Verity Medical NeuroTrac Simplex Operation Manual page 17

OST
4
5
0.3
Sec
RLS
3
5
1.5
Sec
NeuroTrac
Number of valid onsets (invalid onsets of over 2
seconds are ignored from OST calculation)
Number of all onsets (= number of trials)
Onset Average [sec] - This is the average time taken in
seconds to achieve 75% of the work average of all work
segments, any values over 2 seconds are ignored.
Generally this parameter measures how fast you can
contract a muscle, the shorter the Onset average
time is, the better the muscle performance. Reading
below 1 second can be considered normal. The time it
takes to contract a muscle gives an indication on the
recruitment of the fast twitch fibres. If the onset time
was slow, the recruitment percentage of the fast twitch
fibres would be less than if the onset time was faster.
Assessment: the good progress is when Onset average
time is getting shorter and shorter each day.
Number of valid releases (invalid releases of over
2 seconds are ignored from RLS calculation)
Number of all releases (= number of trials)
Release Average [sec] - This is the average time taken
in seconds to relax below 37.5% of the work average
of all work segments, any values over 2 seconds are
ignored.
Generally this parameter measures how fast you can
relax a muscle, the shorter the Release average time is,
the better the muscle performance.
Healthy muscle normally reverts back to a low resting
EMG value in less than one second. If the muscle
takes longer to revert back to rest then there will be a
reason, such as muscle or nerve damage or some other
underlying problem.
Assessment: the good progress is when Release
average time getting shorter and shorter each day.
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