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.
Scapular Stretch for Shoulder Mobility
January 21, 2012
Most people tend to think of their shoulder in simple terms. I mean it’s just the joint where your arm bone ( the humerus ) meets your body … right? Well, yes …. in the most basic sense. To be honest, your shoulder is really made up of 4 joints:
- the Glenohumeral Joint
- the Acromioclavicular Joint
- the Sternoclavicular Joint
- the Scapulothoracic Joint
So, increasing the mobility of any one of these joints will increase the mobility of the entire shoulder region. In this video, Bucknell University Strength Coach, Jerry Shreck demonstrates how he helps his athletes increase their shoulder mobility by increasing their scapular mobility. He is working directly on the Scapulothoracic joint in this video:
To learn more about this shoulder stretching technique, please read Coach Shreck’s article – Manual Stretch to Increase Scapular Mobility.
More Shoulder Videos and Articles
Here are some of the most recent shoulder rehab and performance articles and videos we’ve posted on our Facebook page. Please join our community of active followers and contributors.
Cross Body, Shoulder, External Rotation – Video
PT-Supervised Exercises Trumps Home Rehab for Improved Shoulder Function Post-Surgery, Study Finds – ptproductsonline.com
Strength Exercise of the Week: Prone External Rotation – Eric Cressey
Tips to ensure (hopefully) a successful outcome after surgery – Dr. David Geier
Baseball Strength and Conditioning Programs: How Much Rotator Cuff Work is Too Much? – Eric Cressey
How to Treat Shoulder Injuries When You Can’t Get to a Doctor – Video – Dr. James Hubbard
Rotator Cuff Tears – Dr. John Post
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection Therapy: A Musculoskeletal Panacea? – ptsportswellness.wordpress.com
The Rotator Cuff, Shoulder Injuries in Paddle Sports – Physiobench
Bamboo Bar Bench Press – Video
Exercises You Should Be Doing: Standing Half Press – Tony Gentilcore
Shoulder Exercises: Circles and Open Book – Video – Erson Religioso
To keep up with the latest and greatest new shoulder stretching, rehab and performance articles / videos … join the Rotater community on Facebook.
Shoulder Mobility – Curing the Hunchback
December 31, 2011
The Hunchback and Shoulder Pain
You do it! You know you do it! I do it, too …. I’m probably doing it right now … yeah, the “late night, I’m tired as crap, gotta keep working on this article” hunched back.
As we become more engaged online, we are becoming less engaged offline … less aware of our posture. It doesn’t matter what your addiction is:
- surfing the web via your desktop computer
- texting on your phone
- cruising along with your ipod
- chilling out on the latest tablet
…it’s all the same…you’ve become a hunchback. Your shoulders are rolled forward, your head is down and you have some seriously tense and painful shoulders.
How to Avoid Computer Related Shoulder Pain
- Take periodic breaks – get up and move … walk around.
- Learn to stretch those tight shoulder muscles – there’s got to be a million videos on YouTube demonstrating some of the shoulder stretches you can do almost anywhere .. even at your desk.
- Relax, meditate, breathe deep.
Shoulder Mobility – Take 2 and Call Me in the Morning
- Watch this video
- Give it a try
How To Regain Shoulder Range of Motion
December 21, 2011
We have great customers who want to share their shoulder rehab stories. Here’s an email from two-time World Champion powerlifter, Pat Susco, who had extensive shoulder surgery in 2010.
Pat, who is 60, also sent a link to this video of himself doing weighted dips….incredible! Here’s the video and below it you can read Pat’s Rotater testimonial:
Pat Susco’s Rotater Testimonial
..hey guys sent you an email off your website, not sure if it went thru…..anyway, a video of my shouders working 100% @ 60 yrs. old thanks to the Rotater …..wow, what great news ! ……what I did forget to mention was that the people who train in my “home gym” are also big Rotater fans and in fact I`m still waiting for one of them to return my Rotater dvd…..In short I`ve had 2 left shouder surgeries and rebounded well after the first in `94….however, the second in 2010 was much slower to respond , possibly because I was now 59. It was also a more extensive procedure with repair to a torn rotater cuff, torn labrum and the shaving of my clavicle. After a year of self rehab I was still quite limited on what movements I could do, the weight I could use and my limited ROM.
Then by chance, surfing the net for “new” shoulder rehab ideas I came across the video for the “Rotater” and was amazed by it`s versatility. I had already purchased a “shoulder horn” and loved it , however, it was limited to one movement. I purchased my “Rotater” from “Lifting Large” which is pretty prominent in the powerlifting community. I watched the video and was blown away by how many aspects of the shoulder the Rotater hit. Using it religiously 3x a week (on both shoulders !) in conjunction with my training, I regained full ROM , was pain free and even doing weighted dips !….My biggest concern now (having a powerlifters “more is better” mind set) is the discipline to continue to train smart and cycle my training to allow for “light days” and recuperation from the “heavy days” !
I should mention that along with now being 60, I`m a 2x IPA World Champion (`93 & `95 ) and multi-time masters champion (55-59) with an official squat of 920lbs. and deadlift of 745lbs. both done while in my forties.
Patrick Susco - Brooklyn N.Y.
Triathlete Increases Shoulder Range of Motion
November 22, 2011
Thanks to Paul Dumm for taking the time to share his experience with the Rotater. We are always thrilled to know the Rotater is making a difference in people’s lives.
Triathletes and Shoulder ROM
“Chris
I am an triathlete and suffer from c-5 palsy after a back – neck fusion operation. My left arm is partly paralyzed and I suffer from chronic pain. In using the Rotater I have been able to increase my Range of Motion in my shoulder and increased blood flow to muscles that have atrophy. I have found the Rotater very helpful in dealing with my Rehabilitation.
I think the Rotater is a great. What I like best about is I can use it watching T.V.”
Paul Dumm
