Welcome to Medical Motion, a division of Sports Motion Inc (SMI)
Your Eyes are Not Enough
If you're a doctor, occupational therapist, physical therapist, trainer or any professional involved with human motion studies then you need to accept the fact that your eyes and brain cannot process information fast enough to see all the details of human body movement. Even as trained researchers or medical professionals, we cannot possibly see everything that happens with the human body as it goes through rapid and complex movements produced during motion activity.
We watch patients over and over attempting to see underlying problems with their motion but often we really can't know for sure what's going wrong, so we resort to trial-and-error to find solutions. Is there an alternative? Well, thanks to the innovations at Medical Motion, there is an alternative.
Motion Analysis the Right Way
SMI recognized the need for video motion technology in sports medicine and physical therapy so we brought together the expertise necessary for building effective and affordable motion analysis products. Since we began back in 2001, we have focused on developing leading-edge motion analysis systems that employ the right equipment for the right job. To be done correctly motion analysis requires expertise in areas of video software, computer hardware, camera equipment and photography. Few people (or even companies for that matter) have the necessary expertise in all these areas to really do motion analysis effectively. We have that expertise.
We custom-design systems for our clients that take every variable of their application into consideration. When it comes to critical components like video cameras, for example, there are only a few that are acceptable for true motion processing. Picking the wrong equipment spells disaster in this business and horror stories abound for those who insist on trying it themselves. For example, the latest DVD and HD camcorders, although impressive, are not the best for freeze-frame analysis. Why? First, they do not have real-time video streaming that can be captured by a PC. Secondly, they utilize aggressive video compression which strips out critical frame detail.
Your eye can't detect it when played at full speed but when analyzing individual frames, the loss in detail will become apparent. Many of our current clients have come to us in desperation after having tried to do it themselves or after spending thousands of dollars on the wrong products.
The Medical Motion team consists of dedicated professionals with experience in every phase of product management and support, digital technologies, sports, physical training, and the science of human movement.
Most important for you is our ability to adapt our products to your specific applications – whether indoors or outdoors. These applications can include gait assessment, walking technique, running tips, functional analysis of human movement, exercise physiology, knee injury treatment, physiotherapy, physical rehabilitation, sports science, sports injuries including back injury, biomechanical engineering applications, biomechanics in sports, foot injury, ankle injury, lower leg injury, shoulder, hip, and arm injuries, and many other types of sports injury as well as problems related to aging and overuse.
If you have a special application, we can configure Medical Motion products to meet your needs.
Chris has been a partial owner and part time employee of the company since 2002, while he completed his long and rewarding career as a firefighter. As of January 2010, he has taken on the full time position of CEO, and has also become the proud owner of Medical Motion. Despite his recent change in position, Chris still maintains an active role in every aspect of the company and works hands-on with the sales and support team.
"Early on I saw the need to provide the medical industry with a simple, inexpensive solution for video based motion analysis. As owner of the company I wanted to assemble a team-oriented staff that valued customer satisfaction. Our motto is ‘Build a relationship with the customer first, sales second’"
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Phone: 1-760- 942-0116 Ext 6
Kyle Jean MA Biomechanics Technical Support, Research and Development
Kyle graduated from Cal State University Northridge in 2006 with a B.S. in Kinesiology and later obtained his M.A. in Biomechanics from San Diego State University. During his time at Northridge he played Division 1 baseball for four years as a pitcher.
Kyle first began his career with Sports Motion in 2007 as a sales rep and systems configuration specialist, while working on his Masters Thesis at San Diego State. He now works full time as part of the Medical Motion research & development and technical support teams, and assists in teaching the technical aspect of our Advanced Running Gait Analysis Training Seminars.
Biomechanics and Kinesiology experience:
Owns and directs “Pinnacle Performance”, a baseball performance company in Bakersfield CA (2009-current)
Coaches for “Bakersfield Baseball Academy” - specializes in designing and implementing the academy’s strength & conditioning programs. (2009-current)
Directed the Golf Performance Training, and Biomechanical Analysis Program at a high-profile sports therapy facility (2008-2010)
Completed an Internship at “The Center for Human Performance” located at Children's Hospital San Diego - specialized in research and data collection
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Phone: 1-760- 942-0116 Ext 3
Pat is the newest member of our team, and has already proven to be a valuable asset. She brings to us a world of experience in the areas of business development, management, marketing, and sales gained in a variety of medical and technology related industries.
Pat considers product knowledge and customer relationships to be paramount in her position. She is constantly working to develop her knowledge in the area of motion analysis and its various applications. She is also well known to our clients as being more of a “listener” than a “seller” and develops many close bonds as a result. Pats style is about creating a team environment with her clients, allowing her to better understand their needs and how specific products and services will best meet their program/facility requirements.
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Phone: 1-760- 942-0116 Ext 2
Randi Swanner Administration and Financial Management
Randi has been with the company since 2002. She is considered by all of us to be “the Backbone” of Medical Motion. Randi supports the sales reps, and division managers with great enthusiasm and attention to detail.
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Meet Your Team
Chris Swanner
Kyle Jean 
Pat Bennett 
Randi Swanner