dorsaVi Athletic Movement Index (AMI)

The AMI and Concussion  In a recent webinar with Dr Trent Nessler, PT, MPT, DPT and co-founder of the AMI (Athletic Movement Index) our dorsaVi team were keen to ask him about the significance of the AMI results in relation to a previous concussion and how concussion can relate to an athletes future health and movement.  Whilst investigating the relationship between concussion and movement, Dr Nessler started to see some interesting things as a pattern began to emerge:  Those who reported a previous concussion also reported more lower kinetic chain injuries. Those who had a previous history of concussion had poor motion and scored poorly on the AMI.  This is supported by the research: Those who had reported a concussion were 3 times more likely to suffer a lower kinetic injury. ( Frances Gilbert et al, Sports Health, 2016 )  This is why assessments, such as the dorsaVi Athletic Movement Index (AMI), are so important. Research indicates a relationship between concussion and lower extrem

Musculoskeletal Injuries and Their Association with Previous Concussion History: A Prospective Study of High School Volleyball and Soccer Players This research article, from the  American Journal of Sports Medicine , investigates whether incident rates of musculoskeletal injury is greater in adolescent athletes with a previous sports-related concussion than those without a previous sports-related concussion. With a secondary aim to determine whether there was a difference between female and male athletes. The study was conducted on high school soccer and volleyball players recruited in 2 prospective cohort studies that observed 4837 athletes during their sporting season:  At preseason, all participants reported demographics and sports-related concussion within the past 12 months.  During the sport season, team athletic trainers electronically recorded athlete exposures and injury data, including injury characteristics.    Injury rates and injury rate ratios (IRRs) with 95% confidence i

Recently, dorsaVi conducted a webinar between ourselves  and Physical Therapist Courtney Green and Strength Coach Jeff Hannah from 10-41 Strength and Physical Therapy ,  the first facility in Alabama to partner strength coaches with a full-time physical therapist. W e used this as an opportunity to ask them  how their purchase of the AMI positively impacted their business, client care, and revenue.  Previously, we posted their answer to "Why did you purchase the AMI?", if  you are interested in this post, you can click  here to hear their answer! This week, we are discussing their answer to one of our burning questions: How did you implement the AMI in to your practice? And how did this work? Watch the video clips below to see their answer!  Here they discuss how useful the actionable AMI data is as an immediate screening tool for each of their clients (prior to even their first session, as it provides them with such useful information).  They also talk about how the AMI r

We are very excited to share with you  our new Running Module case study.     The brochure below will explain how the Running Module and dorsaVi's wearable sensor technology successfully detected issues in the left leg of the gymnast, despite there being no complaint of pain.  We will walk you through the Running Module tests, data and results and explain how the module positively impacted the athlete’s return-to-play decisions and improved the effectiveness of her treatment plan.  Through this case study, we explain how easy and effective the Running Module is for clinicians to use. As well as demonstrating how valuable the module’s actionable data is when assessing an athlete’s physical well-being: it is a crucial tool for injury prevention and creating safer return-to-play decisions. If you want to check out more of our case studies, you can click  here to read our retrospective case study: how the AMI predicted injury potential in high school football players.