dorsaVi Athletic Movement Index (AMI)

Effect of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture on Physical Activity, Sports Participation, Patient-Reported Health Outcomes, and Physical Function in Young Female Athletes This research article, from the American Journal of Sports Medicine , looks at the effect of ACL reconstruction on future sports participation, patient reported outcomes, and physical function in female athletes.  The study was conducted on a cohort of 102 female athletes aged 15-23, 51 participants had undergone ACL reconstruction within the previous 1-2 years and 51 had no previous knee injury:  All participants were fitted with an accelerometer for 13 days that measured their Physical Activity.  The participants completed patient-reported health outcomes: Tegner activity level, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), Knee Self-Efficacy Sale (K-SES), Anterior Cruciate Ligament Return to Sport After Injury scale (ACLRSI), Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK-11).  Physical function test: ...

Marketing the AMI At dorsaVi, we understand that when our customers seek to buy our Athletic Movement Index Module (AMI), there is a cost that is associated with the purchase.  In previous blog posts we have discussed the definite return on investment customers can expect (click  here to read that post) and we want to help you where we can!   We have created brochure templates for you to use in order to advertise owning dorsaVi technology at your facility and they are free for our customers to use!  1. The first of the brochures are for allied professionals and referring Physicians and are full of research articles and statistics emphasising the importance of the AMI for ACL injury prevention. 2. The second template is aimed towards the customers and athletes simplifying the information to make it easily digestible and accessible.  These brochures are freely available to our existing  customers, just head to the marketing portal and talk to ...

Advertising the AMI with Sterling Physical Therapy Sterling Physical Therapy  is an amazing Physical Therapy clinic in Pella, Iowa, which differentiates itself from other clinics as all the practitioners at Sterling are Orthopaedic Clinical Specialists (OCS).  OCSs have enhanced diagnostic skills and provide special care for their patients and, as part of their process at Sterling Physical Therapy, they  use and value dorsaVi technology at their clinic ! What do Sterling Physical Therapy think of dorsaVi technology in their practice? "We have had the DorsaVi AMI and Knee module for over a year. The best way I can describe it is the system is a “game changer” in the clinic. We can now accurately measure a patient's performance and show them where they are functionally via the integrated reports. The incorporation of real time accurate video of the tests also helps to show the patient what needs to be corrected. Parents, coaches and orthopaedists have been very impress...

The TSK-11 and Patient Reported Outcome Measures DorsaVi’s Athletic Movement Index (AMI) is an amazing tool for clinicians to make Return to Play decisions, but we hope to encourage our customers to increase the validity of their Return to Play assessments by utilizing Patient Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs), specifically the Tampa Scale Kinesophobia-11 (TSK-11). What is the TSK-11? And why is this PROM so important in ACL Return to Play assessments?  The TSK-11 is a questionnaire designed to assess an athlete’s mental status after sustaining a lower extremity injury; primarily used in the ACL sphere, it also has some application with foot, ankle and hip injuries (click  here to check out the TSK-11 questionnaire). Ultimately,  the TSK-11 assesses the athlete’s fear to bear weight and trust their previously injured limb . For example, if an athlete sustains an ACL injury and has reconstructive surgery on his right leg, they are likely fearful of cutting right and weig...