MCU - Multiple Cervical Unit
The MCU from BTE Technologies has a computerized interface that records real-time cervical spine movement and isometric strength in all three planes of motion simultaneously. This eliminates the subjectivity of manual testing. Diagnosing whiplash, or the cause of neck pain can often be very difficult. Traditional methods of examining the neck such as x-ray, CAT Scan and MRI can not detect damage to the soft tissue of the neck. Real-time statistical analysis of psychophysical performance measures are displayed on screen and in comprehensive reporting features for the health care provider, patient and payers.
Past traditional
treatments have relied
upon rest, medication
and manipulation
practices and have met
with limited success.
These treatments lacked
focus on the functional
restoration of the
patient through
strengthening and
restoring the range of
motion of the neck.
According to continuing
outcome studies being
conducted by LaTrobe
University, in
Melbourne, Australia,
over ninety percent of
patients treated on the
Multi Cervical Unit have
reported significant
improvement. Dr. Kenneth
Greenwood, PhD., notes
the remarkable success
of the MCU system,” It
is clear from the
Outcome Data Analysis
that the rehabilitation
program results in
improvements in
Strength, Range of
Motion and Lifestyle
whilst reducing Pain.”
The MCU's clinical
successes can be
attributed to the
testing and treatment
protocol, known as The
Melbourne Protocol,
developed by Robert De Nardis, an innovative
Australian
physiotherapist. De
Nardis, director of the
Melbourne Whiplash
Centre in Melbourne,
Australia, has been
working with the MCU for
more than ten years and
has evaluated and
treated over 700
patients using the
system. Analysis of
published data indicates
that best results for
chronic neck patients
are achieved via the
functional
neck-strengthening
program provided by the
MCU. This system has
been featured on both
Australian, as well as
US television news.
In addition to
evaluation, the dynamic
isotonic strengthening
protocols for aviators
and chronic neck pain
sufferers have been
developed by the US Navy
and researchers around
the world in an effort
to maintain objectivity
for the appropriate
successive progression
of a patient’s cervical
spine rehab or
conditioning program.
Currently the MCU is in
use with the US Navy,
Australian Air Force,
Israeli Air Force,
British Royal Air Force
and major hospitals and
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