Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or...
Patent
1998-01-19
1999-07-20
Brown, Michael A.
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or...
600595, 482 8, 73172, A61B 5103
Patent
active
059250003
ABSTRACT:
A dynamic balance sport performance system is provided for the dynamic testing of an individual so as to be able to provide appropriately configured shims to be placed adjacent the individual's foot in a shoe for the purpose enabling the individual to perform better in whatever sport he/she is participating. In one embodiment, an automatic system is provided for simulating shim insertion in a shoe in which two footbeds spaced apart by a predetermined distance are provided with a quadrature arrangement of hinged shim plates which are individually adjustable to predetermined shim angles. After one of the individual plates has been set, with the individual seeking to maintain his/her elbow in a horizontal position, pressure is applied to the individual's elbow until such time as a load sensor senses a predetermined load indicating that a predetermined pressure has been applied to the elbow of the individual. At this point, the individual is queried as to whether or not he/she feels more comfortable in balancing the force on the elbow using his/her entire body. The test is redone with the shim plate being actuated to different angles until such time as the individual reports that at a given load level he/she feels more comfortable. At this point, the appropriate shim angle is indicated. In one embodiment, the shim is placeable at the inner and outer side of the foot at the toe and the heel for a possible series of four shims to optimally provide balance for the individual such that when participating in athletic activities, the individual can give an optimal performance due to the dynamic balancing.
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Marciniak Bernard
Minafra Louis A.
Brown Michael A.
LaMarca William
Tendler Robert K.
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