Shoulder Tool Perfect for Home Based Rehab
February 17, 2012
Last August we attended the Florida Chiropractors conference in Orlando. Although we’ve been to many physical therapy and athletic training conferences, this was our first time demonstrating the Rotater to the chiropractic industry. We’d been alerted to their interest when Dr. Jennifer Illes wrote and told us she had presented the Rotater at the sports symposium of the American Chiropractic Association meeting in Peurto Rico and the response was had been great. Here is a link to her original article.
Florida Chiropractic Show is Successful
The FCA conference was a great success for the Rotater. Interest in the Rotater was very good and sales were great. While we were there, one of the attendees asked me if we knew Dr. Enrico Esposito at the United States Sports Academy and that we should contact him about the Rotater.
So we contacted Dr. Esposito and asked him if he would like to put the Rotater to the test. After checking out our website and videos, he gave me a shipping address and we put his Rotater package on the way.
Letter of Recommendation for The Rotater
"Click" to Read Dr. Esposito's Original Letter
After using the Rotater since Sept. 2011, Dr. Esposito contacted me last week and said he was sending us a letter of recommendation on his letterhead. Click this link to see the actual letter.
In his words:
To Whom It May Concern,
The Rotator is an outstanding tool for both, sport performance training and the rehabilitation of the shoulder. There comes a time in life when the creativity of a few – helps the many. This is what Joint Mechanix, LLC has done. The Rotator will help to maximize shoulder performance for many athletes and patients – providing the intricate balance between the science and the art of conditioning and reconditioning of an athlete/patient that is so imperative for a successful outcome.
The Rotator can help to maximize strength, flexibility and range of motion utilizing the sciences based upon the structure and function of the body. It takes the science of biomechanics and utilizes proper angles and forces to promote the art of correct functional movements around the joint so that ligaments, tendons, and muscles can synergistically apply themselves to a better movement.
The Rotator takes the place of expensive machines – being so portable and user friendly. It is safe – due to the capability of the user to always be in control of the angles and forces that are being applied. All these reasons make The Rotator the perfect tool to increase compliance with all home-based training and rehabilitation programs.
I recommend that every athlete have access to The Rotator. No throwing athlete should be without one.
Yours in Sport,
Dr. Enrico N. Esposito
Enrico N. Esposito, DC, BA, EMT, MSS, ATC, CSCS
We’d like to thank Dr. Esposito for taking the time to evaluate the Rotater and provide this feedback. If you have questions about the Rotater please contact us – call, email or fax – click here for details.
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 Flexibility Questions
January 9, 2012
Understanding Shoulder Flexibility
We all have questions…and it would be helpful if we had a visual to help us understand. If you have questions about:
- Passive flexibility
- Active flexibility
- Dynamic flexibility
…then here’s a great explanation along with many drawings to help you visualize what these terms mean.
How to Have Better Shoulder Flexibility
“It’s things like The Rotater that make me wish there was a “love it” button. I have had three surgeries on my shoulder and nothing seemed to help. PT had it’s limits – at least my therapist did so I set out in search of something I could do at home. Since The Rotater, although I don’t have it all back (yet) my range of motion has increased significantly! It is worth every penny!” - Jon Tyre – from the Rotater Facebook Page
If you’re having issues with your shoulder flexibility, please visit the graphic above so you’ll have a better understanding of your shoulder. After that, you may want to learn more about the Rotater and how you can use it to increase your shoulder flexibility.
Shoulder Tool “Wows” PGA Tour Trainer
September 9, 2011
“Chris I received the Rotater today. Thank you very much.
As a pro athlete and trainer to other pro athletes. I have a lot of training stuff come my way. This is one of the best well thought-out devises I have ever used.
Gerry James - PGA Tour Trainer
Every serious athlete should have one of these. As I stated on the phone I train a PGA Tour player that just had surgery labrim tear Rotater tear. Had it before I started working with him. I just cant help but think he would not have had any such injury if he had your device.
You can use my endorsement if you wish.
Best Always”
Gerry James
PGA Professional
2X World Long Drive Champion
PGA Tour Trainer
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.
