dorsaVi Athletic Movement Index (AMI)

The AMI and Return on Investment The dorsaVi Athletic Movement Index (AMI) will change the way you interact with your patients, prescribe treatment for your athletes, and, by providing you with accurate, easy-to-read data, completely change the process through which you make decisions. However, it is just as important to consider the business benefits of the AMI in tandem with these medical positives. "What is the return on investment for your business?":  this is one of the most frequent questions asked to our sales team.  We understand that when our customers seek to buy dorsaVi technology, they will be expecting to outlay a significant amount of money  but there is a definite return on investment that can be made.  In a recent webinar, we interviewed Dr Trent Nessler, PT, MPT, DPT and co-founder of the AMI, with the specific intention of asking him about the financial benefits businesses can expect after purchasing the AMI.  Watch the video down below to...

Can Talented Youth Soccer Players Who Have Undergone Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Reach the Elite Level? This research article, from the  American Journal of Sports Medicine , investigates whether ACL reconstructive surgery on talented youth soccer players has affected their ability to progress to elite level sports. This study was conducted on a cohort of young soccer players from the Swedish National Elite Camp from 2005 to 2011.  This information was then matched with the Swedish National Knee Ligament Registry to identify players who underwent ACL reconstructive surgery:  Players between the ages of 15 and 19 who underwent ACL reconstruction are compared to those who remained uninjured and played in the National Elite Camp to ascertain whether ACL reconstruction affected decisions to remain an active soccer player and chances to play at the elite level.  The study concluded ACL reconstructive surgery offered players an opportunity to reach elite leve...

Using Motion Sensor Technology to Manage Risk of Injury in a Strength and Conditioning Program for Female Collegiate Athletes This research article, from the  International Journal of Kinesiology & Sports Science , exemplifies how the AMI module may be used as a tool for ACL prevention in athletes.  The study was conducted on a cohort of Division I Female Volleyball Athletes:  All of whom were screened using dorsaVi's AMI module. From these results, strategic intervention was applied.  Comparisons were then drawn between the injury rates during the season with the AMI and previous seasons without the AMI.  The study concluded that the results of the AMI  allowed for strategic intervention which resulted in reduced lower extremity injury rates in the female collegiate athletes .   Click  here   to download a pdf of the article! 

We are very excited to share with you our new retrospective case study.  The brochure below will walk you through a high school footballer's AMI assessment and his results. We provide and explain the easy-to-read data to help you visually understand how the AMI was able to identify a problem in an athlete who had no complaints at the time of his assessment. We then discuss the importance of the AMI Assessment in relation to the athlete's return to the clinic, with a complaint of discomfort, two months later. Through this case study, we demonstrate how dorsaVi wearable sensor technology and the AMI module can be used to provide clinicians with immediate data for decreasing injury potential, increasing injury prevention, and creating safer return-to-play decisions.

By Trent Nessler, PT, MPT, DPT and Kerri Whitehead, DPT, MSPT, ATC, CSCS.  How does the AMI assess cores strength? The Athletic Movement Index (AMI) module is a powerful screening tool that creates objective data for clinicians to identify movement fault in athletes. The AMI requires the athlete to complete a set of seven research-based tests, two of which determine core stability:  Plank : The athlete is scored on how long they maintain a neutral plank position within 10 degrees of the starting position during a one-minute plank.  Side Plank (left/right) : Again, the athlete is scored on control and ability to maintain their starting position within 10 degrees during a one-minute side plank. The AMI scores are based on the degree of multidirectional movement during the plank: the greater the movement, the lower the score.  But why does the AMI use the plank to determine core strength as opposed to crunches or bridge? Most importantly, how can an athlete's core stren...