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Humac Norm by CSMI: The New Era of Rehabilitation. By. Melanie Wittenberger. What is The Humac Norm?. A piece of Cybex equipment designed to measure and improve performance on a part of the body and builds the foundation for saf e and effective testing and exercise.
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HumacNorm by CSMI: The New Era of Rehabilitation By. Melanie Wittenberger
What is The Humac Norm? • A piece of Cybex equipment designed to measure and improve performance on a part of the body and builds the foundation for safe and effective testing and exercise. • It offers 22 isolated joint movement patterns. • Consists of four resistance modes isokinetic, isotonic, isometric, and passive • Is used for injured patients as well as prophylactic users.
How it is Used • Slip your desired extremity into the designated position • The operator straps you in accordingly • The operator sets the program for the desired body part, range of motion, speed, and resistance level • After exercise is completed the results are printed and ready to be assessed
What The Humac Norm Has to offer • Software • Patterns • Reports • Comes equipped with View and Assess 2010- which gives patients the ability to compare and contrast data online to monitor progress.
HUMAC software • Windows XP • Calculates your speed • Calculates your strength levels • Range of motion • Trial reps, trial sets • What mode you are in • Reliable source of calculating progression, scores, and important statistical information. • Easy to read graphs and charts comparing strengths and weaknesses
Pattern • Shows patterns of the body for abduction, adduction, and neutral positions • Shows Extension, flexion, and rotation • Shows you axis of rotation and parts needed for all the parts of the body • Most commonly used for knee, hip, wrist, shoulder.
Reports • Offers an easy to read report • HUMAC runs a powerful Dell Computer System ($440), equipped with flat screen monitor, and an HP color printer. ($200) • The data is automatically saved • Is a good way to see progression and how a patient is performing
Why you must have Humac Norm in your lab or physical training facilities • Can accurately gauge patients progress • Lets you see results faster • Lets you see results more accurately than the old regular workouts • Gives rehabilitation a more advanced and precise workout designed to reach the targeted muscle
Advantages this machine has over its competitors • The Humac software alone makes the machine much more reliable then just having a regular machine because it is always compatible to any model, making it impossible to become outdated. • Lets the machine do the work and not the physicians • Is cheaper then all of its competitors.
Statistics • Since 1982 over 2,000 Cybex owners upgraded to HUMAC • Since first introduced 54 % of Labs in the United States have upgraded to the Humac Norm • Has a customer satisfaction rating of 94% since 2008
Looking for other useful Cybex machinery? Look no further. HUMAC balance system • Used for patients with vestibular disorders, orthopedic injuries, concussions, fall risks and neurologic disorders. • Computerized balance systems allows the clinician to accurately assess the limits and weaknesses of the patient and enable them to design an effective routine around the results. • Because in such high demand, prices have been lowered to below 2,000.
Resources • http://www.csmisolutions.com/products/biodex_upgrade/biodex_upgrade_overview.shtml • http://csmisolutions.com/cmt/publish/humac_product_overview.shtml • http://csmisolutions.com/products/humac_norm/humac_overview.shtml