DATA ACQUISITION OVER HEMISHPERICAL RANGE OF MOTION
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Three decades of research by Hemi-Trac has spawned the present invention which can convert hemispherical motion to linear motion. Such an arrangement allows for a uniform resistance to be provided as a body appendage moves about its natural hemispherical-3D range of motion. At the heart of the invention is the Carlson Linkage, akin to the Watt linkage which converts rotary/circular motion to linear motion as found in cumbustion engines. Watt’s invention was at the center of the industrial revolution and we believe the Carlson linkage will be a key component to fuel new developments in the current sports injury prevenion revolution. Carbon fiber components and sensors continue to be added to enhance operational performace, The Nexcise™ machine can measure strength, muscle reaction and more about an athlete's entire range of motion. Researchers agree a means for acquiring such data is urgently needed to develop supportable injury prevention protocols, return to play clearance protocols, neuro-biomechanic modeling and rehabilitation progress monitoing, yet current equipment cannot efficiently provide full hemispherical movement and acquire such data.
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The need for multidirectional hemispherical motion fitness equipment became clear to me as a high school athlete as there was no way to effectively isolate and strengthen specific muscles which move a body appendage in a specified direction. For example, to date there is no effective way to strengthen neck muscles that facilitate neck flexation at a 45 degree angle to both one's median and sagittal planes. The Nexcise™ machine adresses this long felt need in many different markets. I cut my electrical engineering career short at Collins Aerospace as a circuit designer to attend law school after being upset that I could not find an acceptable patent attorney to protect my inventions. Graduating lawschool during the .com boom, I started my legal career in Austin, Texas where over the past 25 years I have worked for some of the largest lawfirms and corporations in Texas.
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I curently have two issued patents covering hemispherical motion equipment including US. # 8,636.6311, Arrangements for Exercising Via a Semispherical Motion and US. # 7,651,442 Universal System for Monitoring and Controling Exercise Parameters with aditional patents on file. I am offering a field of use license on my intellectual property (patents, know how, and trade secrets) in the field of neck and/or cervical spine devices. Horizontal markets include professional, college and highschool sports programs, athletic screning, Injury prediction. return to play screening, medical research, rehabilitation, chiropratic and physical therapy, performance gyms, fitness clubs, corporate fitness programs, and military research/traing.
CONCUSSION and NECK INJURY PREDICTION AND PREVENTION
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Many recent clinical studies on head and neck injury (H&NI) reduction have demonstrated that neck exercises can reduce the incidence of sport-related H&NI(1). Many studies indicate that strengtheinig the neck via plyometrics (explosive movements) is much more effective way to prevent injury as compared to isometrics (no movement)(2), Studies indicate that a significant number of athletes only activate a fraction of their neck muscles in response to impact were full activation would significantly reduce the amount of destructive force which is transfered to brain tissue from such impacts. This is consistent with all research studies we reviewed which concludes that intrinsic head and neck injury risk factors can be significantly mitigated with improved neck muscle control via plyometric training(3). Physics dictate that both neck strength and anticipatory muscle activation (reaction time and muscle control) are the most significant factors in attenuating the head's kinnematic response to impact forces. Not surprisingly, basic physics equasions dictate that improved neck control/reaction time and strength can better attenuate, dampen and/or reduce the amount of the initial impact force to the head which is transfered to an athlete's brain tissue through angular acceleration/deceleration forces(4). The present invention can not only be used to identify high risk athletes but can be used to clear athletes to play and to improve an athletes strength and reaction time which here-to-for was not possible.
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Selecting the link (Articles) provides a database compilation of head and neck injury relatede articles
(1) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24930131/ and https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34143411/
(2) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16404453/
(3) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24459547/
(4) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4344320/#R45
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