TeleRehabilitation System: The
TeleRehabilitation System is the first online clinical management system
for musculoskeletal disorders (“MSD”). The Greenleaf System is a computer-based
system capable of delivering, measuring and dynamically monitoring MSD
rehabilitation at home or in the workplace, all in concert with the
clinician. The system, which can also be used for injury prevention,
allows the development of a rich database of clinical information that
allows the development of evidence-based, patient-specific treatment
protocols; accurate evaluation of patient progress versus norms; and
optimization of treatment and prevention programs. The TeleRehabilitation
System dramatically improves rehab results, return workers to the job
faster and save employers money. Greenleaf has created a fully-integrated
telerehabilitation system by:
- Connecting sensor-enabled rehab devices
to a PC (or other central processing unit). This allows patients to
receive immediate feedback on their exercise performance.
- Incorporating engaging content (e.g.,
personalized games) to help motivate the patient to perform the prescribed
exercise and make the exercise regimen an interesting (rather than
boring) activity. This leads to greatly improved patient compliance.
- Connecting the patient’s PC via a server
to the therapist’s PC to allow therapists to accurately measure patient
progress, make daily (rather than weekly) adjustments to treatment
programs, and provide ongoing support and encouragement to patients.
- By developing back-end software to handle
administrative tasks; issue non-compliance alerts when patient performance
falls outside pre-set limits; and analyze outcomes data to prove system
efficacy and allow for the development of evidence-based treatment
and prevention protocols.
WristSystem:
The WristSystem tracks wrist movement in real-time utilizing
WristSensor™ gloves and Greenleaf's Movement Analysis System (MAS) software.
Measurements help identify tasks that contribute to repetitive stress,
cumulative trauma and other disorders. The WristSystem is portable and
can also be used to evaluate workstation design at a job site by a qualified
medical or ergonomic consultant. WristSystem features include insulated
glove sensors that measure flexion/extension and radial/ulnar deviation;
a DataRecorder worn by the subject at the work site to measure wrist
movement for up to 8 hours; graphic plots and reports that reveal frequency,
direction and degree of repetitive movements; and printed reports that
include maximum, minimum, mean and standard deviation values for all
sensors, as well as joint velocity and acceleration data. The DataRecorder
may also be programmed to alert the subject when wrist extension, flexion
or deviation exceed high risk angles.
Eval System: The
EVAL System consists of software and instrumentation for measuring,
diagnosing and analyzing hand and upper extremity movement and strength.
The EVAL systems calculates impairment automatically using Guides to
the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, published by the American Medical
Association. Patented, precision tools (e.g., a pinchmeter, hand goniometer,
upper extremity goniometer and a customized dynamometer) are used in
conjunction with the EVAL software to provide electronic measurement
of patient range of motion, pinch strength, and grip strengths.
Eval Solo System: The
EVAL Solo System is a portable version of the full EVAL system that
provides the same group of strength and range of motion examinations
as the EVAL System. The SoloSystem offers a customer the option to upgrade
from a SoloSystem to a full EVAL System at a later time, and also provides
to clinics installed with EVAL the opportunity to add satellite units
for measurement and data collection that can be downloaded to the main
EVAL System. The SoloSystem includes the standard electronic measurement
devices (pinchmeter, hand goniometer, upper extremity goniometer, and
customized dynamometer), providing objective measurement and storage
of range of motion, pinch strength and grip strength data. As data is
collected, it is stored digitally to a portable data control unit. The
data can be recalled, transferred to a computer file, or printed. EVAL
SoloSystem is sold to clinics with multiple therapist workstations,
research environments and physical therapy clinics treating proportionately
fewer hand patients.
The EVAL Product Line is owned, distributed,
and supported by STE.
Contact STE at www.steeval.com
or phone (800) 999-7839
Q System: The Q System
is a laptop and PDA-based patient management, documentation and outcomes
reporting program for physical therapists is designed for the general
outpatient, orthopedic/sports clinic and is ideally suited for clinics
seeing a high volume of patients or trying to respond to the demands
of managed care by managing information through the establishment of
electronic patient record. Q comprehensively addresses objective and
functional impairments, allowing the physical therapist to optimally
manage patient goals and treatment and exercise plans, toward improved
patient outcome and payor reimbursement. Functional progress can be
modified at each patient visit and is updated automatically for inclusion
with external reports. Operational efficiencies allow management to
focus on improved clinical processes and to see more patients.
