Athletic trainers play a vital role in helping athletes reach their performance goals – and stay healthy while doing so. As trainers know, performance can’t be optimized in a vacuum. It takes more than dedication and the right combination of exercises. It takes careful, flexible planning. It takes continual reassessments and tweaks. It takes quantitative data.
Unfortunately, precise, accurate data can be hard to come by – especially for athletic trainers who primarily work with amateur and recreational athletes. While athletic trainers with professional clientele may have access to cutting-edge, data-generating biofeedback equipment, a majority of athletic trainers still have to rely on analog tools, “feel,” and data that largely skews qualitative.
Luckily, the gap between professional-level and amateur-level training is on the precipice of shrinking – thanks to a suite of devices from KINVENT.
Bluetooth-Enabled, Biofeedback Training Devices for All
Without numbers, it’s difficult to truly optimize performance – or reliably guard against injury. KINVENT was created to deliver those numbers to trainers and to democratize the fields of athletic training and sports physical therapy.
Each of KINVENT’s eight devices – which include force plates, a goniometer, an EMG sensor, and hand, hand-held, traction and pneumatic dynamometers – was created to give athletic trainers the data they need to help clients achieve their performance goals. They measure force, muscle activation, strength, balance, range of motion, fatigue, power and more. The devices connect to the KINVENT Physio App and may be used alone or in conjunction with one another.
The numbers generated by the devices and stored in the app allow athletic trainers to accurately evaluate an athlete’s performance, track athletic progress with reliability and ease, and make better-informed training decisions. Athletes, who have access to numerical data, are able to see the fruits of their labor – and are more motivated to show up and train.
Accurately Evaluate Performance
Outside of professional sports training facilities, manual muscle testing and testing with analog devices is the norm. Because these common methods involve a certain amount of “feel” and guesswork, it’s sometimes hard for trainers to establish true athletic baselines for a client or make determinations about whether, for example, a client favors a certain muscle or puts unnecessary strain on a particular joint. Further, some measurements, like force, are extremely difficult to capture analog devices, alone.
KINVENT allows trainers to move beyond the realm of “eyeballing” and touch – and into a world dominated by data. As athletes train with KINVENT devices, highly accurate numbers are generated and sent to the app in real time. So, instead of estimating baselines or exertion, or making best guesses when it comes to hard-to-capture measurements, trainers get precise numbers, immediately.
Reliably Track Progress
When trainers don’t have quantitative data to work with, it’s difficult to precisely measure a client’s progress. Although an athlete may feel themselves getting stronger or more powerful, it’s hard to conclude how much progress has actually been made without numbers.
KINVENT not only gives trainers those numbers, but also uses advanced reporting to shed insight on an athlete’s progress over time. Trainers can make detailed training programs in the app based on the data and reporting – and adjust plans accordingly. And, if an athlete works with a team or extended training network, the data and reports may be exported and shared.
Make the Best-Informed Decisions
Athletic trainers spend a great deal of time making decisions: when to push an athlete, when to pull back, when to clear an injured athlete to return to sport, and how best to ease their transition back. Those determinations are backed by the expertise of trainers – and must continue to be.
But, when that expertise is informed and validated by data, trainers and their athletes can proceed with increased confidence. Trainers can feel confident that their decisions have been guided by every tool at their disposal. Athletes can feel confident that any determinations made about their training regimen are grounded in fact.
Motivate Clients to Continually Engage
Athletes come to athletic trainers to get results. And, while they may be able to feel facets of their performance improving, it’s sometimes difficult to for them to determine just how effective a training program really is when progress is incremental.
Numbers help athletic trainers prove the efficacy of their work to clients. When athletes can see – through data and reporting – that their training is moving them closer to their goals, they are much more likely to see a regimen through.
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Guesswork and feel can only get you and your client so far. True progress is grounded in numbers – and with KINVENT, getting those numbers is easier than ever.
Trusted by the UFC, French Football Federation, and professional sports teams – including the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Chargers, Cleveland Guardians, Houston Rockets – and trainers who work with amateur athletes alike, KINVENT has already begun to revolutionize athletic trainers’ approach to care.
If you’re interested in trying the devices for yourself, please contact JLW Instrument’s KINVENT product experts to request a free trial. Please note that a limited supply of products is available.
