Bodystat® 1500

The Bodystat®1500 is a lightweight, hand-held, battery operated Bio-impedance Analyser which is easy to use and requires no specialist skills. It is a non-invasive device, which measures the impedance value of the body providing quick and effective analysis of body composition. Whole Body analysis, rather than partial body analysis of arms or legs only, is measured for greater accuracy. Continue reading

Lung Function Testing

Using the Micro Spirometer and the Peak Flow Meter four lung function indicators can be obtained:

Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second          – FEV1

Forced Ventilatory Capacity                          – FVC

Forced Expiratory Ratio                                 – FER (FEV1 ¸ FVC)

Peak Expiratory Flow                                     – PEF

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Medical Questionaire

Effectiveness

The effectiveness of the medical questionnaire depends upon four factors:

1.         What questions are chosen to be included?

The medical questionnaire may well be presented to the assessor from on high by the club management. This is great in some situations, although in others it may leave some questions out or add questions that the staff do not understand and cannot react to. Continue reading