The dorsaVi AMI v. Competitors: How do the AMI wearable sensors compare to what is on the market?

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 The AMI v. Competitors

At dorsaVi, we make wearable sensors. Our AMI module relies on easy to use wearable sensor technology: a clinician simply places these sensors on an athlete and conducts a series of seven tests to assess and record their movement. For our AMI module, wearable sensors are first placed on the low back in order to measure the movement of the lumbar spine. Whilst the sensors are on the low back, the athlete will complete: 

  • One minute plank 
  • 20 full squats 
  • One minute side plank (right and left) 
The clinician will the switch the sensors from the low back to the tibia and continue the assessment with single limb testing: 
  • Single leg squat 
  • Single leg hop
  • Single leg hop plant (hop forward, hop back, hop lateral, hop medial) 
  • Ankle dorsiflexion 
But, why do we rely on wearable technology when there is a vast range of other technologies out there? And how does wearable technology compare with this? 

Dr Trent Nessler, PT, MPT, DPT, and co-founder of the AMI, answers this question in a short five minute video clip attached down below. Dr Trent Nessler has spent eighteen years trying to create a measurement scale which presented accurate, actionable data, with an ultimate goal of trying to reduce ACL injuries in youth athletics. In this video, Dr Nessler explains the process which lead him to wearable sensors and details previously working with multiple technologies, including camera softwares, which he found unsatisfactory for his personal goal. This is where he discovered the dorsaVi wearables which he valued greatly because of the accuracy of this sensor but also because it opened a door to other forms of measurement, such as speed. 

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