Frisbee Player’s Arm Can Speed His Recovery With ArmTutor

ROWENA JOY A. SANCHEZ writing for MB.COM.PH on November 28, 2011 tells us the following story.
Prior to breaking his arm, Derek sustained knee injuries in a Frisbee game last year.
Hunk-actor Derek Ramsay had what he deemed his “biggest nightmare” when he injured himself in a Frisbee tournament held from Nov. 25 to 27 in Alabang.
An operation was scheduled on Nov. 28 at 9 a.m. for his forearm, which, according to Derek’s tweet on Monday, got “broken in three places.” The surgery, he added, is needed to “have metal plates put in.”
Apparently devastated over the incident, Derek bewailed also on Twitter, “Everything happens for a reason. I think this a sign for me to say goodbye to the sport I love so much.”
Derek was very excited over the tournament, as seen in his earlier tweets. Presumably before he got the injury, Derek posted on Nov. 27, “Morning guys!!! Today is the big day!!!!! Hope we win. Pls wish our team luck”
He also updated his followers on Nov. 25 with a series of tweets that went, “We just won our first game,” “We just beat the number one team,” and “Tom and Sunday is the mixed tournament! Hope we win.”
On the same day, however, Derek lamented that his body “is in so much pain. I think it’s time for me to pack up playing disc.”
The actor’s longtime girlfriend Angelica Panganiban urged everyone to pray for him via Twitter also on Sunday.
“Please pray for dereks fast recovery. He got into an accident from frisbee. Broken arms. Needs operation tmrw… Thank you guys,” she posted.
This is not the first time that Derek got injured. Last year, Derek suffered injuries in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and lateral collateral ligament (LCL) of his right knee, while his left suffered a fracture. He eventually had undergone operation and recovered a month after.
Even a frisbee player can expect to get help from the newly developed ArmTutor during his rehabilitation.
The ArmTutor™ system has been developed to allow for functional rehabilitation of the upper extremity. The system consists of an ergonomic wearable arm brace and dedicated rehabilitation software. The ArmTutor™ system allows for a range of biomechanical evaluation including speed, passive and active range of motion and motion analysis of the upper extremity. Quantitative biomechanical data allow for objective evaluation and rehabilitation treatment follow up. The ArmTutor™ rehabilitation concept is based on performing controlled exercise rehabilitation practice at a patient customized level with real time accurate feedback on the patient’s performance. The exercises are designed in the form of challenging games that are suitable for a wide variety of neurological and orthopedic injury and disease.The games challenge the patient to perform the exercise task to their best ability and to continue exercise practice.
The ArmTutor™ allows for isolated and a combination of elbow and three directional shoulder treatment. The system provides detailed exercise performance instructions and precise feedback on the patients exercise performance. Controlled exercise of multijoints within the normal movement pattern prevents the development of undesired and compensatory joint movement and ensures better performance of functional tasks.
The ArmTutor™ system together with its sister devices (HandTutor, LegTutor, 3DTutor) is used by many leading rehabilitation centers worldwide and has full FDA and CE certification. See www.HandTutor.com for more information.
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