Integrated movement analyzing system
First Claim
1. An integrated movement analyzing system comprising:
- a) a surface electromyography (SEMG) cable assembly comprising a plurality of paired SEMG leads having a first end that terminates at a cable connector and a second end where each lead terminates with an electrode attachment clip,b) a plurality of SEMG electrode pads, where each pair of pads provides two clip attachment protrusions that interface with two skin contact points, where to the protrusions are releasably attached the electrode attachment clips, and where the two skin contact points are adapted to be attached to selected muscle group areas of a human patient, where each said SEMG electrode pad produces a differential analog signal representative of the resistance between the two skin contact points of the patient,c) a range of motion arm (ROMA) having electrical circuit means and mechanical means for producing range of motion analog signals representative of the angular distance produced from selected areas of the patient,d) a functional capacity sensor (FCS) having circuit means for producing a differential analog d-c signal representative of a pulling force exerted by the patient,e) an integrated movement analyzer (IMA) comprising;
(1) a surface electromyography section having circuit means for receiving and processing the analog signals from said SEMG electrodes attached to said SEMG cable assembly,(2) a range of motion section having circuit means for receiving and processing the analog signals from said ROMA,(3) a functional capacity section having circuit means for receiving and processing the analog signals from said FCS, and(4) an analog to digital converter (ADC) that receives and further processes the SEMG electrode, ROMA and FCS analog signals from said respective section,f) an isolated power supply having circuit means for supplying the power requirements for operating the circuits of said integrated movement analyzing system, andg) a computer having installed a system software program where said computer receives the processed signals from said ADC for further processing and for the production of data representative of the patient'"'"'s problems being analyzed.
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Abstract
An integrated movement analyzing system (10) that utilizes surface electromyography in combination with range of motion and functional capacity testing to monitor any muscle group in the human body (80). The system (10) consists of an integrated movement analyzer (18) that receives inputs from up to 32 channels of surface EMG electrodes (12), a range of motion arm (ROMA) (14 ) having six degrees of freedom, and a functional capacity sensor (FGS) (16) having one output channel. When performing upper and lower back testing, the ROMA (14) is connected between the patient'"'"'s upper back and lower back by a shoulder harness (40) and a waist belt (42). For cervical testing, the ROMA (14) is connected between the patient'"'"'s head and upper back by a cervical cap (44) and the shoulder harness (40). The output of the IMA (18) is provided via an analog to digital converter (30) to a computer (30). The computer (34) in combination with a software program (36) produces comparative analytical data which is primarily in the form of graphic plots.
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26 Claims
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1. An integrated movement analyzing system comprising:
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a) a surface electromyography (SEMG) cable assembly comprising a plurality of paired SEMG leads having a first end that terminates at a cable connector and a second end where each lead terminates with an electrode attachment clip, b) a plurality of SEMG electrode pads, where each pair of pads provides two clip attachment protrusions that interface with two skin contact points, where to the protrusions are releasably attached the electrode attachment clips, and where the two skin contact points are adapted to be attached to selected muscle group areas of a human patient, where each said SEMG electrode pad produces a differential analog signal representative of the resistance between the two skin contact points of the patient, c) a range of motion arm (ROMA) having electrical circuit means and mechanical means for producing range of motion analog signals representative of the angular distance produced from selected areas of the patient, d) a functional capacity sensor (FCS) having circuit means for producing a differential analog d-c signal representative of a pulling force exerted by the patient, e) an integrated movement analyzer (IMA) comprising; (1) a surface electromyography section having circuit means for receiving and processing the analog signals from said SEMG electrodes attached to said SEMG cable assembly, (2) a range of motion section having circuit means for receiving and processing the analog signals from said ROMA, (3) a functional capacity section having circuit means for receiving and processing the analog signals from said FCS, and (4) an analog to digital converter (ADC) that receives and further processes the SEMG electrode, ROMA and FCS analog signals from said respective section, f) an isolated power supply having circuit means for supplying the power requirements for operating the circuits of said integrated movement analyzing system, and g) a computer having installed a system software program where said computer receives the processed signals from said ADC for further processing and for the production of data representative of the patient'"'"'s problems being analyzed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A process for analyzing myofacial injuries by use of an integrated movement analyzer (IMA) that operates in combination with a computer that includes a system software program, a range of motion arm (ROMA), and a surface electromyography (SEMG) cable assembly comprising a plurality of paired SEMG leads having a first end that terminates at a cable connector that attaches to a mating connector on said IMA and a second end where each paired SEMG lead terminates with a designated electrode attachment clip, said process comprising the following steps:
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a) connect said IMA to a source of electrical power, b) connect said computer to said IMA, c) connect said SEMG cable assembly to said IMA and test the integrity of said SEMG cable assembly by means of said computer, d) connect said ROMA to said IMA, e) prepare a patient by cleansing the area of the patient'"'"'s body encompassing a muscle group pertaining to the test protocol that is to be analyzed, f) attach to each designated lead of said SEMG cable assembly, a SEMG electrode pad, g) mount said ROMA to patient, h) attach said electrode pads around the area of the selected muscle groups, as follows, i) for testing of repetitive stress injuries protocol, attach the SEMG electrode pads to the following muscle groups bilaterally; (1) external sternocleidomastoid (SCM), (2) scalene, (3) paraspinal cervical, (4) upper trapezii, (5) deltoid, (6) bicep, (7) tricep and (8) wrist, j) for testing the cervical region, attach the SEMG electrode pads to the following muscle groups bilaterally; (1) external sternocleidomastoid (SCM), (2) scalene, (3) paracervical, and (4) upper trapezii, k) for testing the middle back region, attach the SEMG electrode pads to the following muscle groups bilaterally; (1) middle trapezii, (2) lower trapezii, (3) paraspinal set 1, and (4) paraspinal set 2, l) for testing the lower back region, attach the SEMG electrode pads to the following muscle groups bilaterally; (1) paraspinal set 1, (2) paraspinal set 2, (3) quadratus lumborum and (4) gluteal, m) for testing the lower extremity region, attach the SEMG electrode pads to the following muscle groups; (1) anterior thigh, (2) posterior thigh, (3) anterior calf, and (4) posterior calf n) instruct the patient to perform a series of movements while maintaining either a sitting or standing position as follows; (1) for the RSI test instruct the patient to perform the actions pertaining to the cervical and extremity regions, (2) for the cervical region test, instruct the patient to perform the actions pertaining to the cervical region, (3) for the extremities region, instruct the patient to perform the actions pertaining to the lower extremity region, and (4) for the middle and lower back region, instruct the patient to perform the actions pertaining to the middle and lower back region. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. An integrated movement analyzing system comprising:
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a) a surface electromyograph (SEMG) cable assembly comprising a plurality of paired SEMG leads having a first end that terminates at a cable connector and a second end where each lead terminates with an electrode attachment clip, b) a plurality of SEMG electrode pads, where each pair of pads provides two clip attachment protrusions that interface with two skin contact points adapted to be attached to selected muscle group areas of a human patient, where to the protrusions are releasably attached the electrode attachment clips, and where each said SEMG electrode pad produces a differential analog signal representative of the resistance between the two skin contact points of the patient, c) a range of motion arm (ROMA) having electrical circuit means and mechanical means for producing range of motion analog signals representative of the angular distance produced from selected areas of the patient, d) an integrated movement analyzer (MA) comprising; (1) a surface electromyography section having circuit means for receiving and processing the analog signals from said SEMG electrodes attached to said SEMG cable assembly, (2) a range of motion section having circuit means for receiving and processing the analog signals from said ROMA, (3) an analog to digital converter (ADC) that receives and further processes the SEMG electrode, and ROMA analog signals from said respective section, e) a power supply having circuit means for supplying the power requirements for operating the circuits of said integrated movement analyzing system, and f) a computer having installed a system software program where said computer receives the processed signals from said ADC for further processing and for the production of data representative of the patient'"'"'s problems being analyzed.
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