How to Use the TRACK Feature of mTrigger Biofeedback

The TRACK feature of the mTrigger biofeedback application provides fast and reliable exercise data right at your fingertips. Tracking exercises is a simple way for providers to analyze objective information. While mTrigger’s visual biofeedback is specifically for the patient, the data in TRACK gives providers a glimpse into a patient’s rehab performance.

The TRACK feature on the mTrigger application sits in plain sight, just adjacent to the TRAIN screen users are most familiar with. TRACK was designed to provide information to providers, but when explained correctly, it’s information can be just as valuable to patients.

Here are a few ways to practically use the TRACK feature with your mTrigger biofeedback device.

Immediately Following an Exercise

1. After successful completion of an exercise, your mTrigger application will prompt you to save the exercise.
2. Click “Yes” and exit back to the main screen.
3. Now enter “TRACK.”
4. Select the most recent date/time stamp for the respective channel. If it was a single channel exercise, select channel 1, if it was a dual channel exercise, select BOTH channels 1 & 2.
5. View your data!

Watch below for a walk through of these steps.

Immediately following an exercise, the data can provide insight into performance. Providers can look at the average MVC of the target muscle, max MVC, track if fatigue causes a drop in MVC, and so much more. Simply tapping the screen, allows you to switch between a graphical representation of the exercise or the average MVC.

Viewing the data after each exercise, or after a few sets of exercises, can give patients and providers objective information on muscle performance. When 5 sets of a straight leg raise are prescribed, you can only hope each set is achieving maximal output, building on the previous set, and challenging the muscle output. However, visually you can only assume these things are happening. The data captured in TRACK shows the reality of what occurred. It allows you to confirm (or deny) what you hope is happing during a patient’s exercise. It also provides motivation to your patient when they can see the results of what they are performing.

Here we can see the results of muscle activation during three subsequent sets of the same exercise. Just like we want, the MVC average increases with each set!

Tracking Data Over Multiple Sessions

Another important feature of TRACK is the ability to track data over multiple training or rehab sessions. For example, a provider wants to measure gastroc muscle output post-operatively over several consecutive weeks. Here is how it can be done.

1. Each week the patient performs their heel raise exercise and the data is saved.
2. Enter “TRACK” and view the data.
3. Take note of the desired objective data (ie: average MVC) and/or the date and time stamp on the exercise (ie: 2025-05-01, 08:00:00 ) in your notes. This way the correct data can be viewed again later.
4. The following week, the patient performs the same exercise, and the data is saved, viewed, and documented in the same way.
5. After repeated weeks, the provider can go back through and compare progress each week using the documented date/time stamps or documented average MVC.

*We understand this process seems cumbersome. An update is in the works that will allow you to create individual patient profiles and save information. However, for patient privacy and HIPPA reasons, this is how all patient de-identified exercise information is currently saved.

Another way to track improvements in muscle activation over multiple sessions is by using the Neuromuscular Deficit Testing feature. Read more HERE and HERE.

To View A Patient’s Progress During a Session

Rehab providers are increasingly busy and allotted less time to spend with their patients. The TRACK feature is one way to check in on the success of your patient’s treatment session even when you can’t be fully present. For example, you have multiple patients exercising at once or you need to perform hands on treatment with one patient while another performs exercises. Here is an example of how mTrigger biofeedback can help.

1. Set up the mTrigger device and place electrodes on the target muscle.
2. Adjust your time settings to match your desired sets/reps for that exercise.
3. Instruct your patient on the exercises you want them to perform with the mTrigger device on. (IE: 2 sets of quad sets, 2 sets of SLR, 3 sets up step ups, and 3 sets of lunges)
4. After each exercise set, make sure the patients SAVES their SESSION.
5. When you have time, go back and review the patient’s data to see how they truly performed.

While you can sometimes tell from watching, the information gathered by TRACK will allow you to confirm your observations. Maybe the patient started slacking by that third set, perhaps they really maxed out their effort when tired, or maybe it was too easy and they need an upgrade next session. Either way, the TRACK feature can reinforce your observations and strengthen your assessments.

Summary

Using the TRACK feature of your mTrigger biofeedback device opens the door to more objective exercise data. By tracking your patients exercises, providers can document progress in average MVC outputs, improvements in muscle activation over time, and so much more. This information sits at your fingertips, ready and waiting for you to use it!

Visual Biofeedback is a Game Changer