TRAZER XP 101 ONBOARDING

A critical aspect of your Users' experience is understanding the value of their TRAZER sessions.

Throughout this section, we're going to use examples of a client/patient named Ray who has never used the system. Let's introduce him to TRAZER: 

Welcome back, Ray. Today, we're going to work on your mobility with the TRAZER system. TRAZER has a camera that sees a lot more than I can, 32 points on your body to be exact... and will report back to us how well you move in this space. Now the fun part is, you get to play an interactive game - and I get insight into your movement to identify what areas we should focus on. The first thing we're going to do is create your profile so we can track, and actually visualize, your progress over time.

To effectively track and compare data over time, each User must have their own unique "User" profile. Before starting a session with a User, you will be prompted to select their profile from the Select User menu. If the User does not have a profile yet, it can be easily created.

When creating a User, it is important to provide the necessary information on the User Profile. You can also enter sport and injury information if applicable, or skip it by clicking Create User. This information can always be updated later from the Unit or the Portal.

Watch this brief video to see how to create a User Profile on TRAZER XP.

The User Profile information is used in reporting metrics and also affects the appearance of the User's avatar.

Email, Phone, Medical Record Number, and Dominance are optional fields.

You can add an additional level of security for a User by setting a User Access PIN. If you enter a 4-digit PIN during creation, it will be required to access the User Profile.

Sport and Injury information are optional but can be used to generate analytics in the Portal.

Users can also be created using a QR code. Simply scan the code with your mobile device's camera, enter the unique code shown on-screen, and provide User Profile information. Once completed, the User record will be immediately available to select from the Select User menu on the Unit.

If you have a large number of Users, you can import them in bulk to your TRAZER Portal.

After creating a User, you will be prompted to log them in.

Remember to log Users out when they are finished using TRAZER to avoid accidental use of the wrong User Profile. Simply click the icon in the top-right corner and select Switch User.

Back to our Ray example...

Let's get started:

Ray, we're going to start with a quick practice session so you can learn how TRAZER works. Once you're in the Activity, you'll see yourself on screen, in the simulation, as an avatar.

As soon as you see a target pop up to the left or right of your avatar, I want you to move your body in that direction to guide your avatar to it on the screen. 

Before I click Start, stand here right in the middle of our TRAZER field and face the TV. I'm going to step aside while the camera focuses on you. 

You do not need to complete this Activity, the purpose is to ensure your User understands how to move themselves following on-screen cues. Once they are comfortable with the simulation experience, you can move on to an Activity of your choice. 

We recommend the first Activity you do with every new User is an Assessment. The Assessments category of Activities are standardized and best for establishing the initial baseline of a User's performance. Repeat this Activity with your User over time to benchmark their progress and compare sessions to monitor progression/degradation and chart changes.

Watch the following video to learn how to start and administer an Activity:

We're going to establish a baseline for Ray with an Assessment: Isolated Directional Agility (formerly named Vector Test).  This is a 5-step test of a User's movement in different patterns and directions of movement. This is a Dynamic Movement Activity and will require the User to move and "hit" a target before the next is presented.  It will give us insight into both Ray's reaction time - how long it takes him to process information and move as directed - as well as to any movement asymmetries - or differences between movements in certain directions. 

Ray, now that you have been oriented to TRAZER, I want to establish a baseline of your movement. We're going to look at how you move in different patterns.

Let's review the instructions for the first step.

Ensure the User understands the instructions before each step of the Activity and direct them as needed during the Activity.

Once an Activity is complete, a report will load on-screen. Report sections and data will vary based on the type of Activity. (You will learn more about types of Activities and their Reports in 201 Training.)

The following video explores the structure of reports:

Back to our Ray example...

Let's look at Ray's Report.

The Overview Report for a multi-step Activity provides a summary of all steps. 

Overview metrics include data from the start of the Activity - including calibration - to the end of all of the steps in the Activity. 

The Steps are listed on the left. Select one from the list to review its Report.

Different types of activities will show different Report sections. This example is a Dynamic Movement activity so you will see a Symmetry Report. (We will learn about the different types of reports and dive in to metrics in TRAZER XP 201.)

The Symmetry Report has subsections to segment tracked metricS: Reaction Time, Speed, Acceleration, and Deceleration. Some Activities do not track all 4 of these metrics. 

For each metric, you will see an average of the reported metric listed by movement directions in the Activity. These metrics are also shown to the right plotted on a spider graph to visualize the differences.

We can see Ray's average reaction times for all directions in this Step. Reaction Time is tracked for each random target, from the moment it appears on screen to the time the User initiates movement. Ray's Reaction Time to the left was 1.34 seconds and 1.28 seconds to the right. 

TRAZER identifies symmetrical differences between directions as a percentage and labels to which side the deficit is. The difference is displayed in the following color code. 

• Under 10% = green, symmetrical
• Between 10-20% = yellow, moderate asymmetry detected
• Above 20% = red, significant asymmetry detected

So the difference in Ray's reaction times to the left and right was in the green zone: 4.53% L. He reacted 4.53% slower to the left. The left direction is the deficiency since a lower Reaction Time is considered better.

You will want to check for asymmetry in all 4 tabs.

In the Timeline Report, we can see these metrics - as well as heart rate - charted at 10-second intervals through the course of the activity. 

The History report shows these metrics charted over time so we can visualize progression every time Ray does this activity.

It's important to review the Reports for all Steps in the Activity. 

Whether healthy or injured, a Baseline provides highly valuable information for both you (the Provider) and your Users. Once a Baseline is established, you can create customized goals with comprehensive data that allows you to track progress, and most importantly, gives you definitive charting in case of injury or post injury - making the intangible, tangible through data.

To easily remember which Activity you used as a Baseline, you can use the Favorites function to save Activities specifically for the logged in User. 

Click the star icon to save an Activity as a Favorite.

When the User is logged in, favorited Activities will be pinned to the top of the Activity Library menu so you can easily find your User's baseline Activity or other favorite Activities.

Every repetition of an Activity serves as a Benchmark, tracking progression or degradation over time. These benchmarks give you the unique ability to see the unseen, measure progress, and adjust your care plan or training regimen accordingly.

We will deep-dive into the different types of Activities in TRAZER XP 201.