Ankylosing
Spondylitis Measuring
Equipment
As physiotherapists
we all know how hard it can be to standardise the measurement of a patient’s
ability to move. Indeed there is increasing pressure to work within
evidence based practice that does not just include the treatment of
patients but also their assessment.
The Bath Institute
of Medical Engineering (BIME) has developed, in collaboration with physiotherapists
from the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Ankylosing
Spondylitis measuring equipment.
The equipment
developed, and now available to buy, relates to use of the Bath AS metrology
Index (BASMI) and allows physiotherapists to measure patients with reliable
equipment on each occasion.
The BASMI
consists of 5 measurements:
1. Cervical Rotation
2. Tragus to Wall
3. Lateral spine flexion
4. Lumbar spine flexion
5. Intermalleolar distance
The BIME equipment
assists in the measurement of 1, 2 and 3 above.
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Tragus
to wall scale
This piece of equipment is light weight and allows easy
to read scale for tragus to wall measurements.
Price Tragus to Wall Scale: £18.00 excluding VAT
& Delivery
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Lateral
spine flexion scale
A freestanding scale for measuring side flexion
Note: some self assembly of unit is required.
Lateral Spinal Flexion £40.00 excluding VAT &
Delivery
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Goniometer
The Goniometer is used for measuring cervical spine
rotation and rests comfortably on a patient’s head.
Price Goniometer: £50.00 excluding VAT & Delivery
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BIME Tel:
01225 824103
Office
open Monday to Friday 9.00 - 4.30
Bath Institute of Medical Engineering
The Wolfson Centre
Royal United Hospital
BATH
BA1 3NG
Telephone: +44 (0)1225 82 4103
Fax: +44 (0)1225 82 4111
Website: http://www.bime.org.uk
General enquiries: info@bime.org.uk
Sales: sales@bime.org.uk
(For
more information on the BASMI and other related Bath Indices
please see the link on the home page of this website).