Operation Manual

MyotonPRO User Manual
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1.3.3 Areas of application
MyotonPRO can be applied, for both clinical and non-clinical purposes, to assess superficial
skeletal Muscles or other soft biological tissues.
Examples of possible applications of the Device are:
1. in clinical medicine:
 monitoring the changes caused by Muscle disorders,
 obtaining supplementary information when diagnosing Muscle diseases,
 evaluation of the benefits of applied interventions,
 evaluation of the benefits of rehabilitative treatments;
2. in sports medicine:
 observation of the effects of training on Muscles,
 identifying causes of Muscle overtraining,
 determining optimal physical training load for Muscles,
 prevention of Muscle and tendon injuries;
3. occupational health care:
 prevention of trauma caused by Muscle overload due to uncomfortable positions
assumed when working over a prolonged period,
 monitoring the changes to Muscle condition due to uncomfortable working positions
assumed over a prolonged period,
 obtaining supplementary information when diagnosing Muscle diseases;
4. in veterinary medicine:
 prevention of Muscle and tendon injuries,
 identifying causes of Muscle overtraining,
 evaluation of the benefits of applied interventions or treatments.
1.3.4 Method for measuring
The essence of the MyotonPRO method of measuring, consists of the recording the damped
natural oscillation of soft biological tissue in the form of an acceleration graph and the
subsequent simultaneous computation of the parameters associated with the Tissue being
measured, including its State of Tension, as well as Biomechanical and Viscoelastic properties.
The method of myometry is objective, safe, non-invasive, painless, quickly applicable and cost-
effective.