System for diagnosing musculoskeletal disorders
First Claim
1. A method for identifying muscular abnormalities of a human patient, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) selecting at least one protocol from a series of protocols based on physiological information from the patient;
(b) collecting muscle activity samples from one or more muscles of the patient while the patient performs the selected protocol;
(c) defining at least one index from a selected group of the collected samples by algebraically combining a plurality of specified muscle activity samples or by algebraically combining a plurality of ratios of specified muscle activity samples;
(d) calculating the index from the selected group of collected samples; and
(e) comparing the calculated index to a normative range of values for the index to determine whether the index calculated for the patient is abnormal.
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Abstract
A system for identifying muscular abnormalities in a human patient and diagnosing musculoskeletal disorders from the abnormalities includes collecting electromyographic signals from selected muscles of the patient while the patient undergoes a plurality of protocols, creating muscle activity samples from the electromyographic signals collected from the patient, defining one of more indices by algebraically combining selected muscle activity samples, calculating the index of the patient from the selected group of collected samples, and comparing the index to a normative range of values for the index to determine whether the patient has a muscular abnormality and to diagnose the abnormality. The system is employed to identify dysfunctional psychophysiological and biomechanical muscle patterns in the upper quarter and forearm of the patient.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for identifying muscular abnormalities of a human patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting at least one protocol from a series of protocols based on physiological information from the patient; (b) collecting muscle activity samples from one or more muscles of the patient while the patient performs the selected protocol; (c) defining at least one index from a selected group of the collected samples by algebraically combining a plurality of specified muscle activity samples or by algebraically combining a plurality of ratios of specified muscle activity samples; (d) calculating the index from the selected group of collected samples; and (e) comparing the calculated index to a normative range of values for the index to determine whether the index calculated for the patient is abnormal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for determining dysfunctional psychophysiological muscle patterns in a patient comprising the steps of:
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(a) collecting muscle activity samples from one or more muscles of the patient while the patient undergoes one or more protocols; (b) defining at least one psychophysiological index from a selected group of the collected samples by algebraically combining a plurality of specified muscle activity samples or by algebraically combining a plurality of ratios of specified muscle activity samples; (c) calculating the psychophysiological index from the selected group of the collected samples; and (d) comparing the calculated psychophysiological index to a normative range of values for the index to determine whether the index calculated from the patient is abnormal, thereby indicating a psychophysiological dysfunction in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for determining dysfunctional biomechanical muscle patterns in a patient comprising the steps of:
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(a) collecting muscle activity samples from one or more muscles while the patient undergoes one or more protocols; (b) defining at least one biomechanical index from a selected group of the collected samples by algebraically combining a plurality of specified muscle activity samples; (c) calculating the biomechanical index from the selected group of the collected samples; and (d) comparing the calculated biomechanical index to a normative range of values for the index to determine whether the index calculated from the patient is abnormal, thereby indicating a biomechanical dysfunction in the patient.
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