What is MLI®?

MLI® is an abbreviation for Muscle Load Index. For a first-time user, this index may seem as magic, but it’s all based on scientific facts. Let me first explain what it is.

MLI® is an index telling you how loaded or strained your muscles are. The scale is from 1-10. The higher the number, the higher the strain, and eventually the risk of developing an injury.

How can we do that?

As mentioned, it’s all based on science. Well-documented research has shown that 4 different thresholds is crucial, and they are related to heavy and semi-heavy lifts, static work, and the restitution. If your load exceeds these thresholds, your risk will increase exponential. MLI® uses all 4 thresholds, your injury history, your physical shape and your pain feedback, and translate this to your personalized feedback. In doing so, MLI® uses special algorithms coming from artificial intelligence.

Because MLI® takes your variables into the equation, you won’t have the same MLI® number as your colleague even though you’re doing the same job. You are different from each other and your risk is not the same.

The MLI® is presented to you in near-real time and is based on your last hour of strain.

On the app´s home screen, your will also be able to see the historical data. This will give you a unique opportunity to see your own data visualized. You can see when strain is highest throughout the day, week or month. And, all your pain lock-ins will also be shown as an average.

The nature of MLI® makes it dynamic. The more you use it and the more pain lock-ins you give it, the more precise the MLI® will be. The artificial intelligence inside gets smarter every day, and so will you!   

Søren Würtz, Chief Innovation Officer and physiotherapist