Quantifying neurospinal function
OwnerPatrick Gentempo, Lee Brodyinventors
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Abstract
An aspect disclosed herein involves methods and systems for determining a neurospinal functional index (NSFI) provide a single index quantifying a plurality of neurospinal functions, for example, algometry, range of motion, electromyography, thermography, and heart rate variability. Embodiments of the NSFI are useful in providing an objective index of a patient's neurospinal function, for example, in chiropractic assessments.
Claims9
A method for determining a neurospinal functional index comprising:
- performing a plurality of neurospinal examinations on a patient, thereby providing a plurality of results from the examinations;
- quantifying results from the examinations;
- scaling the quantified results;
- and
- integrating the scaled results into a neurospinal functional index.
The method of claim 7, wherein scaled results have similar population statistics.
A system for determining a neurospinal functional index comprising:
- a data processing unit;
- and
- data storage media comprising machine readable instructions that when executed by the data processing unit, perform a method for determining a neurospinal functional index comprising:
- performing a plurality of neurospinal examinations on a patient, thereby providing a plurality of results from the examinations;
- quantifying results from the examinations;
- scaling the quantified results to reference data;
- and
- integrating the scaled results into a neurospinal functional index.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.