METRICS & ALGORITHMS FOR INTERPRETATION OF MUSCULAR USE INCLUDING CHRONIC MUSCLE OVERUSE INDEX
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1. A muscle assessment method comprising:
- determining a chronic muscle overuse index (CMOI), comprising;
selecting a CMOI protocol including an initial calibration activity;
creating a subject data set, including;
monitoring and/or recording relevant demographic data of the subject engaged in the muscle activity;
gathering surface electromyometry (sEMG) data from one or more sEMG sensors attached to the subject during the initial calibration activity;
plotting sEMG amplitude data points gathered over a period of time to establish the subject'"'"'s data set;
referencing a database of secondary stored demographic and sEMG data sets to determine a related average dataset, the related average dataset being a subset of the secondary stored data sets based on a comparison of the subject'"'"'s data set to the database of secondary stored demographic and sEMG data sets;
determining the CMOI based on a relationship between the subject'"'"'s data set and the related average dataset.
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Abstract
A muscle assessment method utilizing a computing system, surface electromyometry (sEMG) sensors, and other sensors to gather data for one or more subjects engaged in an activity through operably coupling the one or more sensors to the computing system, and directing a computing system to select one or more muscle assessment protocols related to a number of different metrics. For a user subject engaged in a physical activity, assessing muscle condition, the muscle activity, and statistically related averages provide information to the user and about muscle and whole body fitness.
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1. A muscle assessment method comprising:
determining a chronic muscle overuse index (CMOI), comprising; selecting a CMOI protocol including an initial calibration activity; creating a subject data set, including; monitoring and/or recording relevant demographic data of the subject engaged in the muscle activity; gathering surface electromyometry (sEMG) data from one or more sEMG sensors attached to the subject during the initial calibration activity; plotting sEMG amplitude data points gathered over a period of time to establish the subject'"'"'s data set; referencing a database of secondary stored demographic and sEMG data sets to determine a related average dataset, the related average dataset being a subset of the secondary stored data sets based on a comparison of the subject'"'"'s data set to the database of secondary stored demographic and sEMG data sets; determining the CMOI based on a relationship between the subject'"'"'s data set and the related average dataset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A muscle assessment method comprising:
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determining a chronic muscle overuse index (CMOI), comprising; selecting a CMOI protocol including an initial calibration activity; creating a subject data set, including; monitoring and/or recording relevant demographic data of the subject engaged in the muscle activity; gathering surface electromyometry (sEMG) data from one or more sEMG sensors attached to the subject during the initial calibration activity; plotting sEMG amplitude data points gathered over a period of time to establish the subject'"'"'s data set; referencing a database of secondary stored demographic and sEMG data sets to determine a related average dataset, the related average dataset being a subset of the secondary stored data sets based on a comparison of the subject'"'"'s data set to the database of secondary stored demographic and sEMG data sets; determining the CMOI based on a relationship between the subject'"'"'s data set and the related average dataset; and estimating a time to exhaustion of the subject based on the CMOI following the initial calibration activity; dividing the estimated time to exhaustion of the subject into two or more zones; and alerting the subject as to the one or more zones based on an elapsed time and/or additional sEMG amplitude continued activity data gathered subsequent to the initial calibration activity; monitoring an observed rate of change (ROC) of amplitude in the sEMG data during the continued activity; and modifying the two or more zones of the estimated time to exhaustion of the subject based on the observed ROC.
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