World Class Athletic Performance Coach Impressed with the Rotater
July 13, 2010
A few months ago we sent a Rotater to Doug Fioranelli for testing and evaluation. Doug is one of the premier personal trainers in the world and has trained high school, Olympic and professional athletes. Check out Doug’s testimonials! Here are some of Doug’s qualifications:
- Doug has Master’s degree in Kinesiology
Doug Fioranelli - World Class Performance Trainer
- he has been published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
- Doug is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
- he is a Certified Olympic Weightlifting Club Coach through the USA Weightlifting Association (USAW)
- he is a Certified Russian Kettlebell Instructor under Pavel Tsatsouline (RKC Level II)
- Doug is a Certified Sports Nutritionist from the International Society of Sports Nutrition (CISSN)
Doug Fioranelli gives his opinion of the Rotater
“I had the opportunity to use The Rotater for several months now and I have to say this is an amazing product. It is very simple to use and easy to understand. Pretty much get it out of the box and you are ready to go.
I think it is very important for people to realize that joints do not move in the exact same pattern even when essentially performing the same motion. It is a huge advantage to expose, strengthen, and mobilize the shoulder joint and its muscles in as many movement patterns as possible to ensure their optimal strength, stability and performance. The Rotater allows for unlimited angles to stretch, mobilize and strengthening the joint and muscles around the shoulder to maintain its movement and integrity.
I found The Rotater to be a great tool and have even loaned mine out to friends who were having shoulder inhibition and pain. I highly recommend that you add this fantastic tool to your arsenal and keep your shoulder joints mobile, strong and healthy for life.
Pros:
- Simple to use and easy to understand. Pretty much get it out of the box and you are ready to go, I like that.
- The unlimited angles for stretching and strengthening. I think it is very important for people to realize that generally joints do not move in the same pattern even when essentially performing the same motion. It is a huge advantage to expose, strengthen, and mobilize the joint and muscles in as many movement patterns as possible to ensure their optimal strength, stability and performance
- I like how easy it is to stretch and strengthen the muscles of the shoulder when the arm is placed behind the back. It is VERY difficult to do this without The Rotater. I was surprised to see how limited my right side was until I used it and I was able to gain some ROM using it.
CONS: (I am being very very nit picky, I think it is a great product)
- Plastic frame could be a little stronger. I did not break mine but I did almost step on it getting out of bed and could have cracked it. I also felt it “flex” sometimes when I do certain movements. Maybe just a little harder plastic would be good for future frames.
- I think the elastic strengthening band could be a little easier to adjust when switching angles and tension. I think instead of closed loops on the frame and untying it each time, maybe an open “bulb-shaped” slot could work where the elastic could just drop down and secure itself in there
- My DVD sound only worked on the main menu page, not sure if it was just mine or a few of them.”
Doug Fioranelli
Rise Above Performance Training
If you like Twitter, then be sure to follow Doug – @RiseAboveStr…you can check out his Facebook Page or see all his videos on YouTube.
Notes: The Rotater is guaranteed against breakage and will be replaced at no charge if you ever break or damage yours – NO MATTER HOW THE DAMAGE OCCURS!
Disclosure: Doug was provided with a Rotater at no charge. His testimonial was voluntary and not required.
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The Rotater is Patented as a Shoulder Therapeutic Apparatus
June 14, 2010
Congratulations to Joint Mechanix Co-owner and my best friend, Scott Kay. During the week of May 18, Scott was awarded patent #7717834 for the Rotater.
Shoulder stretching tool is patented
Designed to increase internal and external rotation for a person who’s going through shoulder rehab, the Rotater has become the “go – to” shoulder prehab / rehab tool for athletes who want to stretch, strengthen and condition their shoulders for increased shoulder performance.
NATA
We will be in Philadelphia (June 22 – 25) for the National Athletic Trainer Association annual conference. If you will be attending, please stop by booth #651, try the Rotater and introduce yourself – we’d love to meet you. If the past is any indication, we’ll be busy demonstrating the Rotater and answering questions.
Fitness Pro says, ” the Rotater is Awesome “
May 16, 2010
Recently, I had the opportunity to get the Rotater to Joey Atlas to use, evaluate and share with his clients. So, who is Joey Atlas?
- a health and fitness professional with a MS in Exercise Physiology
- the Amazon.com bestselling author of ‘Fatness to Fitness’ and several other successful programs
- former consultant to Pepsi-Cola’s Corporate Fitness Program
- inventor of the Atlas Gym Unit and his own organic fitness drink – Atlas Juice
Fitness Pro - Joey Atlas
Joey Atlas’ Response to the Rotater
“Just had a chance to take a close look at the Rotater. I must let you know – over the years I’ve been asked to evaluate many products and devices. Many have been ‘ok’ and a few have been great. I have to categorize the Rotater as awesome, plain and simple… And here’s why.
My experience in the rehab and fitness field has taken me many places and exposed me to many different people and programs. One of those being the golf and tennis crowd. Both in rehab and post rehab (performance).
I’ve always been big on proper shoulder conditioning. And developed my own protocols and ‘methods’ with tools that already existed. What the Rotater does is allow me to develop programs for clients – and, most importantly, give them one tool to allow them to continue with their program.
Adherence is a huge challenge in our field and anything that can get a patient or client to stick with their program when they go off on their own is absolutely priceless. The Rotater allows this to happen perfectly. It removes so many obstacles – and promotes long term results and improvements.
As an inventor and product developer myself, I must tip my hat to you in a big way for creating something so simple in concept yet so versatile in practice and valuable in terms of transitioning a client to doing their own training for long term performance and fitness.”
All the best,
Joey Atlas
www.JoeyAtlas.com
Get more Joey Atlas
If you’re a “Twitterholic” like me, you can follow Joey on Twitter by clicking this link – @JoeyAtlas. You can also friend Joey on Facebook.
Disclosure: Joey was provided with a Rotater at no charge. His testimonial was voluntary and not required.
Increase Your Shoulder Mobility … Win a FREE Rotater
April 30, 2010
What do the following people have in common?
Win a FREE Rotater
- Christopher Warner
- Brad Kerr
- Milan Turner
- Reva Skie
- Warren Moore
- Trey VanDyke
- Art Whitaker
- Shane Connor
- Michael Mahony
- Andrew Peterson
- Mike McNeil
…Each person listed is increasing his or her shoulder mobility because they’ve all won a FREE Rotater and Strong Arm! How? Simple:
- Join the Rotater Fan page (hint: just “click” the “Like” button right over here —-> )
- Watch for us to post a “Win a Free Rotater” question on the Rotater Fan page
- Be the first to answer the question correctly (the questions are pretty easy – plus we give great hints!!)
The Rotater has become the “go to” shoulder rehab tool for physical therapists, athletic trainers, shoulder rehab patients and athletes of every genre. If you want to increase your shoulder mobility, then get the Rotater.
Trainer “Wowed” by the Rotater
March 3, 2010
“I’ve been in the strength & conditioning, fitness, bodybuilding, and training game for a while now – 16+ years. Needless to say, I’ve been around the block a time or two. I’ve had some shoulder issues in the past, and have fixed it all on my own.
Working Class Trainer - Matt Wiggins
I’ve still got very strong shoulders, and rehab/prehab work such as banded pull-aparts and cuban presses are a regular part of my workouts, as well as what I recommend to others. However, my shoulder flexibility still isn’t quite what I’d like.
Then I got The Rotater.
In a word – “wow”. By doing nothing more than some of the basic stretching exercises, my Range of Motion (on both internal and external rotation on both shoulders) had increased by the 3rd day.
My shoulders feel looser and healthier than they have in a long time. What a great product!”
Matt “Wiggy” Wiggins
http://www.workingclassfitness.com
http://www.workingclasscardioworkout.com
Shoulder Rehab Device comes to Canada
February 17, 2010
Joint Mechanix, LLC is proud to announce the Rotater, the #1 shoulder rehab and stretching device, is now available in Canada.
Canadain distributor for the #1 shoulder rehab and stretching device
Gary Schatz at Rotater-Canada has become the exclusive distributor of the Rotater in Canada, eliminating international shipping charges for our customers to the north.
If you live in Canada and want to purchase the Rotater, but have been putting if off due to high international shipping rates – your wait is over. Visit Rotater-Canada and get your Rotater today!
Thanks, Jason Ferruggia!
December 22, 2009
No B.S. Strength & Training Info
I want to send a special “thank you” to Jason Ferruggia at Renegade Strength & Conditioning for including the Rotater in his list of “20 Holiday Gifts That Don’t Suck”. Jason has compiled a list of outstanding products relating to fitness, recovery and working out.
We’ re thrilled that some of the “big guns” of the fitness industry are taking note of the Rotater and it’s application as a shoulder rehab / prehab and stretching device for competitive athletes.
Another Rotater Success Story
December 20, 2009
The ROTATER: The Skinny by Michael James
I first heard of The Rotater from Chris Melton on Twitter. He had seen where after twenty five years of racing motocross I was pretty much done and beaten up. I was dealing with a shoulder ailment and he said he wanted to send me a product he thought would help. I was pretty skeptical at first since I didn’t know where he was coming from but Chris turned out to be the real deal…and his shoulder rehab device, The Rotater, is also the real deal.
First off, the Rotater, like all great ideas, is so simple you wonder why you didn’t invent it yourself. The device in basic terms is used to help people recover from shoulder injuries and or rotator cuff issues. The Rotater allows the patient to use the device by themselves if they are dexterous enough or with the aid of an assistant to help them through the ranges of motions needed for a properly functioning shoulder. I won’t go into how to use the device for space’s sake but you can find all the info you need at http://therotater.com/wp/.
The shoulder is acutally composed of several joints
A little background on the shoulder joint: First off, the shoulder isn’t really a joint like the knee, hip, or elbow. The shoulder is a series of tendons and muscles that pass between, through and around the collar bone, and shoulder blades.
There is no ‘joint’ so to speak and this is what allows the shoulder its 360 degree mobility. Because of this mobility, the shoulder is the weakest joint in the body. It is easily injured and the most common injury among athletes is a rotator cuff tear. When an injury occurs to the shoulder, mobility is limited because pain stops you from moving it in the direction of the injury. The upper shoulder attaches to a host of muscles including the traps, pectorals, and upper back muscles but for now let’s stick with the rotator area. This is where most athletes suffer overuse injuries or like Chris and myself, high speed impact related injuries. Motorcycle racers tend to fall on their shoulders as they roll to avoid injuring more vital areas of the body. Chris mentioned that the idea for the Rotater came to his business partner, Scott Kay, while recuperating from his own shoulder injury.
Necessity is the mother of invention and The Rotater works as advertised. It helped me in early 2009 get from not being unable to lift my arm even to shoulder height because of the tightness and pain in the injured area. It wasn’t a fresh injury but an old one that didn’t really go away. I am not going to say The Rotater by itself healed me; I was already in a rehab for the shoulder but once I started using it the PTs at the well known rehab started telling me they saw quick improvement. I didn’t mention The Rotater to them but each week when I went to them I was worlds better than the week before. Why, you might ask. The Rotater in my case was an excellent stretching device. A shoulder that is too tight and knotted up will not respond to any treatment. Only when my PT Karen mentioned that I had excellent flexibility in the shoulder did I mention that I was secretly using The Rotator during the rest of the week.
She and the staff became curious as to what a “Rotater” was. When I brought the device to them they were as puzzled as to how to use it. After a five minute lesson they all got the hang of it just as I did. Once past the tender stage of the injury, The Rotater is a good tool to start the strengthening phase of recovery. The device has “cut out slots” on the arm to increase or decrease the resistance on your shoulder as you use it. My unit came with an attachment of surgical hosing which helped me gain some strength back after the mobility came back.
The Rotater will help anyone up to and including elite athletes regain their flexibility post injury and send them into the strengthening phase. This in turn will allow them to hit the weight room and full training sooner than later. Once back up to full strength, the only drawback with The Rotater is that is cannot be used soley as a strength training device. It then reverts back to a flexibility device.
As I mentioned I had more or less parked the motocross bike and taken up road cycling. According to the head PT, that is about the worst thing one can do to a shoulder or with an injured shoulder. The necessities of road cycling mean one is hunched over, weight on their shoulders with arms extended for several hours at a time.
This body position wreaked havoc on my shoulder when I tried to get on the bike too soon but semi daily workouts with The Rotater had me back to doing light weights, then heavier weights then actual riding. I battled back from almost three months of being out of work and off the bike to a high point of an eighty-five mile, yup you read right, an 85 mile bicycle ride. I still use mine once a week to keep things fresh and moving smoothly. I didn’t write these words as a writer who gets paid to write things, I wrote these words because this is my personal Rotater success story. Thank you Chris Melton for following through with a terrific product in The Rotater.
Michael James
Who is Michael James?
Michael James
Michael is an avid motocross rider, a hardcore road-racing cyclist and a freelance writer. His articles have appeared in:
- Hudson Valley Motocross News
- Racer X Illustrated (paper)
- Cycle News
- MX East
- MX America,
- mxlarge.com
- motonews.com
- mxnewsfeed.com
Michael James was accepted into the prestigious Major Taylor Iron Riders club in late 2009.
Disclosure: Michael was provided with a Rotater at no charge. His testimonial was voluntary and not required.
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.
The Rotater Christmas Bundle Special Deal
December 9, 2009
The Green Rotater + Strong Arm Kit + Rotater Pad
SORRY – NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Please visit our SPECIALS page to see our current special deals.
Here’s a fantastic Christmas gift for the shoulder rehab patient, golfer or athlete in your life.
- The Green Rotater – plus
- The Strong Arm Kit – plus
- The Rotate Pad
Unbelievable – $62.29!!!
We’ve cut the price 20% to $62.29! Don’t put it off any longer get your Rotater today – your shoulder will thank you.
Rotater Fans Speak Out
“I have been meaning to send you guys a message because your product is amazing!..” – discover why the Rotater is so amazing
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