Equipment & Software Project #2

1. Equipment & Software Project #2 By: Diandra Schonyers

2. Package Contains • Body Blades • Nordic Track Elite 12.0 Elliptical • IntelectTranSport Combo • Therabands • Nintendo Wii • The purpose of the equipment in this package is to approach rehab in an interactive and diverse way. • Incorporate tools are not typical for a physical therapy facility.

3. Body Blades • A 1.5lb flexible “blade” ranging from 2.5-5 feet long • With a small amount of force and effort the blade begins to flex back and forth providing resistance • Patients will be able to keep track of their progress as they move different levels of resistance and length of the blade • Cost: $347.70 • Source: http://www.bodyblade.com

4. Why the Body Blade? • Unlike other rehab equipment, the risk of injury as a result of this product is very limited • As effort increases, the blade moves faster, therefore; the patient controls the exercise • This control makes the risk of injury significantly less • Accidental injury as a result of dropping the product is eliminated because it is light weight and easy to store

5. Nordic Track Elite 12.0 Elliptical • This front drive elliptical allows the patient to make longer strides and is more of a complete workout • The longer strides engage different muscles than the rear drive series elliptical • Purpose: Pre-session Warm-up • Cost: $1,299 • Source: http://www.nordictrack.com

6. Why Elite 12.0 Elliptical? • A stray from typical warm up equipment • Treadmills and stationary bikes are typically seen in physical therapy facilities • This equipment will bring variety to the facility • Involves muscles that would not normally be engaged with a treadmill or stationary bike • Incorporates the upper body in the warm-up process • Total body warm-up tool

7. IntelectTranSport Ultrasound and Electrosimulation Combo • A portable modality used to assist with speeding up the rehab process, decrease pain and retrain muscles (post surgically) • Cost: $2,931.45 • IntelectTranSport Combo, 5cm Soundhead, & Battery Pack • Source: http://www.tartangroup.com

8. Why the Intelect Combo? • This portable machine combines two different pieces of equipment in one • Combines the pain reduction abilities of the electrostimulation and the ability to increase blood flow to the site of injury and promote the healing process of the ultrasound • In addition to pain reduction and promotion of healing, the machine also has to ability to stimulate muscle contraction • Assists with preventing the loss of muscle control following a surgical procedure • For example: the Russian electro-stim wave is used on patients following ACL reconstructive surgery

9. Therabands • An elastic band used to target specific areas of the body for rehabilitation • Cost: 46.90 • Price includes: 6 yards of 4 colors of thera band material • Yellow: $10.68, Red: $11.26, Green: $12.05, and Blue: $12.91 • Source: http://www.protherapysupplies.com

10. Why Therabands? • This equipment can target any injury in the extremities • Can be used in any way to add resistance to the exercises performed by the patient • Can be tied to a table, patient can hold the equipment, physician can hold the band, etc. • This tool also allows to take control of their own rehab • As the color of the band changes, the amount of resistance changes also • The deeper the color, the more the resistance • Patient can track their rehab progress according to the progression through the bands

11. Nintendo Wii • A game console that uses motion controllers to physically involve you in the game • Purpose: Interactive rehabilitation • Cost: Cost: $350 • Wii Console with Wii Fit Plus (Bundle), Wii Sports Resort Game and controller • Source: Gamestop, Target, Walmart, etc.

12. Why the Wii? • This game console allows the person or people playing to physically participate in the game • As a rehab tool, it strays from the normal, boring, and sometime tedious rehab process • Will make rehab fun and gain the interest of the current patients • Ex: the Canoeing game can be used as a upper body rehab exercise

13. Why the Wii cont. • It will also attract a new clientele and possibly open a new avenue for rehabilitation • If marketed correctly and if not too costly, the company may be able to develop our own game or a series of games • Examples: • Upper body rehab series and/or lower body rehab series • Injury specific series

14. Conclusion • This package of equipment will consolidate the space that we have in the facility • In addition it will increase the amount of interest each patient has in their rehab process by: • Incorporating interactive activities • Allow the patient to take more control over their rehab • Involve muscles that are not typically engaged with usual warm-up equipment • This package, if used correctly, will cause an increase in patient cooperation, decrease in risk of injury and gain a new client base