# US 8,784,307 B1 · Integrative biomechanical analysis

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- Number: US 8,784,307 B1
- Document ID: US8784307B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 12/009,902
- Filed: 2008-01-23
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2007-01-23
- Applicants: Eric K. Groteke; Scott Miller
- Inventors: Eric K. Groteke; Harry Chororos; Scott Miller
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8784307B1

## CPC

- A61B 5/4566: {Evaluating the spine (A61B5/4561 takes precedence)}
- A61B 5/4528: {Joints (A61B5/4533, A61B5/4538 take precedence)}
- A61B 5/4824: {Touch or pain perception evaluation (A61B5/4821 takes precedence)}
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)

## Abstract

The invention is a method and system for functional biomechanical analysis. The analysis assesses the biomechanical relationships of the spine and adjacent regions in a dynamic state based on a patient's chief complaint and clinical presentation. The analysis calculates a value of function or impact for a particular spinal region.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of assessing musculoskeletal disorder risk, comprising the steps of:
providing a questionnaire that contains at least one question in regard to location of pain, at least one question in regard to level of pain, at least one question in regard to quality of pain, and at least one question in regard to frequency of pain;
recording responses to said questions in said questionnaire;
providing a set of integration grids that assign a level of impact to a plurality of body regions from said responses; implementing a processor to calculate a weighted average of level of impact for said plurality of body regions; implementing a processor to generate a scaled score from said weighted average of level of impact for a plurality of body regions, wherein said weighted average of level of impact for a plurality of body regions is based at least in part by a distance from a location of pain,
providing a set of integration grids that assign a level of impact to said plurality of body regions from said responses;
calculating a weighted average of level of impact for said plurality of body regions;
generating a scaled score from said weighted average of level of impact for a plurality of body regions, wherein said weighted average of level of impact for said plurality of body regions is based at least in part by a distance from a location of pain and wherein said weighted average of level of impact for said plurality of body regions is based at least in part by a body mass index.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein said set of integration grids allows for assessing relationships between and within body regions.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the method yields a quantification of musculoskeletal disorder risk within a body region.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of suggesting a treatment to reduce a musculoskeletal disorder risk based on at least in part on said scaled score.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the step of providing a questionnaire additionally contains at least one question in regard to sensory symptoms.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of suggesting a treatment to reduce a musculoskeletal disorder risk based on at least in part on said scaled score.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the step of providing a questionnaire additionally contains at least one question in regard to numbness.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the method yields a quantification of musculoskeletal disorder risk.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of generating an overall scaled score from said weighted average of level of impact from said plurality of body regions.