or not.”
Justin Spooner, MSPT
