Function & Description
The
SpinalMouse® is a innovative device to measure the spinal shape and
mobility in the sagittal and lateral plane. Segmental angles
for each motional vertebral joint are registered and shown in
functional graphics.
Measuring
is fast, easy and reliable: The device
is manually guided over the skin of the back along the spinal
column. The measuring head follows automatically the sagittal and lateral shape and records clinically
relevant data. A highly sophisticated software algorithm uses this
information to calculate the clinical parameters.
Results
show excellent validity when compared to X-rays. The SpinalMouse®
Software visualizes «red flags» for indications, such as hypo and hyper mobile vertebral joints or
deviations from reference values.
In comparison to existing methods the
SpinalMouse® offers many
advantages in terms of accuracy, objectivity, reproducibility, data presentation,
non-invasiveness, absence of
radiation, ease of use and is extremely cost effective.
In addition to the above functionality, The SpinalMouse® offers a functional capacity test and a "free mode" to measure any extremities.