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.
The Rotater and Customer Service
January 10, 2012
What if you order the Rotater and decide it’s just not what you wanted? What if it doesn’t meet your expectations? What if you just don’t like the Rotater? Don’t worry…we guarantee the Rotater 100% If you’re not happy, we’re not happy and we’ll refund your money. No Questions Asked!!
The Rotater Customer Service
Don’t believe us? Read the email we just received from someone who found out firsthand.
Joint Mechanix, “..a great company”
Just had to let you know what a great company this is. I ordered the Rotater and it came really quickly. As it turned out my injury was not one that would benefit from using the product….but I must say they were so nice. I contacted them and they told me..”no problem”…wished me luck with my shoulder re hab and promptly refunded my ENTIRE amount immediately. If you have any doubts about giving them a try, have no doubts! If every company on the internet did business this way it would be so refreshing. I cannot say enough good things about them.
Grace Smith
No Risk … Huge Reward
What are you waiting for? It’s a simple, no-risk opportunity to try our shoulder rehab tool and regain your shoulder mobility and function.
Shoulder Information YOU Missed?
Here’s some of the recent articles and videos on shoulder rehab and shoulder performance you many have missed if you’re not a member of the Rotater community on Facebook:
Guide to Movement 1: Flexibility - Joumana Medlej
Upper Body Stretches for Olympic Weightlifting – All Things Gym
How do I know if I have a “full thickness” rotator cuff tear? – Howard J. Luks, MD – Chief of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy
Shoulder External Rotation (Video) – uvacswim
Shoulder Impingement Rehabilitation Exercises (Video) – healthworkschiro
How Effective is Internal Rotation Stretching? – Katy House, DPT
Do all rotator cuff tears need shoulder surgery? – Howard J. Luks, MD – Chief of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy
A Review of the Efficacy and Safety of Corticosteroid and Other Injections – Sports Medicine Research
Packing the Shoulder – Iron Tamer, David Whitley
5 Non Traditional Shoulder & Rotator Cuff Exercises (Video) – DanBlewett.com
Stay up to date with what’s going on in the shoulder rehab and performance world…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
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
