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providing a test subject engaged in thoracolumbar movement, said movement comprising a plurality of flexion positions within a range of motion through the sagittal plane;\n
selecting one said flexion position, said position having a vertical coordinate and a horizontal coordinate;\n
recording a subject reposition in said sagittal plane, said reposition sensed by said subject responsive to said selected position, said reposition having a vertical coordinate and a horizontal coordinate; and\n
comparing said reposition with said selected position."],"number":1,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The method of claim 1 wherein said selected position and said recorded reposition have a horizontal coordinate measured at C7-T4."],"number":2,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The method of claim 2 wherein said horizontal coordinate is measured at the T4 spinal process."],"number":3,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The method of claim 1 wherein said subject is asymptomatic."],"number":4,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The method of claim 1 wherein said plurality of flexion positions are selected from the group consisting of full flexion range of motion, one-third flexion range of motion and two-thirds flexion range of motion."],"number":5,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The method of claim 1 wherein said recorded reposition comprises a recordation average."],"number":6,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The method of claim 1, wherein said subject reposition is substantially without cutaneous input."],"number":7,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The method of claim 1 wherein said subject reposition is substantially without visual input."],"number":8,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["A method of using linear coordinates to determine angle of thoracolumbar flexion in the sagittal plane, said method comprising:\n
positioning a subject seated on a substantially level seating surface;\n
providing a vertical reference and measuring a vertical linear coordinate at C7-T4 on said subject;\n
measuring a horizontal linear coordinate from said vertical reference at C7-T4 on said subject, said horizontal coordinate at a right angle to said vertical reference; and\n
trigonometrically determining an angle of flexion of the thoracolumbar spine in the sagittal plane with said measured linear coordinates."],"number":9,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The method of claim 9 wherein said subject is seated at a distance apart from said vertical reference."],"number":10,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The method of claim 9 wherein said subject is positioned throughout a range of motion within the sagittal plane."],"number":11,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The method of claim 11 wherein said subject is positioned at least one of one-third full flexion and two-thirds full flexion range of motion."],"number":12,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The method of claim 9 wherein said determination assesses thoracolumbar reposition sense."],"number":13,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["A method of using a system for determining thoracolumbar position in the sagittal plane to clinically assess spinal reposition sense, said method comprising:\n
providing a thoracolumbar measurement system having a vertical reference component, a horizontal reference component and a reference housing component, said vertical and horizontal reference components positioned substantially perpendicular one to another within said housing component, and a substantially level seat component supporting said vertical reference component substantially perpendicular therewith;\n
engaging a test subject seated on said system in thoracolumbar movement, said movement comprising a plurality of flexion positions within a range of motion through the sagittal plane;\n
selecting one said flexion position, said position having a vertical coordinate and a horizontal coordinate;\n
recording a subject reposition in said sagittal plane, said reposition sensed by said subject responsive to said selected position, said reposition having a vertical coordinate and a horizontal coordinate; and\n
comparing said reposition with said selected position."],"number":14,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The method of claim 14 wherein said selected position and said recorded reposition have vertical and horizontal coordinates measured at C7-T4 on said subject."],"number":15,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The method of claim 14 wherein said subject is positioned throughout a range of motion within the sagittal plane."],"number":16,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The method of claim 14 wherein said subject reposition is substantially without cutaneous input."],"number":17,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The method of claim 14 wherein said subject reposition is substantially without visual input."],"number":18,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false}]}},"filters":{"npl":[],"notNpl":[],"applicant":[],"notApplicant":[],"inventor":[],"notInventor":[],"owner":[],"notOwner":[],"tags":[],"dates":[],"types":[],"notTypes":[],"j":[],"notJ":[],"fj":[],"notFj":[],"classIpcr":[],"notClassIpcr":[],"classNat":[],"notClassNat":[],"classCpc":[],"notClassCpc":[],"so":[],"notSo":[],"sat":[]},"sequenceFilters":{"s":"SEQIDNO","d":"ASCENDING","p":0,"n":10,"sp":[],"si":[],"len":[],"t":[],"loc":[]}}