Somedic SenseLab AB products

The Somedic MSA NG is an advanced diagnostic system which has evolved from Somedic SenseLab´s extensive experience in developing and manufacturing sensory equipment. Somedic MSA NG sets a new standard in function, performance and safety, meeting the requirements of the most demanding user.

A handy aid in diagnosis and follow up of pain in muscles and tendons. Independent studies indicate the importance of objective, quantitative, methods to evaluate pain sensibility in patients with fibromyalgia, tension headache and other muscle related problems. Using the ALGOMETER, the effects of physiotherapy, pharmacological treatments and other interventions can be followed and documented for clinical as well as research purposes. For the patient, the objective measurements give reassurance, confirming their improvement. For the pharmacological study, the quantitative measurement gives the required precision to properly determine and minimize sample size, while providing accurate data. 

 For quick and easy screening of normal temperature perception. Rolltemp is designed for quick screening of temperature sensibility over large body areas. It uses two rollers on handles, one roller being warm and the other cold. Base units, where the rollers are placed in between investigations, charge the rollers with thermal energy to their predetermined temperature levels, 25 °C and 40 °C. With a normal skin temperature of 32 °C this corresponds to a temperature difference of -7 °C and +8 °C respectively. These temperatures are selected as relevant for screening between normal and abnormal temperature sensibility. In normal use, the roller is removed from the base unit and rolled over the skin of the patient. The patient then determines the corresponding sensation and areas with normal/abnormal sensibility can rapidly be mapped out. 

Quick evaluation of light touch sensibility. Maximilian von Frey showed already 1896 that the threshold for touch evoked sensations in humans can be determined by sequentially applying hairs of different diameters until the hair that just creates the requested sensation is found. One hair can also be used for screening purposes, to find if that particular hair - with its buckling force - produces a particular sensation or not. This can be used to study skin areas with normal as well as hyper- or hyposensitive areas. We now launch a new version with benefical options such as replacability of the nylonfilament, rounded top of the filament to avoid sharpness sensation. A new material for the nylonfilament with less impact for humidity. 

A new solution to an old problem - a standardized brush for moving tactile stimulation. A large range of different tools has historically been used for the investigation of the various percepts that can be the result of mechanical stimulation of the human skin. Among them you can find cotton wicks, von Frey hairs, sharp needle-point objects, weighted pins, brushes etc. The current trend is to standardize these objects, so as to make investigations comparable among investigators and clinics. The SENSELab Brush no. 5 is an attempt to provide a brush with excellent characteristics for the investigation of Brush Stroke Allodynia, but also for general use where there is a need to investigate percepts to moving (light) touch to the human skin.