Hamstring Testing Kit by Applied Measurement Australia

July 4, 2016 Brendan Nyssen News Comments Off
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Learn How to Predict Injuries and Recovery Time!

Hamstring injuries are the most common type of injuries affecting professional athletes in elite sports. These types of injuries are caused by an imbalance between the quadriceps muscle and hamstring muscles. These lead to significant loss of time combined with high recurrence rates. As such, measuring the hamstring strain using the Hamstring Test Kit, distributed Australia wide by Applied Measurement Australia PTY. LTD. Provides a practical solution to this problem together with a simple way of creating a database of results. The Hamstring test kit has been endorsed by the Australian Institute of sport and has been sold to various top performing AFL and NRL clubs. Its increasing popularity is due to its key features:

  • Compact
  • Easy to set up and operate
  • “Real time” highly accurate measurements
  • Multiple applications

Where are HAMSTRING MUSCLES?

  • The hamstring group of muscles are located on the back of the upper leg1
  • The hamstring group contains three muscles: biceps femoris, semimembranosus and semitendinosus1
  • The top of these muscles are attached to the lower part of the pelvis1
  • The bottom part of these muscles are attached to the tibiae and fibular (shin bones) 1

ACTION OF HAMSTRING MUSCLES?

  • The hamstring group muscles flex (bend) the knee and extend (straighten) the hip1

WHAT IS HAMSTRING INJURY (HI)?

  • Hamstring injuries (HI) are the most common injuries in male professional players2,3,4
  • HI are responsible for significant time loss and high recurrence rates2,3,4

CAUSES AND RISK FACTORS

  • Major cause of HI injuries: imbalance between the quadriceps muscle and hamstring muscles (located at the front and back of the thigh)1
  • Quadriceps help extend (straighten) the leg; these forcibly overstretch the hamstring, placing excessive tension on the hamstring muscles1
  • In football, HI occurs at the highest recurrence rate in the long head of biceps femoris (LHBF) muscle6
  • The risk factors associated with HI include2,3,6
    • Increasing age
    • Previous injury
    • Match play andWeekly match frequency
  • Athletes who have received previous hamstring injuries are more susceptible to strength defects

KEY FEATURES

  • Hamstring toolkit:
    • compact
    • easy to set up and operate
    • provides “real time” highly accurate measurements
  • Extremely accurate and compact tension and compression load cell
  • Compact, high performance USB strain gauge interface – compatible with load cells
  • USB strain gauge interface provides high speeds (500 readings/second) and no expert maintenance
  • Free DSC USB interface software toolkit:
  • configure, calibrate, log and manage parameters of DSCUSB

HAMSTRING TEST KIT Includes

  • Load cell& Rod Ends
  • USB strain gauge interface connected to a laptop
  • Free DSC USB converter software toolkit
  • Leg Strap
  • Floor Mounting Shackle
  • Stainless Steel D shackles
  • 5 meters of Galvanized chain.

System Specifications

LOAD CELL

  • Dacell MODEL UU load cell
  • Tension and compression
  • Extremely accurate and compact
  • Capacity range: 2kg, 5kg, 10kgf, 20kgf, 50kgf, 100kgf, 200kgf, 500kgf
  • Rated output (R.O.): 2.0mV/V±1% (2kgf, 5kgf: 1.5mV/V±1%)
  • Nonlinearity and repeatability: 0.03% of R.O.

 

USB STRAIN GAUGE INTERFACE (CONVERTER)

  • Mantracourt strain gauge to USB converter DSCUSB:
  • Compact, high performance providing highly accurate measurements
  • Easy set up and operation
  • Strain gauge signal conditioner
  • High speed up to 500 readings/second
  • Multi point scaling available
  • Log to PC and view in Excel

 

DSC USB INTERFACE (CONVERTER) SOTFWARE TOOLKIT

  • Free software
  • Allows us to configure, calibrate, log and manage parameters of DSCUSB
  • Able to select measurement rate and filter setting,
  • Shows “real time” weight of load cell
  • Log input to CSV file and upload to MS excel for further data analysis including plots
  • Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, Win 7, Win 8 and Win 10
  • USB port + mouse device

Options

  • Multiple Load Cells
  • Wireless Load Cell Connectivity
  • Position sensors
  • Custom Software

Other Applications

The AMA Hamstring Test Kit has been specially designed to be adapted to many applications as you can see above, so the limitations are your “imagination” for how you can adapt the system to your own unique application.

For further information, please feel free to contact us below.

Melbourne (Head Office)

Ph: (03) 9874 5777

Email: sales@appliedmeasurement.com.au

Sydney

(02) 9708 2000

Email: sydneysales@appliedmeasurement.com.au