July 2004

On the Market

POSTURE WORKBOOK

Centerworks Pilates Institute introduces Posture Principles for Health, a new product for posture assessment. An easy-to-use system, the workbook and companion video/DVD have been designed to provide the tools needed to quickly identify poor posture habits and help clients with change. Included are a series of questions to help users associate current posture habits with past injury or muscle imbalance, a 12-point checklist for improving standing posture, seated posture pointers, and teaching tips. No Pilates experience is required. For more information, contact Centerworks Pilates Institute, PO Box 3526, Wichita, KS 67201; (877) 874-7578; info@centerworkspilates.com; www.centerworkspilates.com.

OUTCOMES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation, Amherst, NY, introduces the WeeFIM™ II Web-based pediatric outcomes management system. Pediatric rehabilitation professionals complete an 18-item functional assessment of each patient and enter the data online, allowing users to track patient progress and degree of disability. On a quarterly basis, facility performance outcomes are compared against national benchmarks. Easy-to-interpret, on-demand evaluation reports illustrate trends in case mix, resource utilization, and functional status at both individual and group levels. The WeeFIM II system is available only through annual subscriptions. (716) 817-7800; www.udsmr.org.

PRACTICE SOFTWARE

Thought Technology Ltd, West Chazy, NY, introduces two new software suites for use with its FlexComp Infiniti™, ProComp Infiniti™, and ProComp2™ encoders. The DynaMap and Ergonomic Suite offer the ability to integrate sEMG (RMS, raw, median frequency, and spectral analysis) with seven physiological signals, and the ability to view sEMG bilaterally on two, four, six, eight, ten, or more traces. Cocontractions and inappropriate activation can be viewed in real time and reviewed with complete statistics. Two Web cameras record movements, along with goniometry, and force, and all can be reviewed with a marker that synchronizes the muscle activity with the video. (800) 361-3651; www.thoughttechnology.com.

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