Elite Performance
Watch as our tool is being used in high-performance top sport.
Speaking from Experience
"The ObliQ Wheels warms up the shoulder through its full range and build strength as you return"
You notice that when you've warmed up with the ObliQ... you gain confidence in your shoulder and body.
Dutch Eredivisie Volleybal Player at PDK Huizen / University of Hawai'i Alumnus
"Patients find it pleasant to move along with it: it rolls smoothly and provides controlled guidance. I’m a fan!"
I have used it with all shoulder patients except one (including pre-operative, post-operative, and frozen shoulder cases), mainly for activation and mobilization in the anteflexion position.
Erik Roels
Physiotherapist / Manual Therapist / Member of Shoulder Network Middle Netherlands
"ObliQ Wheels is a very good training device that effectively trains the core muscles."
It stimulates muscles that are otherwise difficult to isolate in an easy manner. Judging by the muscle soreness after the workout, I would benefit from paying more attention to this.
Oscar P.
Adjutant - Dutch Army
Elite Collaborations
First Division Women's Team
Viking FK - Norway
Ongoing training project with the women's football team of Viking FK in Stravanger, Norway.
Dutch Army
ObliQ workshop with the land forces of the Dutch Army.
Stijn van Tilburg
PDK Volleybal - Dutch Eredivisie
Personal sponsorship of Stijn van Tilburg, a Dutch Eredivisie volleybalplayer.
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How can an elite volleyball player benefit from training with ObliQ after shoulder injury?
Stijn van Tilburg has played for the Dutch national volleyball team 40 times. Two years ago, he underwent surgery for a labrum repair and a torn supraspinatus muscle.
Imbalance training vs "closed chain" exercise with ObliQHe found that imbalance training was only partly effective in strengthening his shoulder and preparing it for games.
The closed-chain exercises with ObliQ wheels help him gain confidence and build robustness to return safely to his sport and outperform again in the end range of motion.
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Sports instructors from the Dutch Army experienced the effectiveness of the core and shoulder exercises using OblIQ Wheels during their instructors development day, the "Dienstvakdag". Optimising the deployability of (new) military personnel, ObliQ exercises can improve posture, reduce the risk of injury and increase performance.
After a 90-minute workshop, participating adjutant instructor Oscar Prins wrote the the following feedback: 'ObliQ Wheels is a very good training device that effectively trains the core muscles. It stimulates muscles that are otherwise difficult to isolate in an easy manner. Judging by the muscle soreness after the workout, I would benefit from paying more attention to this.'
Check out page 22 and 23 for the full report of the workshop https://www.fitforaction.nl/.cm4all/mediadb/Zandlopers/2025/Zandloper%202025%20nr%204%20Dienstvakdag%20Special.pdf
Thank you to Raimond van der Boom for the opportunity to present the ObliQ Wheels, and thank you to all the Ministerie van Defensie sports instructors for their enthusiasm and open-mindedness. It was a great day.
Great to connect to the shoulder therapist community at the shoulder congress in Rotterdam of SchouderNetwerken Nederland, Schoudernetwerk Vlaanderen and EUSSER!
Thanks to Erik Roels and Soizic Maartense for the nice exchange of thoughts to further extend the use of ObliQ wheels.Thanks to Edel Fanning PhD for evaluating the tool in rehabilitation exercises after injury. We look forward to the feedback from the field!Happy to connect to Ann Cools and Annelies Maenhout for possible collaboration in the future.
Thanks to our friends Ruud Schuitemaker and Dick Egmond for their continuous support and efforts to get ObliQ wheels implemented in shoulder related treatment.
Are you active in shoulder therapy and research? We are happy to support with shoulder mobility and strengthening exercises.