SuperKinetix

Every year over 400,000 people in the United States and Canada undergo ACL surgery and during the rehabilitation process, all patients will experience some form of muscle loss. This will heavily affect a patient’s ability to return to sports and daily activities. If left unaddressed, this muscle loss can cause gait abnormality, poor function, dynamic instability, persistent knee pain, and early osteoarthritis preventing athletes from pursuing their careers in sports, prevent people from working, and cause long-term crippling pain, all of which could result in significant financial damage. The two problems patients face are: 1. An unoptimized and inefficient rehabilitation process, and 2. Limited available quantifiable information and feedback for the patient about their recovery progress. This leads to a lack of patient confidence in returning to normal activities, and increased frustration in the rehabilitation process resulting in delayed recovery or incomplete healing.