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December 2023

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How to Monitor Low Back Pain in Pregnant Patients Using Kinetisense

Discover how Dr. Scott Hoar, a Chiropractor at ALCOA Chiropractic Center, effectively employs Kinetisense in managing low back pain in pregnant patients. With over a year of experience, he demonstrates the utilization of this objective assessment tool in his practice and explains how to interpret the results for patients. Watch the video for an in-depth view!

Meet Kinetisense’s New ROI Strategist!

Jake

Jake serves as the Kinesiologist and ROI Strategist at Kinetisense. He has a lifelong passion for wellness and human movement ignited during his formative years, engaging in a spectrum of sports encompassing Baseball, Basketball, and Football. This foundation laid the groundwork for Jake’s journey, leading him to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology, Exercise and Rehabilitation at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to his current role, Jake accumulated four years of invaluable experience as a Physical Therapy Technician, refining his understanding of movement dynamics and rehabilitation principles. This diverse background seamlessly aligns with his commitment to optimizing movement assessment methodologies and devising ROI-driven strategies.

Book a time in Jake’s calendar to learn more about a customized ROI strategy for your practice.

New Module Alert

Heel Raise

Kinetisense is releasing a clinical Heel Raise module for athletic performance in the New Year.

The Heel Raise test is a common test used to capture ankle plantar flexion strength and endurance. This test was first used to assess the function of the calf muscle-tendon complex and is still applicable today to objectify treatment outcomes during the initial assessment and throughout the rehabilitation process. With Kinetisense, it tracks functional fatigue, objective values and trends throughout a training program.

The module tracks:

Reps (left & right)
Time taken to complete
Unilateral heel height
Minimum and maximum height reached
Total distance
Average plantar/dorsiflexion while a metronome is simultaneously running
COM tracing

And more!

FAQ

How to enable facial blur during an assessment

Facial blur is a new feature that has been added to all Kinetisense licenses. This feature is available with the Kinetisense update. If you do not have automatic updates for the App Store turned “on”, you will manually have to update Kinetisense. After you have updated the app, the facial blur feature will now be available to you.

Facial blur allows you to blur out an individual’s face as they are completing an assessment. This is an amazing addition to Kinetisense as it can provide privacy to some individuals that may not want their face to be visible in the video while being assessed. To enable this feature follow the steps below!

Step 1: Log into your Kinetisense account after you have updated the app.

Step 2: Now that you have logged in, you will be on the homepage. From there, navigate to the top left corner where you will click on the green square with three white lines in it.

Step 3: Once you have selected this button, various tabs will appear. Select the “settings” tab which has a little gear icon.

Step 4: You will now be taken to the settings of your Kinetisense account. Here is where you can customize various parts of your account, including facial blur.

Step 5: Towards the bottom you will see “Enable Facial Blurring.” To turn this feature on, select the box and a checkmark will appear.

Step 6: Once you have selected this facial blur will now be turned on for all assessments.

Note** If you want to turn facial blur off, repeat the steps above and uncheck the box next to “Enable Facial Blurring.”

Facial Blur is a new feature and a work in progress. This feature is not recommended to be used on assessments that are quick moving, such as vertical jump or single leg hop for example. It is an exciting new feature that Kinetisense is thrilled to have added to our users licenses to utilize when needed!

Default vs Compact Report

When generating a report in Kinetisense there are a couple of options to alter the formatting of your final report. One of these options is to create a Compact Report. To enable/disable this option, use the Compact Report checkbox at the bottom of the Select Data Range Screen shown in the screenshots below.

Compact Report Unchecked

The Compact report unchecked will generate a report and put separate groupings of information on its own page. This will result in a slightly larger document as there is additional white space.

Compact Report Checked

The Compact report condenses the document as much as possible. As shown in the screenshot below, the first page of the KAMS assessment has the Overall Score gauge along with the Multi Segmental ROM which was placed on page two using the unchecked option.

FPM Drives the Functional Component of the Advanced Practice

One of the greatest differentiators of Kinetisense is its proprietary functional planar mapping (FPM) tool. This system is the first of its kind and incorporates over 150 peer-reviewed papers into the “mapping” of joint dysfunction from the KAMS functional movement screen.

Multi Segmental Joint Activation Patterns

As movement specialists, we know that the body is not simply a sum of its parts. Unfortunately, many movement screens today break down human movement into a “joint-by-joint” analysis system. When we assess the robustness of human movement by trying to break it down into parts, we remove some key pieces from the equation. We should never forget that the proprioceptive neurological systems paired with the musculofascial subsystems are key drivers and influencers of movement. For example, shoulder external rotation is often completely different with standing/sitting as compared to the range of motion when going into a deep squat. The human musculoskeletal system reacts differently when placed in distinct positions, under varying loads, and with different overall functional demand.

Tri-Planar Compensatory Evaluation

In order to gain insight into the functional capacity of the individual, we must evaluate multisegmental function through dynamic movements. These movements of assessment must assess all 3 planes of motion accordingly. The KAMS functional movement screen and FPM mapping tool provide this information in a 3-minute evidence-based screen.

The body will find ways and develop strategies to navigate around normal joint motion, and this compensation extends globally to multiple joints and functional planes. KAMS and FPM are the only systems that accurately identify these compensatory patterns and provide a clear pathway for customized therapy and/or training.

The Influence of Age and Gender on ACL Injury Risk

Outside of biomechanical factors, age and gender are the most prevalent factors in identifying risk of ACL injury (1, 2, 3). Females, specifically around the age of 16, are at a significantly higher risk of ACL injury than males due to neuromuscular, anatomical, and hormonal differences (2, 4, 5, 6, 7).

Neuromuscular sequencing differences between males and females contribute to women having a higher risk of sustaining an ACL injury. In females, quadriceps activation during eccentric contraction is one of the largest differentiating factors, accompanied by muscle activation latencies and recruitment patterns (1). Early contraction of the quadriceps is the first cause of anterior tibial translation, which is when the tibia moves anteriorly and the femur remains in place, causing increased stress on the ACL (7). This indicates that females are quadriceps dominant, meaning that the anterior chain of the lower body activates before the posterior chain. In this case, the quadriceps are used to stop anterior tibial translation instead of the posterior chain of the lower body (7). Using the hamstrings complex in the posterior chain of the body has been shown to be more effective in stopping anterior tibial translation and provides more protection to the ACL (7).

Q-angle and pelvic width are some of the largest anatomical differences between males and females. Females have a larger pelvic width than males, which is linked to having a larger Q-angle (7). The Q-angle is formed by a line from the anterior superior iliac spine to the midline of the patella, and the midline of the patella to the tibial tubercle (7). Q-angle has a direct relationship to the quadriceps, as it represents the direction of the quadriceps muscle force vector in the frontal plane (8). A larger angle is thought to predispose individuals to injuries caused by abnormal quadriceps forces acting at the knee (8).

Taking these neuromuscular and anatomical factors into consideration, females also exhibit greater knee valgus motion during athletic movements than men. This increase in the incidence of dynamic knee valgus ultimately increases the risk of an ACL injury occurring (9, 10, 11).

References

Prentice, W. E. (2014). Principles of athletic training: A competency-based approach. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Quatman, C. E., & Hewett, T. E. (2009). The anterior cruciate ligament injury controversy: Is “valgus collapse” a sex-specific mechanism? British Journal of Sports Medicine, 43(5). 328-335.
Loudon, J. K., Jenkins, W., & Loudon, K. L. (1996). The relationship between static posture and ACL injury in female athletes. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 24(2). 91-97.
Hewett, T. E., Ford, K. R., Hoogenboom, B. J., & Myer, G. D. (2010). Understanding and preventing ACL injuries: Current biomechanical and epidemiologic considerations – update 2010. North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 5(4), 234-251.
Michaelidis, M. & Koumantakis, G. A. (2014). Effects of knee injury primary prevention programs on anterior cruciate ligament injury rates in female athletes in different sports: A systematic review. Physical Therapy in Sports, 15(2014), 200-210.
Kagaya, Yoshinori, Fujii, Yasunari, Nishizono, H. (2015). Association between hip abductor function, rear-foot dynamic alignment, and dynamic knee valgus during single-leg squats and drop landings. Journal of Sports and Health Science, 4(2015). 182-187.
Hirst, S. E., Armeau, E., & Parish, T. (2007). Recognizing anterior cruciate ligament tears in female athletes: What every primary care practitioner should know. The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 5(1).
Daneshmandi, H., Saki, F., Shahheidari, S., & Khoori, A. (2011). Lower extremity malalignment and its linear relation with q-angle in female athletes. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 15(2011), 3349-3354.
LaBella, C. R., Hennrikus, W. & Hewett, T. E. (2014). Anterior cruciate ligament injuries: Diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The American Academy of Pediatrics, 133,(5), 1437-1450.
Mitani, Y. (2017). Gender-related differences in lower limb alignment, range of motion, and the incidence of sports injuries in Japanese university athletes. The Journal of Physical Therapy Science, 29(1), 12-15.
Mohamed, E. E., Useh, U., & Mtshali, B. F. (2012). Q-angle, pelvic width, and intercondylar notch width as predictors of knee injuries in women soccer players in South Africa. African Health Sciences, 12(2), 174-180.

iPad Getting Hot? Here’s How to Cool it off

Originally posted by Asurion

iPad Getting Hot? Here’s How to Cool it of

Why is your iPad getting hot in the first place? There are a few factors that can be the cause:

Environment. iPads are great for reading by the pool, but they do have their limits—temperature limits, that is. Avoid using your iPad in high temperatures or in direct sunlight.
Poor air circulation. iPads don’t have internal fans to keep them cool. They rely on air vents to circulate air. When those vents are clogged with dust or debris, the iPad can’t cool itself down.
Charging issues. Heating up when charging is normal, though your device shouldn’t be getting too hot to the touch. Overheating can be a sign that your charging port is nearing the end or that you’re using a faulty third-party charger.
Processor exhaustion. Warming up is your device’s way of signaling for help when it’s internal components are working too hard or wearing down.

How to cool down your iPad

Resist the urge to sit the iPad in front of a fan or put it in the freezer. Rapidly cooling down an overheating iPad can damage it from the inside out. Not to mention the chance of liquid exposure becoming its own problem.

Close some apps

Close your apps. Especially the ones that are no longer in use. Your iPad expends energy—heat—trying to keep all of your open apps in standby mode. If your device is very hot to the touch, close all of them.

Stop charging

Sounds like a no-brainer—we get it. Electricity faces resistance as it passes through components, and resistance causes heat. Thus tech devices tend to get warm when charging (and even warmer when charging and using the item at the same time). Disconnecting the iPad from the charger gives it one less heat source to worry about.

Remove the case

Some cases block the air vents of the iPad. Make sure your case isn’t one of them. If it is, remove the case.

Turn off background app refresh

Background App Refresh is a feature that keeps your apps up to date, even when they aren’t in use. That uses energy, which produces heat. For the apps you must have open, turning off background refresh can be a big help. Follow these steps to turn that feature off:

Open the Settings app.
Tap General.
Tap Background App Refresh.
Tap the switch at the tap to turn the feature off completely.

If you’ve tried these steps and still need a little help, we’re right around the corner. Schedule a repair at the nearest uBreakiFix® by Asurion or Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™ store and our certified experts can get your device back up and running as soon as the same day.

Tips to keep your iPad cool and prevent overheating

Use only Apple-certified chargers

You probably don’t think about that third-party charger you picked up at the corner store—well, you should. You’ll notice the charger wears out faster than an Apple®-certified charger. What you might not notice is the damage that a third-party charger can do to your charging port over time—these chargers often aren’t built to the same specs as Apple-certified chargers, so they’re prone to causing more wear on your devices.

Reduce screen brightness

Turning down your screen brightness—especially when not in direct sunlight—can go a long way toward keeping your iPad cool. If you can’t remember to turn the brightness down, turn on adaptive brightness. Here’s how:

Open the Settings app.
Tap Display & Brightness.
Use the Brightness slider to change the screen brightness. While here, turn on True Tone to have the iPad automatically adapt the brightness of the screen to the lighting around you.

Use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth only when needed

Having Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® turned on causes the iPad to constantly scan for a signal—even when there isn’t one you want to connect to. You don’t need Bluetooth turned on unless you’re currently using a paired accessory.

Give your iPad a break

We know it’s hard to take a break from gaming, especially when your in the middle of a win-streak in the Steam® app. We suggest taking your game to the Steam Deck™ or another gaming console. Giving your iPad a break gives it a chance to cool down after heavy use.

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Reference

https://www.asurion.com/connect/tech-tips/ipad-getting-hot/

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