The latest in
wearable sensor technology is now available at
Duffy & Bracken to measure your movement
and muscle activity
At Duffy & Bracken we
want to keep you safe, optimize your performance and help you recover. To do
that, we need to tailor a treatment plan that's unique to you. Now we have a great tool that does just that. It’s called the
dorsaVi Movement Suite and it uses revolutionary wireless wearable sensors to
objectively measure exactly how you
move. These are the same sensors that elite sports trainers are using with
Olympians and professional athletes to measure range of motion, acceleration
and muscle activity. By recording data at 200 frames per second, the dorsaVi
Movement Suite provides our team with visual, objective, easily interpreted
data to assess your technique and movement for performance analysis and muscle
re-education.
How does it
work?
The dorsaVi
Movement Suite’s sensors adhere to the skin using low irritant, disposable
adhesive pads. There are two different types of sensors that have tiny
electronics built inside: Movement sensors and Muscle Sensors (EMG). The movement
sensors are about the size of a small USB stick and can be placed on different
parts of your body to record different movements to capture and quantify how
you bend, twist, and move. These sensors send the data wirelessly to pager
sized Recording and feedback Device (RFD) that talks to software on our
computers. The system also allows us to videotape you so that we can show you
what’s happening with the data when you move in a certain way.
Previously, this
kind of data has only been available in expensive and sophisticated bio
mechanics laboratories. Now we can offer these tests to everyone.
The dorsaVi
Movement Suite can be used to do quick in-clinic assessments as well as
providing immediate visual feedback for movement retraining. In addition,
unlike a biomechanics lab, the dorsaVi Movement Suite also lets us monitor your
movements outside the clinic. For example, the dorsaVi Movement Suite allows us
to monitor you if you go for a run outside on any surface in any environment. We
can tell you how you’re performing when you’re fresh or fatigued. Are you
favouring one leg or the other? How do you land on one foot vs. the other?
The system can
also be programmed to provide you with alerts when you move in a way that our
team believes will be undesirable to you either now or later.
What can the
dorsaVi Movement Suite measure?
The dorsaVi
Movement Suite can be used to measure movement and muscle activity on different
parts of your body, or it can be used to enhance technique or optimize performance
in activities like running.
Want to
learn more?
Give as a call
or visit our clinic to learn more about what the dorsaVi Movement Suite can do
for you. You can also find more information at dorsaVi’s website: http://us.dorsavi.com/
