METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING DISABILITIES IN A PATIENT

摘要

A system and method for diagnosing a disability in a person, or measuring change in a disability in a person, which method includes the steps of obtaining kinematic data from a patient performing a physical task, processing the kinematic data to obtain an objective diagnostic indicator, and comparing the diagnostic indicator to a standard or standards or to a previous diagnostic indicator obtained from the person. The objective diagnostic indicator may be a quantitative value derived from a measurement of speed, accuracy, acceleration, force generation or endurance during performance of the physical task, an impairment/disability ratio, a false claim detection value, or a subject-object mirror sensing value.