RAPID’s AI-led software simplifies the complexity of matching diagnostic testing technology to vetted clinical pathways and completes this patient-centric process with automated connected care. We consider RAPID “augmented intelligence,” or simply artificial intelligence as a tool to enhance, not replace, the patient care decision-making process. A simple 5-STEP process allows a care provider to complete a diagnostic test, receive real-time results, perform and deliver a suggested prescription, and track progress accurately and in less time.
What does the RAPID pressure/force sensing mat and software do?
1. Provides valid, reliable, and repeatable objective measures of a patient’s neuromuscular control and ability to balance or function on a firm and/or unstable surface.
2. Documents balance rehabilitation and assessment and provide a suggested course of action, followed by an automated connected care portal.
3. During rehabilitation provides visual feedback on a patient’s ability to control their center of gravity (CoG) or center of pressure(CoP).
RAPID pressure/force analysis system can be used for the following programs:
• Fall Risk Assessment and Conditioning Programs
• Movement Disorders associated with neuromuscular control
• Amputee prosthetic rehabilitation
• Orthopedic rehabilitation associated with ligament sprains and poor neuromuscular control
• Sports Medicine and Conditioning Programs
• Core and Lumbar Stabilization Strategies
• Pre- and post-head injury screening
• Concussion Management Program
The RAPID pressure system is used by the medical community to investigate and rehabilitate clinical conditions. Measurements include contact area, ground reaction force, and derivatives of force, such as the center of force, trajectories, and impulse (force-time relationship), which can also be measured to better understand muscular imbalances, deficits, and instabilities.
RAPID offers the ability to segment views by foot and even isolate ground reaction force and center of pressure by foot region, thereby furthering analysis into foot function, balance, and postural sway.
By analyzing movements, forces, and plantar pressure exerted by lower extremities, clinicians are presented with objective data that visual assessments cannot provide. RAPID empowers researchers/clinicians to easily detect asymmetries, develop injury prevention protocols, and optimize sports performance with a host of solutions designed to meet unique needs.
RAPID utilizes what is called Computerized Static Posturography (CSP), a well-documented in clinical and scientific literature as an objective method of differentiating sensory, motor, and central adaptive functional impairments of balance. Because balance is the functional expression of a highly adaptive system of multiple interacting components, the functional impairment information provided by CSP is complementary to the traditional diagnostic approaches to balance disordered patients (ENG, rotary chair, MRI, etc.) that focus on individual, isolated anatomical components.
In an estimated 50% of patients with chronic balance disorders, especially those who are older, there is no single localized cause, and the traditional diagnostic tests are inconclusive. In these complex patients, the specific impairment information provided by CSP reduces ambiguity and is the only objective information for selecting treatment pathways leading to improved outcomes.
Foot pressure distribution and timing information provides valuable insight into a variety of biomechanical and neurological disorders, as well as aiding in the treatment and prevention of wounds caused by high foot pressure. Accurate measurement of foot pressure distribution and asymmetries provide insight into lower limb dysfunction, helping clinicians find and treat the root cause of biomechanical problems that can lead to pain throughout the lower body.