TS-002172 — Current myometers on the market provide inconsistent results, reducing their reliability.
Lindsay
Alfano, PT, DPT, PCS at Nationwide Children’s Hospital proposed the creation of a new system called Smart Myometry to limit variability and to make strength testing more reliable.
The initial prototype of the device used a steel U-shaped frame that was customizable to the patient’s proportions and reduced the physical therapist’s needed force to resist the muscle. During testing, physical therapists were able to monitor signs of compensation and to detect the need…