dorsaVi Athletic Movement Index (AMI)

Kinesiophobia and the AMI Previously on this blog, we have discussed the importance of the TSK-11 and patient-reported outcomes (PROM). In this blog post, three crucial questions were answered:  What is the TSK-11?  Why is this PROM so important in ACL Return to Play assessments? How does the TSK-11 complement dorsaVi’s AMI Assessment?   The post went on to outline the  symbiotic relationship shared between the TSK-11 and the AMI: if an athlete scores poorly on their TSK-11, they can be assessed under an AMI assessment. The AMI test results will then reflect whether an athlete is fearful of weight-bearing as the Single Leg tests can reveal apprehension in physically using their previously injured leg.  This is a crucial point, however, the AMI offers another point of reassurance in regards to an athlete and kinesiophobia: the ability for the athlete to see the results and movement improvement for themselves.    This is a point best articulated in the q...

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...