Patent Publication Number: US-11033223-B2

Title: 3D shoulder motion measurement device and scapular angle locator

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/329,656, filed Apr. 29, 2016, the entire content of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. 
    
    
     STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 
     This invention was made with government support under 1U01-HL127479-01 awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The government has certain rights in the invention. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The disclosure relates to devices for classification and monitoring of rehabilitation progress of musculoskeletal injuries or neurologic movement disorders, such as shoulder joint dysfunctions. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Musculoskeletal and neuromuscular movement disorders affect nearly every individual at some point in their lifetime, with treatment costs reaching hundreds of billions of dollars annually. Optimal diagnosis and treatment of these disorders requires the ability to objectively measure three-dimensional motion over time, because most of these pathologies originate with movement. However, most musculoskeletal health diagnoses currently are focused on identification of specific tissue pathologies and often include expensive imaging, such as MRI. Increasing evidence suggests identification of these tissue pathologies is not highly related to patient function or pain. Unlike surgery, where imaging data directs a surgical intervention, rehabilitation providers do not have easy to use non-invasive clinical tools to diagnose movement conditions. 
     SUMMARY 
     In general, this disclosure describes examples of a measurement system for tracking three-dimensional angles of the scapula during arm movement. In one example, the system may be a handheld shoulder motion measurement system for mounting and utilizing a smartphone application for tracking the three-dimensional angles of the scapula during arm movement. The system may be cost-effective by pairing readily available smart-phone sensor technology with a simple tracking attachment and a mobile software application to guide clinicians, motivate patients, and improve outcomes. 
     Example shoulder motion measurement systems described herein offer cost-effective, accurate, precise, and objective three-dimensional motion measurement for clinicians treating patients or athletes with shoulder pain or motion disorders. Accurate, precise, and objective classification allows proper diagnosis and treatment planning, objective tracking of progress over time within and between providers, and improved outcomes to patients at lower cost to insurers. 
     In one example, the disclosure is directed to a shoulder motion measurement system comprising: a mounting device comprising a receptacle configured to hold an electronic device at a fixed orientation relative to a scapula of a patient, wherein the mounting device comprises one or more structures configured for handling by a user when aligning the shoulder motion measurement system against the patient. 
     In another example, the disclosure is directed to a method for measuring motion of a scapula using a shoulder motion measurement system, the method comprising: securing an electronic device into a receptacle of a mounting device, the electronic device configured to measure and display a plurality of positions along a three-dimensional (3D) motion of the scapula of a patient, positioning a backside of the mounting device including the mobile device against a back of the patient and aligned with a scapula of the patient; and actuating the mobile device to measure one or more degrees of rotation associated with the scapula of the patient when the arm of the patient associated with the scapula resides in a first defined position. 
     In another example, the disclosure is directed to a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed cause one or more processors to: receive an input signal indicating that an electronic device positioned and aligned to the scapula of a patient is to take one or more measurements corresponding to one or more degrees of rotation associated with a scapula of the patient; control one or more motion sensors to generate sensor output signals corresponding to measured values associated with the one or more degrees of rotation of the scapula of the patient; receive the generated sensor output signals; and process the sensor output signals to generate data associated with the one or more degrees of rotation of the scapula. 
     The details of one or more examples are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features, objects, and advantages of the disclosure will be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1A  is a diagram illustrating one example of a three-dimensional (3D) shoulder motion measurement system in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIG. 1B  is a diagram illustrating a backside view of an example of the mounting device of the 3D shoulder motion measurement system illustrated in  FIG. 1A . 
         FIG. 1C  is a diagram illustrating a backside view of another example of the mounting device of the 3D shoulder motion measurement system illustrated in  FIG. 1A . 
         FIG. 1D  is a diagram illustrating a front view of an exemplary shoulder motion measurement system when an electronic device has been inserted and secured at least partially within a receptacle of a mounting device. 
         FIG. 1E  is a diagram illustrating a perspective view of an exemplary shoulder motion measurement system when an electronic device has been inserted and secured at least partially within a receptacle of a mounting device. 
         FIG. 2A  is a diagram illustrating a front view of an example of a mounting device, including a receptacle and grips, in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIG. 2B  is a diagram illustrating a profile view of the mounting device of  FIG. 2A , including the receptacle, grips, and protrusions, in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIG. 2C  is a diagram illustrating a backside view of the mounting device of  FIG. 2A , including the receptacle, the grips, and the protrusions, in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIG. 2D  is a diagram illustrating a profile view of the mounting device of  FIG. 2A , including the receptacle, the grips, and a ridge, in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a diagram illustrating an example of a measurement system aligned to a scapula of a patient in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIG. 4A  illustrates a diagram of an example of a 3D shoulder motion measurement system in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIG. 4B  illustrates a diagram of an example diagnostic procedure using the shoulder motion measurement system of  FIG. 4B  in accordance with various techniques described throughout this disclosure. 
         FIGS. 4C-4D  illustrate diagrams of additional examples of diagnostic procedures using the shoulder motion measurement system of  FIG. 4A  in accordance with various techniques described throughout this disclosure. 
         FIGS. 5A-5B  are diagrams illustrating an example of a mounting device for use in a 3D shoulder motion measurement system in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIGS. 6A-6B  are diagrams illustrating an example of a mounting device for use in a 3D shoulder motion measurement system in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIGS. 7A-7B  are diagrams illustrating an example of a mounting device for use in a 3D shoulder motion measurement system in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIGS. 8A-8B  are diagrams illustrating an example of a mounting device for use in a 3D shoulder motion measurement system in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIG. 9  is a block diagram illustrating an example of an electronic device, such as a mobile device, including but not limited to a smartphone, that may be configured to operate in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIGS. 10A-10B  illustrate an example process by which a user interacts with a shoulder motion measurement system according to various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIG. 11  is a diagram illustrating an example use of a motion measurement system aligned to a scapula of a patient, and a screen generated and displayed by a display of the system, in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIG. 12  illustrates an example user interface screen presented by an electronic device in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIG. 13  illustrates an example user interface screen presented by an electronic device in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIG. 14  illustrates an example user interface screen presented by an electronic device in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIG. 15  illustrates an example user interface screen presented by an electronic device in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIG. 16  illustrates an example user interface screen presented by an electronic device in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIG. 17  illustrates an example user interface screen presented by an electronic device in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIGS. 18A-18B  are diagrams of a motion measurement system illustrating use of a paired application for shoulder motion measurements in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIGS. 18C-18D  are diagrams of a motion measurement system in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. 
         FIG. 19  illustrates a flowchart of a method according to various examples described in this disclosure. 
         FIG. 20  illustrates a flowchart of another method according to various examples described in this disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The present disclosure describes examples of a handheld shoulder motion measurement system for mounting and utilizing an application operating on an electronic device, such as a smartphone, for tracking the three-dimensional angles of the scapula(s) in patients, who are generally human patients, during arm movement. 
     Objective measures of scapular position are important to facilitate measurement of joint position for diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries. Current technology for making these measurements is generally based on the use of digital inclinometers, which can relay only one dimensional information to the user. These devices typically only display the data in real time, preventing review and interpretation by the clinician or researcher. Digital inclinometers are expensive and limited to only measuring one of three angles of scapular motion relative to gravity only, leading to measurement errors. 
     Examples are described herein of a mounting device and associated software application(s) that takes advantage of a mobile computing devices&#39; (e.g., smartphones&#39;) capabilities to measure three angles at a time and also utilizes the clinician&#39;s palpatory skills. Typically, devices that measure the scapula in three angles are used primarily in research and are expensive, have very limited portability, and require special knowledge to interpret the results. For example, electromagnetic based research devices are not hand-held devices, and are typically limited in range by connected cables between sensor units and a computer. Commercially available inertial measurements systems and the electromagnetic based research devices typically use short range wireless communication methods, such as Bluetooth®, to provide communications back to a desktop or laptop computer for use in either real-time visualization or processing. Camera based motion analysis systems require dedicated space and wired connections to a desktop device. The devices are usually placed on the landmarks with blunt probes, likely leading to measurement error. The devices described herein may take advantage of the sensitivity of the clinician or researcher&#39;s ability to palpate landmarks related to the patient&#39;s scapula to improve accuracy. Additionally, the ubiquitous nature of electronic devices, such as smartphones, avoids the need to purchase an additional, expensive inclinometer. 
     For example, a mobile application executing on a mobile device is paired with a physical mobile device handle (e.g. a mounting device) as described herein, that is designed to maximize accuracy of measurement for shoulder positions. The system is designed to offer cost-effective, accurate, precise, and objective three-dimensional motion measurement for clinicians treating patients or athletes with shoulder pain or motion disorders. Accurate, precise, and objective classification can allow proper diagnosis and treatment planning, objective tracking of progress over time within and between providers, and improved outcomes to patients at lower cost to insurers. The device is cost-effective by pairing readily available technology, for example as would be normally be provided by smart-phone sensor technology, with a low-cost tracking attachment and a mobile software application to guide clinicians, motivate patients, and potentially improve outcomes. 
     As described herein, the physical design of the handle is planned to maximize accuracy of measurement, including placement and stabilization of fingers relative to important bony landmarks, and ergonomic grip to stabilize the electronic device while taking measurements, and anthropometrically planned dimensions to most accurately stabilize the electronic device on a variety of patient shoulder physical dimensions. The accompanying mobile application is designed with custom software code to utilize the three-dimensional sensors of a mobile device (i.e. Apple iPhone®, Apple iPod Touch®, Android systems) to capture accurate three-dimensional position information of the bone being measured. 
     Current clinical standard of care for movement assessment of the scapula is primarily visual observation. This approach is inadequate because it is subjective between examiners, particularly those with differing levels of clinical experience, it is limited to identifying presence or absence of overall scapular movement abnormalities, it does not allow objective tracking of progress, and it does not allow adequate diagnosis or clinical decision making. 
     Various implementations of the device described herein may address the unmet customer needs for 1) an objective, accurate, cost-effective, and easy to use tool to classify three-dimensional shoulder movement disorders, 2) ability to diagnostically direct treatment, and 3) reliable tracking of patient progress over time. Currently used imaging based systems are highly accurate for tissue pathology identification, but are invasive and time-intensive for the patient, provide limited measures for the clinician (static positional), and are expensive to the health system due to required clinical resources and personnel. These scans also only provide information on tissue pathology, not the movement abnormalities which are the focus of rehabilitation providers&#39; treatments, and fundamental to successful patient outcomes. 
     Simple clinical tools such as inclinometers are available, but these are rarely used by clinicians for shoulder motion measurement as they can be: 1) difficult to use accurately during shoulder movements; 2) do not produce substantive visual or graphical outputs; 3) are limited to a single angle relative to gravity; and 4) may cost thousands of dollars for dual digital systems. 
     In contrast, the devices and techniques described herein are designed to address each aspect of the current unmet needs in objectively identifying, longitudinally tracking, and successfully treating shoulder movement disorders. Moreover, the described devices and techniques may improve competence and confidence in shoulder motion measurement, particularly for novice and less experienced practitioners. Further, the described device and techniques may cost significantly less than competitors. The devices and techniques described herein address the unmet customer needs for 1) an objective, accurate, cost-effective, and easy to use tool to classify 3-dimensional shoulder movement disorders, 2) ability to diagnostically direct treatment, and 3) reliable tracking of patient progress over time. 
     Although described with respect to shoulder diagnosis and therapy, similar devices suitable for receiving a mobile device may be configured and applied to other joint motions, resulting in a suite of simple measurement devices and associated mobile applications for the diagnosis and guided treatment of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular movement disorders. 
       FIG. 1A  is a diagram illustrating one example of a three-dimensional (3D) shoulder motion measurement system  10 . As shown in  FIG. 1A , system  10  includes a mounting device  12  including grips  24 A,  24 B, and a receptacle  20 , the receptacle  20  of mounting device  12  arranged to receive and to secure in place at least partially within receptacle  20  a programmable electronic device  16 , as indicated by arrow  15  in  FIG. 1A . Electronic device  16  is not limited to any particular type of device, and may include any type of programmable electronic device, including a mobile device such as a smartphone, that is configured have one or more shoulder motion measurement application(s) downloaded to the device, and is capable of then running the downloaded application(s) to perform the functions and to provide the features ascribed to system  10  and/or any other features and functions described throughout this disclosure associated with motion measurement systems, devices, and techniques. 
     In the example shown in  FIG. 1A , electronic device  16  is a smartphone comprising a housing  13  and a display  17 , the display visible at least from a front side of the housing  13 . Electronic device  16  further includes circuitry  18 , such as one or more processor(s) and memory, that may be configured to store one or more applications related to shoulder motion measurements in the memory, and to execute these application(s), using the one or more processors of circuitry  18 , in order to perform any of features and functions related to the shoulder motion measurement systems ascribed to system  10 , and/or any other features and functions of the shoulder motion measurement system described throughout this disclosure, and any equivalents thereof. Examples of circuitry  18  included within electronic device  16  may include any one or a combination of the devices and circuits illustrated and described with respect to electronic device  120  in  FIG. 9 . 
     Referring again to  FIG. 1A , the one or more applications related to shoulder motion measurements may be downloaded to electronic device  16 , for example via a communication link  19 , from one or more external devices  29 . External devices  29  are not limited to any particular type of device or devices, and may include a computer, such as but not limited to a laptop computer, or a computer network including a server, or for example one or more devices communicatively coupled via the Internet to a website location configured to provide the downloadable applications. In various examples, communication link  19  is a wireless communication link, using a communication format such as Bluetooth or via WiFi. However, communication link  19  used to download the one or more applications to electronic device  16  is not limited to any particular communication format, and may include use of any communication format(s) that may be utilized to download applications to an electronic device, such as electronic device  16 . In various examples, communication link  19  may be a wired form of a communication link, such as provided through a wired connected coupled to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) or other port on electronic device  16 . Wired communications links used to download application(s) to electronic device  16  are not limited to any particular form of wired communication link, and may include any type of wired communication link that may be used to download applications to an electronic device, as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. 
     Once the one or more applications have been downloaded to the electronic device  16 , the shoulder motion measurement system  10  may utilize the electronic device&#39;s sensor technology in conjunction with mounting device  12  and the downloaded application(s) executing on electronic device  16 , to aid users in identifying and successfully treating shoulder movement disorders. The term “user” as provided in this disclosure may include physicians, technicians, and/or clinicians who are using the shoulder motion measurement systems described throughout this disclosure, to perform any of the procedures, and to operate the system to provide the functions ascribed to the shoulder measurement systems throughout this disclosure, and any equivalents thereof. Various features and functions ascribed to these systems may be operated by and provided to a patient, with or without the assistance or presence of another user, in which case the general term “user” may also apply to the patient on which these measurement procedures are, have been, or are intended to be performed on using these systems, and any equivalents thereof. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1A , mounting device  12  includes a receptacle  20  that may be sized and shaped to receive electronic device  16  of various sizes, for example various sizes of smartphones, and to secure the electronic device in a fixed orientation and position relative to a frame of reference of the mounting device  12 . In some examples, mounting device  12  includes one or more slots  23  formed in the receptacle  20  for receiving one or more elastic bands  21 . Elastic bands  21  may be positioned to extend through slots  23  and to extend across receptacle  20  to clip  22 . Elastic bands  21  may be arranged to be resiliently stretched to extend over one or more surfaces of electronic device  16  once the electronic device is received and positioned at least partially within receptacle  20 . Once electronic device  16  has been received in receptacle  20 , elastic bands  21  may be arranged to extend from slots  23 , and for example over the front side of electronic device  16  that includes display  17 , to clip  22  in order to secure the electronic device in place at least partially within receptacle  20  while still allowing display  17  to be visible. 
     Once electronic device  16  has been inserted into receptacle  20  and elastic bands  21  have been extended over the electronic device, clip  22  may be operated to tighten the elastic bands  21 , and therefore to further secure electronic device  16  in a fixed position and at least partially within receptacle  20 . Mounting device  12  further includes a left grip  24 A and a right grip  24 B by which the user holds and positions measurement system  10  relative to a patient. In the example shown, grips  24 A and  24 B are ergonomically designed for most common anthropometric hand dimensions, and aligned to direct the fingers of the user most accurately to specific anatomical locations based on a small database of expected dimensions and range of variation. In some examples, the grips are designed to ergonomically match the hand grip of the “50th percentile” of users, and biomechanically sound wrist and finger positions for precision grip. This provides stable control of the system while taking measurements. 
     Grips  24 A- 24 B comprise contoured surfaces having grooves that are specifically configured and spaced to direct the fingers most accurately to the anatomical landmarks (root of scapular spine and posterior lateral acromion) that are most accurately palpable to track scapular motion, even in the presence of active muscle contraction of surrounding musculature. Grip contours of grips  24 A- 24 B are ergonomically designed to fit natural and biomechanically sound precision grip. 
     Through the shoulder motion measurement system  10  and the one or more applications downloaded to electronic device  16 , a quantifiable clinical method for measuring subtle abnormalities in shoulder motion is possible. The accurate detection of movement abnormalities improves diagnostic accuracy, and is a prerequisite to providing focused and cost effective treatment. Example implementations of the system  10  provide a point of care clinical decision support system (CDSS). The shoulder motion measurement system  10  integrates the patient&#39;s movement data to provide targeted diagnostic information and treatment recommendations based on current evidence. As a result, shoulder motion measurement system  10  provides a new standard of care for shoulder movement diagnoses and treatment. 
     The examples of mounting device  12  as described throughout this disclosure, for example with respect to  FIGS. 1A-1E , are not limited to being made of any particular type of material, and in some examples is a polymeric material. In some examples, mounting device  12  may be formed of vinyl, such a polyvinylchloride, in either a rigid or a plasticized, more flexible arrangement. In some examples, various portions of mounting device  12 , such as the backplate area that forms receptacle  20  and grips  24 A- 24 B, may be made of a same material. In other examples, different portions of mounting device  12  may be formed of different materials. In some examples, these different portions may be formed as a single piece, or may be formed initially as separate pieces, and assembled to form the mounting device  12 . In various examples, bands  21  may be formed of a polymeric and elastic material, such as an elastomer, for example using a natural or synthetic rubber or silicone. 
       FIG. 1B  is a diagram illustrating a backside view of an example of the mounting device  12  of the 3D shoulder motion measurement system  10  illustrated in  FIG. 1A . As shown in  FIG. 1B , the backside of mounting device  12  includes a back surface  26  that is a substantially planar surface across the central portions of the surface, and forms an exterior surface of mounting device  12  that is opposite and substantially parallel to one or more corresponding surfaces that form receptacle  20 . The material forming mounting device  12  that is provided between the receptacle  20  and the back surface  26  provides a layer of material having a thickness and that provides the bottom, and in some examples the sides, for the receptacle  20 . 
     As further described herein, the back surface  26  may be held against a patient&#39;s scapula during a diagnostic procedure, as illustrated and described for example with respect to  FIG. 3 . As shown in  FIG. 1B , posterior protrusions  25 , or “feet” on the mounting device  12  are positioned on the back surface  26  to allow the user to stabilize the mounting device  12  against the shoulder blade of the patient on which the procedure is being performed. In various examples, a stabilizing effect may be provided by having the protrusions  25  brought into contact with some portion of the patient&#39;s back, as use of these protrusions  25  during the procedure may enhance the accuracy of the measurements taken, for example when measuring the full three-dimensional position or motion of the scapula of the patient. In various examples, the protrusions  25  have dimensions that are designed in relation to grips  24 A- 24 B to optimize the clinician&#39;s wrist position angle when performing a measurement procedure on the patient using mounting device  12 . The protrusions  25  may be configured to allow use for a wide range of scapular sizes, and may be used for procedures involving both left and right sides of the patient. The protrusions  25  in some examples allow the user to stabilize the mounting device  12  against the body of the scapula even in the presence of surrounding musculature contraction. The dimensions of protrusions  25  may reduce or minimize any need to adjust wrist or finger position to comfortably and accurately stabilize the mounting device  12  against the body of the scapula or shoulder blade of the patient during the measurement procedures. This stability allows accurate measurement of the scapular position in three-dimensions, which is one unique feature of the device as compared to existing clinical products or non-research devices which are uni-dimensional measurement devices. For example, many one-dimensional measurement devices such as digital inclinometers, only measure one rotation at a time and always in line with gravity. As such, they can underestimate the intended motion being measured and are fully incapable of measuring motion occurring primary perpendicular to gravity (such as scapular internal rotation). 
       FIG. 1C  is a diagram illustrating a backside view of another example of the mounting device  12  of the 3D shoulder motion measurement system  10  illustrated in  FIG. 1A . As shown in  FIG. 1C , the backside of mounting device  12  includes a back surface  26  that is a substantially planar surface across the central portions of the surface, and forms an exterior surface of mounting device  12  that is opposite and substantially parallel to one or more corresponding surfaces that form receptacle  20 . The material forming mounting device  12  that is provided between the receptacle  20  and the back surface  26  provides a layer of material having a thickness and that provides the bottom, and in some examples the sides, for the receptacle  20 , in a manner similar to that described above with respect to  FIG. 1B . Instead of protrusions  25  on the back surface  26  as illustrated and described above with respect to  FIG. 1B , the mounting device  12  as illustrated in  FIG. 1C  includes a raised ridge  27  extending outward from the back surface  26  of mounting device  12 . In various examples, raised ridge  27  is positioned on the back surface  26  of mounting device  12 , and is dimensioned with respect to a length, width, and a height such that ridge  27  extends above back surface  26  in order to provide the stabilizing function described above during a shoulder motion measurement procedure. 
       FIG. 1D  is a diagram illustrating a front view of an exemplary shoulder motion measurement system  10  when electronic device  16  has been received and secured at least partially within receptacle  20  of mounting device  12 . As shown in  FIG. 1D , electronic device  16  is secured via bands  21  in a manner that allows the display  17  of the electronic device to be viewed from the front side of system  10 . 
       FIG. 1E  is a diagram illustrating a perspective view of an exemplary shoulder motion measurement system  10  when electronic device  16  has been received and secured at least partially within receptacle  20  of mounting device  12 . As shown in  FIG. 1E , electronic device  16  is secured via bands  21  in a manner that allows the display  17  of the electronic device to be viewed from the front side of system  10 . 
       FIG. 2A  is a diagram illustrating a front view of an example of a mounting device  12 , including receptacle  20  and grips  24 A- 24 B, but less bands  21 , in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure.  FIG. 2A  includes illustration of some example dimensions associated with one example of mounting device  12 . The values for the dimensions illustrated in  FIG. 2A  are provided as a non-limiting example of possible dimensions for the mounting device, wherein one or more different values for one or more of the illustrated dimensions as shown in  FIG. 2A  are contemplated for use in different examples of mounting device  12 . 
       FIG. 2B  is a diagram illustrating a profile view of mounting device  12 , including receptacle  20  and grips  24 A- 24 B, protrusions  25 , but less bands  21 , of  FIG. 2A .  FIG. 2B  includes illustration of some additional example dimensions associated with one example of mounting device  12 . The values for the dimensions illustrated in  FIG. 2B  are provided as a non-limiting example of possible dimensions for the mounting device, wherein one or more different values for one or more of the illustrated dimensions as shown in  FIG. 2B  are contemplated for use in different examples of mounting device  12 . 
       FIG. 2C  is a diagram illustrating a backside view of mounting device  12 , including receptacle  20  and grips  24 A- 24 B, protrusions  25 , but less bands  21  of  FIG. 2A .  FIG. 2C  includes illustration of some additional example dimensions associated with protrusions  25  for one example of mounting device  12 . The values for the dimensions illustrated in  FIG. 2C  are provided as a non-limiting example of possible dimensions for the mounting device, wherein one or more different values for one or more of the illustrated dimensions as shown in  FIG. 2C  are contemplated for use in different examples of mounting device  12 . 
       FIG. 2D  is a diagram illustrating a profile view of mounting device  12 , including receptacle  20  and grips  24 A- 24 B, and ridge  27 , but less bands  21 , of  FIG. 2A .  FIG. 2D  includes illustration of some additional example dimensions associated with ridge  27  for one example of mounting device  12 . In some examples, a value for the length of ridge  27 , as indicated by dimension  28 , may be in a range of 2.5 to 4.5 cm. In some examples, a value for the width dimension of ridge  27 , as indicated by dimension  29 , may be in a range of 1.0 to 1.5 cm. The values for the dimensions illustrated in  FIG. 2D  are provided as a non-limiting example of possible dimensions for the mounting device, wherein one or more different values for one or more of the illustrated dimensions as shown in  FIG. 2D  are contemplated for use in different examples of mounting device  12 . 
       FIG. 3  is a diagram  40  illustrating an example measurement system  10  aligned to the scapula of a patient  41  in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 3 , a user (not completely visible in  FIG. 3 ) has his/her right hand  42  positioned on a first grip and his/her left hand  43  positioned of a second grip of the mounting device  12 . System  10  includes an electronic device  16  positioned on and secured to mounting device  12 , and configured to provide any of the features and functions described throughout this disclosure related to a three-dimensional (3D) shoulder motion measurement system. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , the user has positioned the mounting device  12  against the back of patient  41  and in the area of the patient&#39;s right scapula. The index finger on the right hand  42  of the user extends over the first grip to engage the patient&#39;s back in an area of the back adjacent to the first grip of the mounting device, and the index finger of the left hand  43  of the user extends over the second grip to engage the patient&#39;s back in an area of the back adjacent to the second grip. The user may manipulate the position of the index finger of the right hand  42 , and thus the position of the first grip, to a location that corresponds with the posterior lateral acromion of the patient&#39;s right scapula. The user may also manipulate the position of the index finger of the left hand  43 , and thus the position of the second grip, to a location that corresponds for example with the root of the spine of the patient&#39;s right scapula. Once the user has determined that the mounting device  12  is in the desired position, the user may actuate the electronic device  16 , for example by tapping an area of the display screen or a button located on the electronic device, or using a voice command, to trigger the electronic device to take measurements. In various examples, triggering the electronic device  16  to take measurements may result in the display  17  displaying various information, including information associated with the shoulder measurements taken at the time the electronic device was triggered, as described in further detail below. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , once the mounting device  12  is positioned at the desired location relative to patient  41 , the system may be triggered to take measurements with the patient&#39;s right arm in a particular first location, such as at rest near the side of the patient. Upon triggering the system  10  to take the measurement with the patient&#39;s arm at the first location, the user may determine that addition measurements may need to be taken with the patient&#39;s arm in the same position as shown in  FIG. 3 . The user may also instruct the patient to position their right arm in a different position, such as at some angle relative to the patient&#39;s side, and additional measurements may be taken with the patient&#39;s right arm positioned at these alternative positions, as further described throughout this disclosure. 
     At each position of the patient&#39;s arm, the user may trigger system  10  to take one or more sets of measurements related to the patient&#39;s scapula, as determined for examples example by sensor outputs provided by one or more sensors located within electronic device  16 . The sensors may be controlled and/or triggered by the motion measurement application(s) downloaded to electronic device  16 , and/or by software, firmware, and/or hardware provided by the electronic device prior to the downloading of the motion measurement applications. Processing of the signals received from the sensors may be performed, in whole or in part, by the one or more processors within electronic device  16 , and running the one or more motion measurement applications downloaded to the electronic device to produce data related to the shoulder measurements taken with respect to patient  41 . This data may be stored in the memory included within electronic device  16 , and may be further processed to provide any of the displays and/or to generated generate any of the data related to patient  41  and/or other patients, as described throughout this disclosure, and any equivalents thereof. 
     These same positioning features and measurements may be provided and performed with respect to the patient&#39;s left scapula by having the user position the mounting device  12  at the desired location(s) along the patient&#39;s back adjacent to the patient&#39;s left scapula. As described in further detail below, electronic device  16  in various examples allows the user to provide inputs to the electronic device that indicate the area (e.g., left scapula, right scapula) where the system is being positioned at the time the system is triggered to take measurements. As also described in further detail below, electronic device  16  in various examples allows the user to provide inputs to the electronic device that indicate the arm position (e.g., relaxed at patient&#39;s side, flexed 90 degrees in sagittal plane, flexed to limit in sagittal plane), corresponding to the arm position of the patient at that time the system was trigger to take measurements. 
       FIG. 4A  illustrates a diagram of an example of a 3D shoulder motion measurement system  50  in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. Shoulder motion measurement system  50  includes a mounting device  52  and an electronic device  56 , as a mobile device such as a smartphone, secured in a fixed position relative to the mounting device  52 . In various examples, electronic device  56  may be any of the examples of electronic device  16  and/or electronic device  120  illustrated and described throughout this disclosure, and may have one or more motion measurement applications downloaded to electronic device  56  to enable electronic device  56  to perform any of the measurements procedures and to provide any of the functions described throughout this disclosure with respect to electronic devices  16  and  120 , and any equivalents thereof. 
     Mounting device  52  includes a receptacle area  51  that is sized and shaped to receive electronic device  56 , and to secure electronic device  56  in a fixed orientation and position relative to a frame of reference of the mounting device. Once inserted, clamp  53  operates to engage and retain electronic device  56  within receptacle area  51 . Mounting device  52  further includes a support member  64  having a set of spaced openings  66 ,  67 ,  68 , that allow a user to extend his or her fingers for directly engaging the anatomical reference points necessary to measure scapula position of the patient during the diagnostic procedure. 
     Electronic device  56  may include one or more input/output devices, wherein a display  57  may provide a graphical display of the screens associated with calibration and/or measurements, and other data, such as patient data, collected as part of the processes described throughout this disclosure, and any equivalents thereof. Further, display  57  may by arranged to provide one or more selectable inputs, such as a graphical button, or a selectable input portion of the display screen, provided as a user-selectable input that when actuated, allows a user to provide inputs to the electronic device  56 . Inputs may include an input indicating that the user wishes to have the electronic device  56  take measurements at the time the user input is received. In other examples, an input from a user, provided when a calibration screen is present on the display, may be received and processed by electronic device  56  as an indication that the user wishes to have the electronic device  56  perform a calibration procedure based on the current position of system  50 . A user input to electronic device  56  may be provided by display  57 , and when actuated provides as an indication to electronic device  56  that a user would like electronic device  56  to transmit data to one or more external devices (not shown in  FIG. 4A , but for example external devices  29  shown in  FIG. 1A ). The request for information may include a request for other data, for example other patient data, that is stored in a memory of electronic device  56 . 
       FIG. 4B  illustrates a diagram  60  of an example diagnostic procedure using shoulder motion measurement system  50  in accordance with various techniques described throughout this disclosure. In this example, a user  62  (not fully shown in  FIG. 4B ) places the user&#39;s index finger  63  through opening  66  of support member  64 , and places the user&#39;s thumb  65  through opening  67  of support member  64 . The positioning of the user&#39;s finger and thumb allows the user to palpate the anatomic reference points on the scapula of patient  61 . The spacing and arrangement of the openings  66 ,  67 , and  68  are designed in such a manner as to allow hands of various sizes to comfortably and securely locate the necessary anatomic reference points on a variety of scapula sizes. Having direct finger contact with the landmarks improves accuracy through proprioceptive feedback. In addition, spacing of the device may be based on a set of average anatomical spacing of landmarks, as well as typical variation across individuals. 
     Once the user has positioned system  50  in a desired position and orientation relative to the scapula of patient  61 , the user may actuate an input on electronic device  56  as described above, to indicate to the electronic device  56  that system  50  is in a desired position, and that the system is to proceed with taking shoulder motion measurements. 
       FIGS. 4C and 4D  illustrate diagrams  70 ,  74  of additional examples of diagnostic procedures using shoulder motion measurement system  50  in accordance with various techniques described throughout this disclosure. In the example shown in diagram  70  in  FIG. 4C , a user  62  (not fully shown in  FIG. 4C ) has placed the user&#39;s index finger and thumb through openings in support member  64  of system  50 , and has positioned system  50  on the scapula of patient  61 , in a manner similar to that illustrated and described above with respect to  FIG. 4B . Again, the positioning of the user&#39;s finger and thumb allows the user to palpate the anatomic reference points on the scapula of patient  61 . 
     As shown in diagram  70 , the right arm of patient  61  is positioned to form an angle  73  relative to the patient&#39;s right arm and the right side of the patient. In various examples, the angle  73  may be an arm position for which the user wishes to take shoulder motion measurements for patient  61 . As such, when system  50  and patient  61  are all positioned as shown in diagram  70 , the user  62  may provide an input to system  50 , triggering system  50  to take shoulder measurements. These measurements may then be taken, processed, stored in a memory, may be displayed by system  50 , and/or communicated to one or more external devices (not shown in  FIG. 4C ) based on receiving the input actuation from user  62 . In various examples, system  50  may also allow user  62  to input information into electronic device of system  50  associated with a value for angle  73  and/or the patient&#39;s arm position at the time the measurements were taken. The input of this information may take place either before or after system  50  performed the shoulder motion measurements associated with the positions of the system  50  and patient  61  as illustrated in  FIG. 4C . 
     In the example shown in diagram  74  in  FIG. 4D , a user  62  (not fully shown in  FIG. 4D ) has places the user&#39;s index finger and thumb through openings in support member  64  of system  50 , and has positioned system  50  on the scapula of patient  61 , in a manner similar to that illustrated and described above with respect to  FIG. 4B . Again, the positioning of the user&#39;s finger and thumb allows the user to palpate the anatomic reference points on the scapula of patient  61 . However, an angle  75  associated with the angle between the patient&#39;s right arm and the patient&#39;s right side has increased in value relative to the value of angle  73  illustrated in diagram  70 . 
     In various examples, once patient  61  has positioned the patient&#39;s right arm to the position represented as angle  75 , and the user has positioned system  50  as also illustrated in diagram  74 , the user may determine that this is another arrangement for which the user wishes to take shoulder motion measurements for patient  61 . As such, when system  50  and patient  61  are all positioned as shown in diagram  74 , the user  62  may provide an input to system  50 , triggering system  50  to take shoulder measurements. These measurements may then be taken, processed, stored in a memory, displayed by system  50 , and/or communicated to one or more external devices (not shown in  FIG. 4D ) based on receiving the input actuation from user  62 . In various examples, system  50  may also allow user  62  to input information into electronic device of system  50  associated with a value for angle  75  and/or the patient&#39;s arm position at the time the measurements were taken. The input of this information may take place either before or after system  50  performs the shoulder motion measurements associated with the positions of the system  50  and patient  61  as illustrated in  FIG. 4D . In addition, any and/or all measurements taken with respect to patient  61 , both taken at one time, e.g., taken on a same day, or for example at different times, e.g., taken at different times over a period of days, weeks, months, or years, may all be associated with one another by the application(s) running on the electronic device of system  50 , for example using a client identification number, as further described below. In various examples, the data associated with measurements taken with respect to patient  61  as shown in diagrams  70  and  74  may also be uploaded from system  50  to one or more external devices (not shown in  FIGS. 4C-4D , but for example external devices  29  shown and described with respect to  FIG. 1A ), and/or downloaded to system  50  from these external devices, in order to further concatenate, compare, and/or combine this data with data collected and/or generated at some time that corresponds to patient  61 , and/or other patients. 
       FIGS. 5A-5B  are diagrams illustrating an example of a mounting device  80  for use in a 3D shoulder motion measurement system in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 5A , mounting device  80  includes a support member  81  comprising an elongated shaped material having a longitudinal axis  81 C, and including a first opening  82  that passed through the support member  81  near a first end  81 A of the support member, and a second opening  83  that passes through the support member  81  near a second end  81 B opposite the first end  81 A. In various examples, support member  81  may be formed of a molded material, such as a polymeric material, for example nylon or polyurethane, or polycarbonate, that has been formed generally into the elongated shape illustrated in  FIG. 5A . 
     Support member  81  is coupled along a portion of a bottom edge of the support member to a backing plate  84 . In various examples, backing plate  84  is a flat sheet of material having generally a rectangular shape, a front surface  84 A, and a back surface  84 B. Backing plate  84  may be formed of a molded material, such as a polymeric material, and may be a same or a different material used to form support member  81 . Backing plate  84  may be formed of a material, such as a polymeric, that is generally rigid enough to maintain the backing plate in the flat shape and in the orientation relative to support member  81  as illustrated in  FIG. 5A  when unsupported by any external structures other than support member  81 . In various examples, backing plate  84  is a flexible material, such as a natural or artificial elastomer material, that is flexibly coupled to the support member  81 . In various examples, backing plate  84  is coupled to the support member  81  along one of the sides of the backing plate  84 . Backing plate  84  may be coupled to support member  81  so that backing plate  84  extends in a plane that is coplanar with or in a plane that is parallel with a backside surface of the support member  81 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 5A , backing plate  84  includes a pair of mounting straps  85 , each mounting strap coupled to the backing plate in a first and a second position along a dimension of the front surface  84 A of the backing plate  84  so that each mounting strap  85  is oriented in a direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis  81 C of the support member  81 . Mounting straps  85  may be formed of a polymeric and elastic material, such as an elastomer, for example natural or synthetic rubber or silicone. In various examples, mounting straps  85  may be formed of a fabric woven with an elastic material to form resiliently expandable straps. Mounting straps are arranged to be resiliently expanded or stretched to receive and then to secure an electronic device (such as electronic device  16  as shown and described with respect to  FIG. 1A-1D ), in a receptacle area  86  of mounting device  80  as illustrated for example in  FIG. 5B . 
     The dimensions of mounting device  80 , and in particular the spacing of openings  82  and  83  along the longitudinal axis of support member  81 , may be arranged to provide any combination of the features and functions described throughout this disclosure related to mounting and securing an electronic device in the receptacle area  86 . For example, the spacing between opening  82  and  83  along the longitudinal axis of support member  81  may have a value that allows a user (not shown in  FIG. 5A ) to insert a first finger into opening  82  and a thumb into opening  83  in order to position mounting device  80  against a patient as part of a measurement procedure, in a similar manner as illustrated for example in  FIG. 3 . In other examples, a user may insert a first finger from one of the user&#39;s hands into opening  82 , and a second finger from the user&#39;s other hand into opening  83  in order to position mounting device  80  against a patient as part of a measurement procedure. In various examples, the dimensions of backing plate  84  and the location, arrangement, and orientation of mounting straps  85  are such that receptacle area  86  is configured to accept a range of sizes of electronic devices, including a range of sizes of devices such as smartphones, personal digital assistant (PDA), or other electronic devices that may be programmed and used as part of a 3D shoulder measurement system as described herein and any equivalents thereof. 
     As shown in  FIG. 5B , mounting device  80  is illustrated as having received and secured the electronic device  16  in the receptacle area  86  to provide a 3D shoulder motion measurement system. The 3D shoulder motion measurement system as illustrated in  FIG. 5B  may be arranged to allow a user (not shown in  FIG. 5B ), to engage openings  82  and  83  for the purpose of positioning mounting device  80  and electronic device  16  in a desired position on a patient for the purpose of taking measurement according to any of the techniques described throughout this disclosure, and any equivalents thereof. Further, mounting straps  85  are configured to maintain the electronic device  16  in a fixed position relative to support member  81  once the electronic device has been received and secured using mounting straps  85  in receptacle area  86  during the movements of the mounting device that would be incurred as part of any calibration and measurement procedures that the measurement system as illustrated in  FIG. 5B  would be designed to perform, including preventing electronic device  16  from sliding out of the receptacle area  86  when the mounting device  80  is tilted at various angles relative to gravity during these calibration and/or measurement procedures. 
     In addition, when electronic device  16  is secured in receptacle area  86 , the arrangement of support member  81 , backing plate  84 , and mounting straps  85  for example as illustrated in  FIG. 5B  allow a user (not shown in  FIG. 5B ) visual access to display  17  of electronic device  16 . The arrangement as illustrated in  FIG. 5B  in various examples also allows the user to contact one or more portions of the display  17  to provide inputs to electronic device  16  as part of any of the calibration and/or measurement procedures described throughout this disclosure, and any equivalents thereof. 
       FIGS. 6A-6B  are diagrams illustrating an example of a mounting device  90  for use in a 3D shoulder motion measurement system in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 6A , mounting device  90  includes a support member  91  comprising an elongated shaped material having a longitudinal axis  91 C, and including a first opening  92  that passes through the support member  91  near a first end  91 A of the support member, and a second opening  93  that passes through the support member  91  near a second end  91 B opposite the first end  91 A. In various examples, support member  91  may be formed of a molded material, such as a polymeric material, for example nylon or polyurethane, or polycarbonate, that has been formed generally into the elongated shape illustrated in  FIG. 6A . 
     Support member  91  is coupled along a portion of a bottom edge of the support member to a backing plate  94 . In various examples, backing plate  94  is a flat sheet of material having generally a rectangular shape, a front surface  94 A, a back surface  94 B. Backing plate  94  may also include a retention lip  97  formed along a side of backing plate  94  opposite the side of backing plate  94  that is coupled to support member  91 . Backing plate  94  and lip  97  may be formed of a molded material, such as a polymeric material, and may be a same or a different material used to form support member  91 . Backing plate  94  and lip  97  may be formed of a material, such as a polymeric material, that is generally rigid enough to maintain the backing plate in the flat shape and the lip  97  in the orientation relative to each other and to support member  91  as illustrated in  FIG. 5A  when unsupported by any external structures other than support member  91 . In various examples, backing plate  94  and/or lip  97  are formed from a flexible material, such as a natural or artificial elastomer material, that is flexibly coupled to the support member  91 . In various examples, backing plate  94  is coupled to the support member  91  along one of the sides of the backing plate  94 . Backing plate  94  may be coupled to support member  91  so that backing plate  94  extends in a plane that is coplanar with or in a plane that is parallel with a backside surface of the support member  91 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 6A , backing plate  94  includes a mounting strap  95 , that is coupled to the backing plate  94  in a first and a second position within the front surface  94 A of the backing plate. Mounting strap  95  may be formed of a polymeric and elastic material, such as an elastomer, for example natural or synthetic rubber or silicone. In various examples, mounting strap  95  may be formed of a fabric woven with an elastic material to form a resiliently expandable strap. Mounting strap  95  is arranged to be resiliently expanded or stretched to receive and then to secure an electronic device (such as electronic device  16  as shown and described with respect to  FIG. 1A-1D ), in a receptacle area  96  of mounting device  90 , as illustrated for example in  FIG. 6B . In various examples, mounting strap  95  includes a latch portion  95 A coupled to mounting strap  95 , and arranged so that latch portion  95 A engages lip  97  when mounting strap  95  has been extended around an electronic device received in receptacle area  96  to secure mounting strap  95  to lip  97 , and thus secure the electronic device in receptacle area  96 . 
     The dimensions of mounting device  90 , and in particular the spacing of openings  92  and  93  along the longitudinal axis of support member  91 , may be arranged to provide any combination of the features and functions described throughout this disclosure related to mounting and securing electronic devices in the receptacle area  96 . For example, the spacing between opening  92  and  93  along the longitudinal axis  91 C of support member  91  may have a value that allows a user (not shown in  FIG. 6A ) to insert a first finger into opening  92  and a thumb into opening  93  in order to position mounting device  90  against a patient as part of a measurement procedure, in a similar manner as illustrated for example in  FIG. 3 . In other examples, a user may insert a first finger from one of the user&#39;s hands into opening  92 , and a second finger from the user&#39;s other hand into opening  93  in order to position mounting device  90  against a patient as part of a measurement procedure. In various examples, the dimensions of backing plate  94  and the location, arrangement, and orientation of lip  97  and mounting strap  95  are such that receptacle area  96  is configured to accept a range of sizes of electronic devices, including a range of sizes of devices such as smartphones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), or other electronic devices that may be programmed and used as part of a 3D shoulder measurement system as described herein and any equivalents thereof. 
     As shown in  FIG. 6B , mounting device  90  is illustrated as having received and secured the electronic device  16  in the receptacle area  96  to provide a 3D shoulder motion measurement system. The 3D shoulder motion measurement system as illustrated in  FIG. 6B  may be arranged to allow a user (not shown in  FIG. 6B ), to engage openings  92  and  93  for the purpose of positioning mounting device  90  and electronic device  16  in a desired position on a patient for the purpose of taking measurement according to any of the techniques described throughout this disclosure, and any equivalents thereof. Further, mounting strap  95  and lip  97  are configured to maintain the electronic device  16  in a fixed position relative to support member  91  once the electronic device has been received and secured using mounting strap  95  in receptacle area  96  during the movements of the mounting device that would be incurred as part of any calibration and measurement procedures that the measurement system as illustrated in  FIG. 6B  would be designed to perform, including preventing electronic device  16  from sliding out of the receptacle area  96  when the mounting device  90  is tilted at various angles relative to gravity during these calibration and/or measurement procedures. In addition, when electronic device  16  is secured in receptacle area  96 , the arrangement of support member  91 , backing plate  94  including lip  97 , and mounting strap  95  for example as illustrated in  FIG. 6B  allow a user (not shown in  FIG. 6B ), visual access to display  17 . The arrangement as illustrated in  FIG. 6B  in various examples also allows the user to contact one or more portions of the display  17  in order to provide inputs to electronic device  16  as part of any of the calibration and/or measurement procedures described throughout this disclosure, and any equivalents thereof. 
       FIGS. 7A-7B  are diagrams illustrating an example of a mounting device  100  for use in a 3D shoulder motion measurement system in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 7A , mounting device  100  includes a support member  101  comprising an elongated shaped material having a longitudinal axis  101 C, and including a first opening  102  that passes through the support member  101  and is open through to a first end  101 A of the support member, and a second opening  103  that passes through the support member  91  and that is open through to a second end  101 B opposite the first end  101 A. In various examples, support member  101  may be formed of a molded material, such as a polymeric material, for example nylon or polyurethane, or polycarbonate, that has been formed generally into the elongated shape illustrated in  FIG. 7A . 
     Support member  101  is coupled along a portion of a bottom edge of the support member to a backing plate  104 . In various examples, backing plate  104  is a flat sheet of material having generally a rectangular shape or a tapered dimension along the side edges of backing plate  104  as the side edges extend away from support member  101 . Backing plate  104  includes a front surface  104 A, and a back surface  104 B. Backing plate  104  may be formed of a molded material, such as a polymeric material, and may be a same or a different material used to form support member  101 . Backing plate  104  may be formed of a material, such as a polymeric material, that is generally rigid enough to maintain the backing plate in the flat shape and in the orientation relative to support member  101  as illustrated in  FIG. 7A  when unsupported by any external structures other than support member  101 . In various examples, backing plate  104  is a flexible material, such as a natural or artificial elastomer material, that is flexibly coupled to the support member  101 . In various examples, backing plate  104  is coupled to the support member  101  along one of the sides of the backing plate  104 . Backing plate  104  may be coupled to support member  101  so that backing plate  104  extends in a plane that is coplanar with or in a plane that is parallel with a backside surface of the support member  101 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 7A , backing plate  104  includes latch portion  105 , formed as a portion of backing plate  104  near the edge of backing plate  104  opposite the edge of backing plate  104  that is coupled to support member  101 . Latch portion  105  may be formed of a material that is releasably securable, such as a Velcro-like material that may securely hold an electronic device  16  or an off-the-shelf case for such a device to the backing plate  104 . In some examples, an elastic component that wraps around the electronic device and/or the off-the-shelf case may be secured to, for example glued to backing plate  104 , the elastic component arranged to releasably secure the electronic device to the backing plate  104 . Latch portion  105  may include a material that allows a back surface of an electronic device  16  to come into contact with latch portion  105  so that electronic device  16  is releasable secured to the backing plate  104  in a receptacle area  106  of mounting device  100  as illustrated for example in  FIG. 6B . 
     The dimensions of mounting device  100 , and in particular the spacing of openings  102  and  103  along the longitudinal axis  101 C of support member  101  may be arranged to provide any combination of the features and functions described throughout this disclosure related to mounting and securing electronic devices in the receptacle area  106 . For example, the spacing between opening  102  and  103  along the longitudinal axis  101 C of support member  101  may have a value that allows a user (not fully shown in  FIG. 7A ) to insert a first finger  108 A into opening  102  and a thumb or a second finger  108 B into opening  103  in order to position mounting device  90  against a patient as part of a measurement procedure, in a similar manner as illustrated for example in  FIG. 3 . In various examples, the dimensions of backing plate  104  and the location, arrangement, and orientation of backing plate  104  and latch portion  105  are such that receptacle area  106  is configured to accept a range of sizes of electronic devices, including a range of sizes of devices such as smartphones, personal digital assistant (PDA), or other electronic devices that may be programmed and used as part of a 3D shoulder measurement system as described herein and any equivalents thereof. 
     As shown in  FIG. 7B , mounting device  100  is illustrated as having received and secured the electronic device  16  in the receptacle area  106  to provide a 3D shoulder motion measurement system. The 3D shoulder motion measurement system as illustrated in  FIG. 7B  may be arranged to allow a user (not fully shown in  FIG. 7B ), to engage openings  102  and  103  for the purpose of positioning mounting device  100  and electronic device  16  in a desired position on a patient for the purpose of taking measurement according to any of the techniques described throughout this disclosure, and any equivalents thereof. Further, backing plate  104  and latch portion  105  are configured to maintain the electronic device  16  in a fixed position relative to support member  101  once the electronic device has been received and secured in receptacle area  106  during the movements of the mounting device  100  that would be incurred as part of any calibration and measurement procedures that the measurement system as illustrated in  FIG. 7B  would be designed to perform, including preventing electronic device  16  from sliding out or away from the receptacle area  106  when the mounting device  100  is held up and/or tilted at various angles relative to gravity during these calibration and/or measurement procedures. 
     In addition, when electronic device  16  is secured in receptacle area  106 , the arrangement of support member  101 , backing plate  104 , and latch portion  105  for example as illustrated in  FIG. 7B  allows a user (not fully shown in  FIG. 7B ) visual access to display  17  of electronic device  16 . The arrangement as illustrated in  FIG. 7B  in various examples also allows the user to contact one or more portions of the display  17  in order to provide inputs to electronic device  16  as part of any of the calibration and/or measurement procedures described throughout this disclosure, and any equivalents thereof. In some examples, when electronic device  16  is secured in receptacle area  106  as shown in  FIG. 7B , backing plate  104  and latch portion  105  are in contact with a back surface only, or a back surface and one side edge of the electronic device  16 , and therefore allow full access, both visually and with respect to contacting display  17  of the electronic device. 
       FIGS. 8A-8B  are diagrams illustrating an example of a mounting device for use in a 3D shoulder motion measurement system in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 8A , mounting device  110  includes a support member  111  comprising an elongated shaped member, and a cross-member  112  rotatably mounted to support member  111 . In various examples, the orientation of crossmember  112  may be changed by rotating cross-member  112  relative to an orientation of support member  111 , as illustratively represented by double-headed arrows  113 . In various examples, cross-member  112  has a first gripper  112 A located at a first end of cross-member  112 , and a second gripper  112 B located at a second end of cross-member  112  opposite the first end of the cross-member. 
     In addition, cross-member  112  is adjustable with respect to a dimension between the first gripper  112 A and the second gripper  112 B, in the directions indicated by dimension  115 . In various examples, cross-member  112  is configured to receive an electronic device, such as a smartphone, in the area between grippers  112 A and  112 B, and then to be adjusted along dimension  115  so that grippers  112 A and  112 B engage and secure the electronic device in a fixed position relative to cross-member  112 . Because of the adjustability of cross-member  112 , mounting device  110  may be configured to accept a range of sizes of electronic devices, including a range of sizes of devices such as smartphones, personal digital assistant (PDA), or other electronic devices that may be programmed and used as part of a 3D shoulder measurement system as described herein and any equivalents thereof. 
       FIG. 8B  illustrates an example of mounting device  110  having received and secured an electronic device  16  via grippers  112 A and  112 B and cross-member  112 . In various examples, electronic device  16  may be configured to perform any of the measurement procedures, and to provide any of the functions described throughout this disclosure with respect to calibration, measurement, communication, and/or data collection and generation, and any equivalents thereof. For example, once electronic device  16  is secured in mounting device  110 , a user (not shown in  FIGS. 8A-8B ) may position the mounting device  110  including electronic device  16  to perform any of the measurements related to a patient&#39;s scapula and/or humeral elevations, as described throughout this disclosure, and any equivalents thereof. 
     Various examples of mounting devices have been illustrated and described above for use in securing an electronic device for the purpose of taking measurements related to positions/orientations of a patient&#39;s scapula and/or humerus. However, in various examples, an electronic device may be positioned by a user, for example on a patient&#39;s scapula or humerus, without the aid of a mounting device. For example, a user may simply align an edge, for example an edge following a longitudinal side of an electronic device, in a position relative to landmarks associated with the patient&#39;s scapula and/or humerus, and actuate the electronic device to take measurements related to the current alignment/orientation of the electronic device. Thus, in some examples having the electronic device that is programmed to perform the measurement procedure(s) secured in another mounting device is not necessarily required in order to perform one or more of the measurement procedures described throughout this disclosure, or any equivalents thereof. 
       FIG. 9  is a block diagram illustrating an example of an electronic device  120 , such as a mobile device, including but not limited to a smartphone, that may be configured to operate in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. In various examples, electronic device  120  is electronic device  16  as illustrated and described with respect to any of  FIGS. 1A, 1D-1E, 4A-4D, 5B, 6B, 7B, 8B, 10, and 18 . In various examples, electronic device  120  is configured to perform one or any combination of the functions, and to incorporate any of the features ascribed throughout this disclosure to electronic devices, including electronic device  16 , and any equivalents thereof. 
     In the example illustrated in  FIG. 9 , electronic device  120  includes various hardware components, such as electronic circuitry, that provide core functionality for operation of the device. For example, electronic device  120  includes one or more programmable processors  121  (e.g., processing circuitry) configured to operate according to executable instructions (i.e., program code), typically stored in a computer-readable medium or data storage such as static, random-access memory (SRAM) device or Flash memory device, generally indicated as memory  122  in  FIG. 9 . I/O  127  may include one or more devices, such as a keyboard, camera button, power button, volume button, home button, back button, menu button, provided either as actual hardware or as graphically generated devices, as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Transmitter  125  and receiver  126  provide wireless communication with other devices, such as a cloud server, computer system, additional sensor, or other mobile device via a wireless communication link  19  as described for example with respect to electronic device  16  and  FIG. 1A , such as but not limited to high-frequency radio frequency (RF) signals. 
     Electronic device  120  may include additional discrete digital logic or analog circuitry not shown in  FIG. 9 . Electronic device  120  may include an operating system  123  that executes on the one or more processors  121 , and provides an operating environment for one or more user applications (commonly referred to “apps”), including shoulder motion measurement application  128 , which may be downloaded to electronic device  120  for example through receiver  126 , and stored in memory  122 . Applications may, for example, comprise executable program code stored in computer-readable storage device for execution by the one or more processors  121 . As other examples, the user applications may comprise firmware, or in some examples, may be implemented in discrete logic included in electronic device  120 . 
     Electronic device  120  also includes a motion detection unit  124  arranged to detect movement and/or orientation of the electronic device, and may also include an image capture device. The motion detection unit  124  can include various sensors, for example, motion sensors, accelerometers, gyroscopes, and other sensors, as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, each sensor configured to provide one or more output signals related one or more parameters being sensed by the sensor. In some cases, these output signals correspond to sensed parameters related to orientation, speed, distance, or the other relevant movement data incurred by the electronic device  120 . Such data can be used and processed by shoulder motion measurement application  128  in whole or in part to provide any of the calibration and/or measurement features and functions described throughout this disclosure, and any equivalents thereof. 
     Electronic device  120  in various examples includes power source  129 , comprising a device such as a battery and/or a storage capacitor, that is arranged to store electrical power, and that is coupled to the other devices of electronic device  120  to provide electrical power for the operation of the circuitry comprises these devices. In various examples, power source  129  includes additional circuitry, such as recharging circuitry, voltage regulation circuitry, and/or filter circuitry that allows for control and regulation of various power levels required to be powered from power source  129 . For example, recharging circuitry may be provided as a part of power source  129  to allow recharging, inductively and/or by a wired connection, of the power source by one or more external charging devices (not shown in  FIG. 9 ). The additional circuitry such as voltage regulation circuitry and/or filter circuitry may regulate and provide one or more levels of electrical power, provided in the required waveforms and/or within the required range(s) of electrical parameters, to properly operate the electronic circuits of electronic device  120 , as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. 
       FIGS. 10A-10B  illustrate an example process by which a user interacts with a shoulder motion measurement system according to various techniques described in this disclosure. In various examples, the process illustrated in  FIGS. 10A-10B  may be used to choose various parameters, including capture parameters, and/or to calibrate the motion measurement system. Screens  132 ,  136 , and  140 , or variations of these screens, may be generated and displayed on an electronic device, such as electronic device  16  or electronic device  120 , following downloading of the shoulder motion measurement application(s) to the electronic device. Upon running the application(s), screen  132  may initially be generated and displayed by the electronic device. Screen  132  includes an information bar  135  that may display information related to the subject matter being displayed at the time, and may include one or more graphically generated selectable option buttons, that may be actuated by the user, for example by touching the screen in the area of the screen that includes the selectable option. As shown, screen  132  includes an indication that the screen related to “Clients.” Screen  132  also includes a “Enter client identification” block  133  that includes a fillable field that allows a user to enter a client number. Screen  132  also includes a graphically generated numeric keypad  134  that allows a user to enter numerical information, for example a client identification number, into the fillable field of block  133 . Keypad  134  may be configured to allow a user to enter the numeric information by touching the appropriate portions of the keypad  134  as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. In addition, information bar  135  may include a selectable option button that allows a user, when the button is actuated, to indicate that the user wishes to add a new client that for example may not already have an assigned client number. Information bar  135  may also include an “Exit” button that allows a user to exit screen  132  when the exit button is actuated. 
     Once a valid client identifier number has been entered into the fillable field of block  133 , the user may actuate the “Continue” button located within block  133  to proceed to screen  136 . As shown, screen  136  includes information bar  135  providing a “Cancel” and a “Next” selectable option. Screen  136  further includes an information block  137  that provides a user with information and instructions on the additional selections that can be provided by the user through screen  136 . The user interface of screen  136  allows the user the choice to record humeral elevation in multiple planes. On screen  136  the user may choose the plane of humeral elevation he/she plans to measure at block  139 . For example, screen  136  allow a user to indicate a plane, such as sagittal for shoulder flexion measurements, frontal for shoulder abduction measurements, and scapular for scapular plane abduction measurements. Screen  136  also allows the user to choose the side of the patient they plan to measure at block  138 , e.g., “left” side, “right” side. In some examples, block  138  may include additional options, for example an option to select “both” sides related to which sides of the patient the uses plans to take measurements from. In various examples, selection of the desired option in block  138  an/or block  139  may be indicated by the selection option being displayed in a different color, for example black with white letters, as opposed to the un-selected option(s) being displayed in black letters on a white background, although the indication of the selected option is not limited to these or any other particular formats for indication of a selected option within screen  136 . 
     Once the user has indicated on screen  136  the desired options, the user may actuate the “Next” button on the information bar  135  in order to have the electronic device  16  generate and display the next screen. In some examples, the next screen displayed is screen  140 . As shown in screen  140 , the information bar  135  now displays the word “Calibration,” to indicate that screen  140  is displaying information related to the calibration of the electronic device. As shown, screen  140  includes an information block  141 , a graphically generated image  142 , and a “Calibrate” selection button  143 . Information block  141  may include text that instructs the user on how to position the electronic device in preparation for calibration. In various examples, the graphical image  142  provides an image of a user positioning an electronic device, for example on a wall with the bottom edge parallel to the ground, in order to further illustrate for the user how to position the electronic device for calibration. Once the user has positioned the electronic device based on the instructions provided on the display, the user may actuate the “Calibrate” button, for example by touching the display of the electronic device in the area of the “Calibrate” button, to indicate to the electronic device that the electronic device is in position for calibration. Once the actuation of the “Calibrate” button has been detected by the electronic device, the electronic device may then proceed with running the calibration procedure in order to calibrate any internal processes associated with using the electronic device to take shoulder motion measurements, and/or to calibrate any of the one or more sensors located within the electronic device in preparation for taking shoulder motion measurements. 
       FIG. 10B  is an illustration of a user&#39;s hands positioning and holding an example motion monitoring system  10  on a wall  146  while the user is positioned for viewing the various screens, including screen  140 , as part of performing the calibration procedure described above with respect to  FIG. 10A . 
       FIG. 11  is a diagram  150  illustrating an example use of a motion measurement system  10  aligned to a scapula of a patient  41 , and a screen  152  generated and displayed by display  17  of the system based on measurements taken by the system in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. In various example, the motion measurement system  10  has previously been calibrated, for example using the calibration process illustrated and described with respect to  FIG. 10 . As shown in  FIG. 11 , system  10  may then be placed adjacent to the right scapula of patient  41 , and aligned by the user (not fully shown in  FIG. 11 ) for example as illustrated and described above with respect to  FIGS. 1A-1E  and  FIG. 3 . Referring again to  FIG. 11 , screen  152  is an example of a screen that may be generated by and displayed by the electronic device  16  of system  10  at various points during the measurement procedure illustrated in  FIG. 11 . 
     Screen  152  in various examples includes an information bar  153  that may include information, such as a patient identification number  154  associated with patient  41  for which the measurement process and the collected data associated with the measurement process are measured for. Information bar  153  may also include one or more selectable buttons that allow a user to provide inputs to electronic device  16 , for example by touching the display in the area of the button. As shown in  FIG. 11 , information bar  153  includes a “Cancel” button that allows a user to exit screen  152  when the button is actuated. Information bar  153  also includes an information Icon associated with information such that when the information Icon is actuated, in some examples provides access to information displayed on the screen that may be useful in providing instructions to the user with respect the one or more features and functions of the system, including information that may be applicable to the current procedure that is being provided through the use of screen  152 . 
     Screen  152  in various examples includes a “Capture Scapula Position” button that may be actuated by the user, for example by touching the display  17  in the area of screen  152  that displays button  155 . In various examples, when the user has aligned system  10  in the desired position relative to the patient  41 , the user may actuate button  155  to indicate to the electronic device  16  that the system is positioned in the desired manner, and that the user wants the system to take measurements. In various examples, once button  155  is actuated, the electronic device  16  performs the measurement process, and in some examples, using one or more of the sensors located within electronic device  16 , measures one or more parameters associated with the patient based on the position and/or orientation of system  10  at the time button  155  was actuated. Upon completing of making the measurements, the data may be processed, for example by the one or more processors located within electronic device  16 , in order to generate and display the measurement boxes  160  and  165  shown as part of screen  152 . 
     In various examples, measurement box  160  includes an information footer  161  indicating that box  160  is displaying graphical information related to the “Upward Rotation Angle” of the patient&#39;s scapula. Measurement box  160  further includes a graphical display including a graphical indicator  162  that provides an indication of the measured data related to the “Upward Rotation Angle” of the measured scapula position for patient  41 . In addition, measurement box  160  may also include a display of a numerical value  163  that provides a value for the measured degrees of scapula upward rotation as measured for patient  41 . As shown, a measured value of “16” degrees of scapular upward rotation is displayed for numerical value  163 . Measurement box  165  includes a graphical display including a graphical indicator  167  that provides an indication of the measured data related to the “Internal Rotation” of the measured scapula position for patient  41 . In addition, measurement box  165  may also include a display of a numerical value  168  that provides a value for the measured internal rotation. As shown, a measured value of “7” is displayed at numerical value  168  representative of a measured scapular internal rotation for the patient&#39;s scapula when their arm is relaxed at the side. The actual values shown in  FIG. 11  are illustrative and non-limiting, wherein examples of the values and the ranges of values that may be displayed by user interface screen  152  are not limited to these illustrated values, as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. 
     In various examples, during shoulder motion measurement, illustrated in  FIG. 11 , displays provided on screen  152  guide the user through the following exemplary process:
         1. Placing the electronic device  16  into receptacle  20  as shown.   2. Pulling the strap or clip around the electronic device to secure the electronic device in the mounting device  12     3. Holding the system  10  against the patient  41 .   4. Utilizing the onscreen instructions for identifying the patient&#39;s scapula positions.       

     To measure the patient&#39;s values and compare the values to existing data, the measurement system  10  measures the patient scapular and humeral angles in three arm positions, for example with the arm relaxed at the side (rest), with the arm elevated to 90-degrees in the chosen plane (palm forward and thumb up), and with the arm fully elevated in the chosen plane (palm forward and thumb up). 
     Arm Relaxed at Side, Scapular Position Capture:
         1. With the patient&#39;s arms relaxed at their side, the user positions the patient so their trunk is facing parallel to the same wall used to calibrate, but so the patient can still move their arms without obstruction.   2. Integrate the electronic device with the mounting device: Place the electronic device into the mounting device in the same orientation as it was in the calibration step. The electronic device should rest on the body of the scapula with the grips on top when using a mounting device such as mounting device  12  shown in  FIG. 1A , or using the finger holes for example as provided in system  50  shown in  FIG. 4A .   3. Using the grips or the finger holes provided with the system being used, place your finger as close to the root of the spine of the scapula as possible. Place another finger as close as possible to the posterior lateral acromion. Allow the measurement system to rest against the body of the scapula.   4. Push any part of the display screen to capture the position of the scapula at rest.   5. Some samples may also include a Humeral Elevation Position Capture: Move the measurement system so the long axis of the handle is parallel to the shaft of the humerus of the patient, and push any part of the screen to capture the humeral elevation angle with the arm relaxed at the side.       

     90° Humeral Elevation, Scapular Position Capture:
         1. Have the patient raise their arm perpendicular to the body in the chosen plane of motion (palm forward and thumb up). Find the same landmarks on the root of the spine of the scapula and posterior lateral acromion with the user&#39;s fingers; rest the shoulder motion measurement system against the body of the scapula of the patient.   2. Push any part of the screen to capture the position of the scapula with the arm perpendicular to the body.   3. Some examples may include-Humeral Elevation Position Capture: While the patient maintains their arm in the perpendicular position, move the Shoulder motion measurement system so the long axis of the handle is parallel to the shaft of the humerus of the patient, and push any part of the screen to capture this humeral elevation angle.       

     Arm fully elevated, Scapular Position Capture:
         1. Have the patient raise their arm in the chosen plane of motion, palm forward and thumb up. Find the same landmarks on the root of the spine of the scapula and posterior lateral acromion with your fingers; rest the shoulder motion measurement system against the body of the scapula.   2. Push any part of the screen to capture the position of the scapula with the arm fully elevated.   3. Some examples may include-Humeral Elevation Position Capture: While the patient maintains their arm in the fully elevated position, move the shoulder motion measurement system so the long axis of the handle is parallel to the shaft of the humerus of the patient, and push any part of the screen to capture this humeral elevation angle.       

       FIG. 12  illustrates an example user interface screen  170  presented by electronic device  16  in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. As shown, user interface screen  170  includes an information bar  171 , and a plurality of display blocks  172 ,  173 ,  174 , and  175 , that may be displayed on a display of the electronic device  16 . Information bar  171  may include an indication of the client identification number  171 A, for example client identification number “54” that identifies the client to which the data being displayed is associated with. Information bar  171  may also include other information, such as the strength of a wireless communication connection, date/time information, and an indication of the state of charge of a device such as a battery included within and powering the electronic device. Information bar  171  may also include one or more selectable buttons, such as button  171 B, that may be actuated by a user, for example by the user touching the display providing user interface screen  170  in the area of the button. In various examples, button  171 B may be an icon that when actuated by the user, causes the electronic device providing user interface screen  170  to format and transmit the data associated with screen  170  to one or more external devices (not specifically shown in  FIG. 12 ), via a communication link, such as communication link  19  as described for example with respect to electronic device  16  and  FIG. 1A , such as but not limited to high-frequency radio frequency (RF) signals. External devices may include any of the devices, such as computers, servers, and devices coupled to computer networks and/or the Internet, as illustrated and described with respect to external devices  29  and  FIG. 1A . 
     Examples of data displayed as part of user interface screen  170  may include information block  172  displaying information related to which side and what plane of the patient the additional data associated with user interface screen  170  was measured from. Blocks  173 ,  174  and  175  may include data related to different values actually measured for the patient having patient identification number  54  with the patient&#39;s arm in different arm positions. For example, block  173  displays measured values associated with patient&#39;s scapula upward rotation when the patient&#39;s arm was located at the relaxed at side, at ninety degrees, and at a fully elevated to an end range position. Block  174  displays measured values associated with the patient&#39;s same three arm positions, but for the scapula internal rotation positions. Block  175  displays a value associated with a measured value of the humeral elevation of the patient when the patient&#39;s arm when in the relaxed at the side position. In some examples, the additional data for measured values associated with humeral elevations when the patient arm was at other positions may be brought into view by having the user actuate the display in order to cause screen  170  to scroll in an upward and downward direction, for example using a gesture motion on the display, as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. 
     The actual values shown in  FIG. 12  are illustrative and non-limiting, wherein examples of the values and the ranges of values that may be displayed by user interface screen  170  are not limited to these illustrated values, as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. 
       FIG. 13  illustrates an example user interface screen  180  presented by an electronic device in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. In some examples, screen  180  may be automatically presented on display  17  of electronic device  16  during a measurement procedure and upon the electronic device determining that the captured position data indicates a position below a configurable threshold, such as a position present in less than 0.2% of a population. This feature is an error checker which prompts the user that their measurement is likely in error and they should reconsider data capture. As shown in screen  180 , a numerical value  182  of “14°” is displayed as a measured value for some patient related measurement process. The instruction block  183  includes text explaining the relevance of this measured value along with a suggestion to consider re-capturing this measurement. The information bar  181  displayed as part of screen  180  indicates to a user that the measurement at issue was taken when the patient&#39;s arm was relaxed at the patient&#39;s side. The actual value or values shown in  FIG. 13  are illustrative and non-limiting, wherein examples of the values and the ranges of values that may be displayed by user interface screen  180  are not limited to these illustrated values, as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. 
       FIG. 14  illustrates an example user interface screen  190  presented by an electronic device in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. In some examples, screen  190  may be generated and displayed by a display  17  of electronic device  16  to output results of a comparison of the patient&#39;s data to configured thresholds and categories. In this example, electronic device  16  constructs and outputs screen  190  to illustrate a position of results captured from the current patient along a spectrum of joint position categories. As shown in the example illustrated in  FIG. 14 , the current patient has been determined to have numerical value  192  of “19°” for humeral elevation, and the output screen shows this value to be within a range associated with 67% of healthy patients via display block  193 . Information bar  191  includes an indication that the measurement is in relationship to a “90° humeral elevation” measurement. This type of data presentation may assist the user in interpretation of the patient&#39;s data, and thus assist the user or other professional with diagnosis and treatment planning for the patient associated with this measurement. The actual values shown in  FIG. 14  are illustrative and non-limiting, wherein examples of the values and the ranges of values that may be displayed by user interface screen  190  are not limited to these illustrated values, as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. 
       FIG. 15  illustrates an example user interface screen  200  presented by an electronic device in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. In various examples, screen  200  displays information bar  201 , patient information block  204 , and information blocks  205 ,  206 , and  207 , showing scapula upward and internal rotation angles, and humeral elevation angles for the patient associated with the patient data displayed at block  204 . In various examples, screen  200  displays data that may be included in an email output of scapula/humeral positions and angles, and/or as a spreadsheet file generated by the software application to report the results. 
     Measurement data displayed in block  205  includes measurements for scapula upward rotation, scapula internal rotation and humeral elevation angle taken when the patient&#39;s arm was relaxed at the patient&#39;s side. Measurement data displayed in block  206  includes measurements for scapula upward rotation, scapula internal rotation and humeral elevation angle taken when the patient&#39;s arm was at a 90° humeral elevation. Measurement data displayed in block  207  includes measurements for scapula upward rotation, scapula internal rotation and humeral elevation angle taken when the patient&#39;s arm was at a fully elevated to end range position. In some examples, the “fully elevated to end range” elevation represents the highest or greatest level of extension the patient was able to move the arm to relative to the relaxed at side position. The actual values shown in  FIG. 15  are illustrative and non-limiting, wherein examples of the values and the ranges of values that may be displayed by user interface screen  200  are not limited to these illustrated values, as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. 
       FIG. 16  illustrates an example user interface screen  210  presented by an electronic device in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. In various examples, screen  210  may be generated by an electronic device and displayed on the display  17  of the electronic device at various stages of a measurement process to query whether the user wishes to perform another repetition and capture another position. Screen  210  as illustrated includes “Another rep?” block  211 , which includes selectable “Another Rep” button  212  and a selectable “Done” button  213 . In various examples, when block  211  appears on the display  17 , a user may indicate that they wish to take additional measurement(s) as part of a given measurement procedure by selection of the “Another Rep” button  212 . Upon electronic device  16  receiving an indication of actuation of button  212 , the electronic device may generate a new screen that allows the user to proceed with another measurement. In the alternative, actuation of the “Done” button  213  may indicate that the user does not wish to proceed with another measurement procedure, at least not based on the current set of measurement parameters. Upon electronic device  16  receiving an indication of actuation of button  213 , electronic device  16  may generate a new screen that allows the user to terminate the measurement procedure, or for example to enter new measurement parameters for additional measurements to be taken on a same or a different patient. 
       FIG. 17  illustrates an example user interface screen  220  presented by an electronic device in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. In various examples, screen  220  may be generated by an electronic device  16  and displayed by display  17  to present a client list  223  with de-identified (e.g., anonymous) code numbers for each client. By interacting with the interface, an authorized system user can add and/or remove clients or add and/or remove capture positions for a specific client. 
       FIGS. 18A-18B  are diagrams of a motion measurement system  230  illustrating use of a paired application for shoulder motion measurements in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 18A , a first shoulder motion measurement system  231  is configured to be arranged adjacent to a scapula of patient  235 , and to run the measurement applications(s) as described throughout this disclosure, but in conjunction with a second motion measurement system  232 . The first shoulder motion measurement system  231  may include any of the mounting devices, such as mounting device  12 , and an electronic device secured to the mounting device, such as electronic device  16 , as described throughout this disclosure, and any equivalents thereof. In addition, system  231  is further configured to communicate via communication link  234 , to the second motion measurement system  232  as part of the measurement procedures being performed by system  230 . 
     In various examples, system  232  includes a second electronic device, for example a smartphone, that has programming downloaded to the electronic device, and that includes one or more sensors that allow the electronic device of system  232  to measure data related to the current arm position of patient  235  as part of a measurement procedure being performed on patient  235 . In various examples, system  232  is attached for example using straps (not shown in  FIG. 18A ) to an upper arm area of patient  235  that corresponds to the same side (i.e., right side, left side) of patient  235  that system  231  is being positioned on for the purpose of taking motion measurements. In various examples, both system  231  and system  232  have been calibrated, for example using the calibration procedure(s) described through the disclosure, or using any equivalents thereof. In addition, system  231  and system  232  have be synchronized to one another to allow for the timing of taking measurements and the transfer of data between the electronic devices of the systems, as further described below. In various examples, the communications between system  231  and system  232  may be accomplished via wireless communications, such as but not limited to use of Bluetooth® technology. 
     In various examples, the second motion measurement system  232  may be configured to measure an actual humeral elevation upon request from the first motion measurement system  231 , and to provide the measured humeral elevation, for example in the form of a value for angle  236 , to the first motion measurement system  231  as part of a motion measurement process being performed on patient  235 . In various examples, second motion measurement system  232  uses sensor(s) within the electronic device of system  232  to sense the elevation angle of the patient&#39;s arm based on sensing the orientation of the patient&#39;s arm to which system  232  is attached relative to gravity. A user (not shown in  FIG. 18A ) may, following calibration and synchronization of systems  231  and  232 , position system  231  adjacent to the right scapula and at the desired position for taking a shoulder motion measurement, using any of the positioning techniques described throughout this disclosure, or any equivalents thereof. As shown in  FIG. 18A , the right arm of patient  235  to which system  232  is attached is oriented at angle  236  relative for example to gravity, and may be considered to be an arm position classified as relaxed and resting at the patient&#39;s side. 
     Once system  231  is positioned in the desired location relative to patient  235 , the user may actuate system  231  to request that system  230  initiate taking measurements related to the position of the right scapula of the patient. In addition, system  231  may communicate with system  232 , requesting that system  232  make measurements, and in some examples to process these measurements to determine the current value for angle  236  associated with the orientation of the right arm of patient  235 . Upon receiving the request to take measurements, system  232  is configured to sense a position/orientation of the electronic device included in system  232 , and thus the angle measurement requested by system  231 . System  232  is then configured to automatically transmit data related to the measured position/orientation of the patient&#39;s right arm back to system  231 . System  231  receives the information transmitted by system  232 , and incorporates the date related to the angle of the patient&#39;s right arm to the measurements taken by system  231  at that same time. By automating the process of taking the scapula measurements using system  231  with taking the measurements related to the angle of the humerus of the arm of the patient  235  associated with the same side of the patient where the scapula measurements are being taken using system  232 , a measured humeral angle, as opposed to an estimate of the angle made for example by the user, can be incorporated into the measurement data. The measurement of the angle related to the humerus increases the overall accuracy of the data being collected when these measurements are being taken, for example by eliminating the error of having the user try to estimate the angle of the patient&#39;s arm during the measurement process. 
       FIG. 18B  illustrates another possible positioning of a patient&#39;s right arm that can be provided by having the patient move his/her arm from the position shown in  FIG. 18A  (e.g., a position near the patient&#39;s side) to the position shown in  FIG. 18B  (e.g., a ninety-degree orientation relative to the patient body and/or to gravity). In  FIG. 18B , a same or similar measurement process may be performed on patient  235  as was described above with respect to  FIG. 18A , but with the patient&#39;s arm in the ninety-degree orientation shown in  FIG. 18B . As part of the measurement process illustrated in  FIG. 18B , system  231  may request that system  232  perform a measurement procedure to determine the measured value of angle  238 , and to transmit data back to system  231  that includes a value or other data indicative of the measured angle of the patient&#39;s right arm at the time of the measurement process. In various examples, data capture is performed dynamically, for example at a sample rate of 100 Hertz. 
     In addition, system  231  may receive the data from system  232  related to the measurement angle of the patient&#39;s arm, and incorporating this data into the measurement data generated by system  231  related to the patient&#39;s scapula as part of the measurement process depicted in  FIG. 18B . In various examples, when using the paired systems, a user will be prompted, for example by a prompt provided on the display of electronic device  16  of system  231 , to synchronize to the patient device of system  232 , in some examples using peer-to-peer connectivity. In some examples the user, usually a physician or clinician, will initial the synchronization process, confirming that calibration has been completed for both system  231  and  232 . 
     Once the synchronization and calibration of the systems has been confirmed, the user initiates the “reps,” for example by having the patient  235  assuming one or more arm positions, and/or making one or more movements of the arm between a first and a second different arm position as part of the measurement procedure. The humeral elevation angles may be captured by system  232  automatically as patient  235  completes a rep. The data related to these captured elevation angles may be transmitted and captured by the user application running on system  231 , for example each time the patient completes a rep, and for example associated with the patient  235  positioned their arm at zero, ninety, or one hundred twenty degrees. Data provided by system  232  is combined with the associated data captured by system  231 . The combined data may be reviewed by the user and/or the patient  235  via a display provided by system  231 , for example using any of the graphical displays of user interface screens described herein, or any other forms of data display as would be appropriate for the types of data collected and generated through the shoulder motion measurement systems of  FIGS. 18A-18B . For example, data displayed may include a graph of each scapula angle, upward rotation, internal rotation, and tilt as measured for one or more humeral elevations, for example thirty, sixty, ninety, and/or one hundred twenty degree humeral elevations, and may include data related to the highest humeral elevation the patient was able achieve in any given session. 
     In various examples, system  231  and/or  232  may be communicatively linked, such as via communication link  19  as described for example with respect to electronic device  16  and  FIG. 1A , such as but not limited to high-frequency radio frequency (RF) signals, to one or more external devices (not specifically shown in  FIGS. 18A-18B , but for example to external devices  29  shown in  FIG. 1A ). Data collected and/or generated by system  231  and/or by system  232  may be uploaded to these external devices, for example for storage, and/or for use by other users, for example by a physician, a clinician, or a physical therapist, who is not physically located in the same place as where these measurements were taken, but who can review the uploaded data for diagnostic and treatment planning purposes. 
       FIGS. 18C-18D  are diagrams of a motion measurement system  240  in accordance with various techniques described in this disclosure. The measurement system  240  in some examples is configured to be operated by the patient  235  without direct assistance from another user, such as a physician or a clinician, and may for example be referred to as a “Home Use” portion of a shoulder motion measurement system. 
     As shown in  FIG. 18C , a shoulder motion measurement system  232  is configured to be attached for example to an upper arm area of patient  235  in a manner similar to the use of system  232  described above. In addition, system  232  is further configured to communicate via communication link  244 , to one or more external device(s)  241  through communications link  244 . Communication link  244  is not limited to any particular type of communication formats or protocols, and may utilize any type of communication link that allows system  232  to communicate with the one or more external devices  241 . In various examples, external device(s)  241  may include any type of device, such as a smartphone, a computer, such as a laptop computer, or a computing device coupled to a computer network, that is configured to run one or more application(s) associated with the “Home Use” version of system  232 . 
     For example, external device(s)  241  may provide for downloading of the one or more applications that, when downloaded to system  232 , allow system  232  to perform any of the functions and provide the features associated with the “Home Use” of system  232 . For example, the downloaded application(a) may provide a calibration procedure to be performed on system  232  that enable system  232  to be operated to measure various angles related to patient  235  and humeral angles assumed by patient  235  as part of a motion measurement process. In some examples, the patient&#39;s arm when in the position shown in  FIG. 18A  is considered to be the relaxed at the patient&#39;s side position, having an angle  246  relative to the side of the patient. In some examples, this arm position and the measured angle  246  may be used as the “zero” point, using a measured value for angle  246 , at least in as a part of the calibration procedure for system  232  when operating in the “Home Use” configuration. 
     Once system  232  has downloaded the appropriate application(s) and has been calibrated, patient  235  may run the applications to provide various features and functions related to taking measurements associated with humeral angles of the patient&#39;s arm or arms. In operation, system  232  may present patient  235 , for example via a display of system  232 , with the option to select a capture plane in which the patient wishes to capture humeral angle data. The display may also provide patient  235  with calibration and/or capture plane instructional information. Patient  235  may provide an indication, for example through actuation of an input provided by the display, indicating that the calibration is complete, and that the patient is ready to begin the process of capturing measurements. During capture of measurements, patient  235  may position the patient&#39;s arm to which system  232  is attached to different angles, such as at rest at the patient&#39;s side, and/or at thirty, sixty, ninety, and/or one hundred twenty degree angles. 
     In some examples, system  232  dynamically and automatically makes a measurement of the humeral angle as the patient moves the arm to which system  232  is attached. In other examples, the patient provides an input, such as actuation of an input provided to the display of system  232 , or by a voice activated input, to indicate to system  232  that the patient&#39;s arm is in a position where the patient wishes the system to take an angle measurement. In various examples, the patient raises their arm in a series of repetitions between the at rest position and the maximum degree of elevation the patient can achieve, and system  232  automatically and dynamically measures and determines the maximum angle achieved for each rep. In various examples, patient  235  may indicate to system  232  that the patient has completed all the reps associated with that particular session. In various examples, system  232  is configured to allow patient  235  the ability to identify “windows” of range of motion where the patient  235  is experiencing pain, for example by pressing the display or a button of the electronic device of system  232  as they are raising or lowering their arm during a measurement procedure, or for example by a voice activated indication. 
     In some examples, following completion of a session, the patient  235  is offered an option, for example via the display of system  232 , to email or otherwise communicate the results of the session to an authorized user associated with external devices  241 , such as a physician or clinician. System  232  may also be configured to present the dynamically captured data for a session, for example using a graph displayed on the display of system  232 . A list of the maximum elevations achieved in each rep of the session may also be provided as an output to the patient  235  via the display of system  232 . Patient  235  may also be prompted for the option to participate in another session of reps and measurements, for example using the patient&#39;s opposite arm. 
     In various examples, following a session, system  232  and/or external devices  241  may be configured to compare the results, e.g., the progress or lack of progress, made during a given session with previous session(s), and can be configured to provide motivational messages to the client, to encourage the patient based on the most recent results, or based on a trend in the results over time. In some examples, these messages may be provided as outputs displayed on the display of system  232 , and/or may be audible outputs, for example provided to a speaker or other audio output device (not shown in  FIG. 18A-18B ) included for example as part of the electronic device of system  232 . Further, the capture and/or transmission of data related to patient  235  performing the reps described above may be associated with an exercise routine used as part of a therapy or treatment plan, wherein the capture of the data may provide a logging function for the patient and/or the user, such as the physician, clinician, or a physical therapist, who may be treating the patient, of the exercises themselves, and the progress resulting from the exercise routine. 
       FIG. 18D  illustrates an example of patient  235  with the patient&#39;s arm having system  232  attached to it extended to a ninety-degree position, as indicated by angle  248 . In various examples, this illustrates one possible position that patient  235  may assume as part of the “Home Use” of system  232  to measure humeral elevation angles during a session using any of the features and functions described above with respect to  FIG. 18C . 
     While the examples illustrated and described throughout this disclosure may be applicable to shoulder and humeral motion measurements, the devices and techniques described herein may be applicable to other joint measurements, such as measurement associated with cervical and/or lumbar spine movements or movements of other limbs or bones of the body. 
       FIG. 19  illustrates a flowchart of a method  250  according to various examples described in this disclosure. Although method  250  is described as being performed by system  10  as illustrated and described with respect to  FIGS. 1A-1E , method  250  is not limited to being performed by any particular device or devices, and may be performed by any device or devices configured to perform the functions of method  250 , including devices and systems as otherwise described herein. According to method  250 , an electronic device  16  is secured into a receptacle  20  of a mounting device  12  (block  252 ). In some examples, electronic device  16  may have previously had one or more shoulder motion measurement applications, as described throughout this disclosure, downloaded to circuitry  18  included within electronic device  16 . In some examples, the one or more shoulder motion measurement applications may be downloaded to electronic device  16  after electronic device  16  is secured in receptacle  20  of mounting device  12 . In various examples, securing electronic device  16  into receptacle  20  includes calibration of electronic device  16  using any of the calibration procedures described in this disclosure, and/or any calibration procedure arranged to configure the electronic device  16  to perform the measurement functions ascribed to system  10 . 
     Method  250  further includes positioning a backside of the mounting device  12  including the electronic device  16  against the back of a patient, the positioning aligning the system with a right or left scapula of a patient (block  256 ). Aligning the system to a scapula of the patient may be performed using any of the alignment procedures described throughout this disclosure, and any equivalents thereof. 
     Method  250  includes actuating electronic device  16  to measure one or more degrees of rotation associated with the scapula of the patient that has the system  10  aligned to that scapula (block  256 ). In various examples, actuation of the electronic device  16  includes receiving an indication of a touch, for example by a user, to the display  17  of electronic device  16 . In various examples, measuring the one or more degrees of rotation associated with the scapula includes using one or more motion sensors included in electronic device  16 , (such as any of the motion detection sensors included in motion detection unit  124  shown and illustrated for electronic device  120  in  FIG. 9 ), to sense positional and/or orientation information associated with electronic device  16  at the time the indication of the actuation is received. In various examples, measuring one or more degrees of rotation associated with the scapula of the patient include receiving and processing, for example using one or more processors including in electronic device  16  (such as microprocessor  121  shown in  FIG. 9 ), the signal generated by the one or more sensors to capture and store data corresponding to the measurements of the patient&#39;s scapula. 
     Method  250  may include display of the captured data on a display  17  of electronic device  16 , for example using one or more user interface screens as described throughout this disclosure, and/or any equivalents thereof. In various examples, display of the captured data includes display of additional information, such as patient identification number and/or date and time information associated with the captured data. In various examples, information displayed may include data displayed in a tabular format, and/or data displayed in a graphical format. 
     Method  250  may include transmitting the captured data and/or other information associated with the patient and/or shoulder measurement information to one or more external devices, such as external devices  29  as shown in  FIG. 1A . In various examples, the one or more external devices may be used to display and/or to further process and/or store the transmitted data for further analysis, for recording purposes, and/or for analysis by authorized users who may not be located at the same physical location as the patient at least at the time the measurements were taken. 
       FIG. 20  illustrates a flowchart of a method  270  according to various examples described in this disclosure. Although method  270  is described as being performed by system  231  and system  232  as illustrated and described with respect to  FIGS. 18A-18B , method  270  is not limited to being performed by any particular device or devices, and may be performed by any device or devices configured to perform the functions of method  270 , including devices and systems as otherwise described herein. 
     Method  270  includes positioning the backside of the mounting device  12  including a first electronic device, such as electronic device  16 , of system  231  against the back of a patient, the positioning aligning the system with a right or left scapula of a patient (block  272 ). Positioning the mounting device  12  of system  231  including the first electronic device to a scapula of the patient may be performed using any of the alignment procedures described throughout this disclosure, and any equivalents thereof. In some examples, positioning system  231  includes securing the first electronic device  16  into a receptacle  20  of a mounting device  12 . In some examples, the first electronic device of system  231  may have previously had one or more shoulder motion measurement applications, as described throughout this disclosure, downloaded to circuitry  18  included within the first electronic device. In some examples, the one or more shoulder motion measurement applications may be downloaded to the first electronic device after the first electronic device is secured in receptacle  20  of mounting device  12 . In various examples, securing the first electronic device into receptacle  20  includes calibration of the first electronic device using any of the calibration procedures described in this disclosure, and/or any calibration procedure arranged to configure the first electronic device to perform the measurement functions ascribed to system  10 . 
     Method  270  includes positioning a second system  232 , including a second electronic device, such as electronic device  16 , on the upper arm of the patient (block  274 ). Securing system  232  including the second electronic device to the upper arm of the patient includes securing system  232  to the arm of the patient on a same side, e.g., the right side or the left side, that corresponds to the same side of the patient where system  231  is positioned and aligned to the patient&#39;s right or left scapula. In some examples, the second electronic device of the system  232  may have previously had one or more shoulder motion measurement applications, as described throughout this disclosure, downloaded to circuitry  18  included within the second electronic device included in system  232 . In some examples, the one or more shoulder motion measurement applications may be downloaded to the second electronic device after the second electronic device is secured to the patient. In various examples, securing the second electronic device to the patient includes calibration of the second electronic device using any of the calibration procedures described in this disclosure, and/or any calibration procedure arranged to configure the second electronic device to perform the measurement functions ascribed to system  230 . In various examples, the second electronic device is configured to measure a humeral elevation angle associated with the position of the patient&#39;s arm to which system  232  is attached. In various examples, positioning of the second electronic device includes synchronizing the second electronic device to the first electronic device of system  231  so that the first and second electronic devices can communicate with one another in the process of taking measurements related to the scapula and/or arm positions of the patient. 
     Method  270  includes actuating the first electronic device to measure one or more degrees of rotation associated with the scapula of the patient (block  276 ). Actuating the first electronic device of system  231  in some examples triggers first electronic device to take measurements, using one or more of the measurement devices and techniques described throughout this disclosure or any equivalents thereof, related to the scapula of the patient to which system  231  is aligned. In addition, system  231  may communicate with system  232 , requesting that system  232  make measurements, and in some examples to process these measurements to determine the current value for an angle associated with the orientation of the arm of the patient to which system  232  is attached. Upon receiving the request to take measurements, system  232  may be configured to sense a position/orientation of the second electronic device included in system  232 , and thus the angle measurement requested by system  231 . System  232  is then configured to automatically transmit data related to the measured position/orientation of the patient&#39;s arm back to system  231 . 
     Method  270  includes system  232  receiving the information transmitted by system  232  (block  278 ). In various examples, the received information includes data regarding measurement(s) of humeral elevation(s) of the patient&#39;s arm at the time the request to take measurements was received by system  232 . 
     Method  270  includes combining the data corresponding to the one or more degrees of rotation of the scapula with the received data transmitted by system  232  related to the humeral elevation measurement(s) as provided by system  232  (block  280 ). 
     In various examples, method  270  may further include any variation(s) of the display of the combined data in a similar manner as described above with respect to block  258  of method  250  in  FIG. 19 . In various examples, method  270  as illustrated in  FIG. 20  may include transmitting the combined data, or some portion of the measured data from system  231  and/or system  232 , to one or more external device(s) in a manner similar to that described above with respect to block  260  of method  250  in  FIG. 19 . 
     EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS 
     Instrument measurement accuracy compared to a non-human reference criterion has been investigated. This measures the accuracy of the device and application(s) only, and does not account for any human errors in palpation or placement of the mounting device on the scapula, or in positioning the arm. The results indicate that the values recorded by the mobile application are accurate relative to known values. Additionally, the upward rotation measurements do not appear affected by off axis rotations (r 2 &lt;0.001 for upward rotation with a 30-degree offset). This is a benefit of using the shoulder motion measurement system with 3D smartphone sensors as opposed to gravity based sensors (such as inclinometers). Inclinometers may display incorrect measurements when the movement being measured is no longer in the same plane as gravity. The accuracy testing also does not account for combinations of off axis errors, or repositioning of the device without recalibration. Additional filtering and processing algorithms may be added to improve accuracy under clinically robust conditions. 
     During the testing, the smartphone was manually held in position on a flat surface dependent of the angle being measured such that as a digital angle finder (the reference criterion) was tilted up, the primary motion was about the angle of interest (tilt, internal rotation or upward rotation). For the 30 degree off-set during upward rotation, the phone was held manually against a known angle of 30 degrees relative to gravity as the flat surface was tilted. 
     The following table summarizes accuracy as determined from the experiment: 
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Instrument Accuracy of shoulder  
               
               
                 motion measurement system Mobile Application 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
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                 error 
                 Degrees of 
               
               
                 Scapular Motion 
                 r 2   
                 p-value 
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                 Freedom 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Upward rotation 
                 0.99 
                 &lt;.0001 
                 0.2 
                 49 
               
               
                 Upward Rotation with 30  
                 0.99 
                 &lt;.0001 
                 0.2 
                 15 
               
               
                 degree offset from gravity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Internal rotation 
                 0.99 
                 &lt;.0001 
                 0.2 
                 49 
               
               
                 Tilt 
                 0.99 
                 &lt;.0001 
                 0.4 
                 55 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 r 2 , regression coefficient; 
               
               
                 RMS, root mean square 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The techniques of this disclosure may be implemented in a wide variety of computing devices, medical devices, or any combination thereof. Any of the described units, modules or components may be implemented together or separately as discrete but interoperable logic devices. Depiction of different features as modules or units is intended to highlight different functional aspects and does not necessarily imply that such modules or units must be realized by separate hardware or software components. Rather, functionality associated with one or more modules or units may be performed by separate hardware or software components, or integrated within common or separate hardware or software components. 
     The techniques described in this disclosure may be implemented, at least in part, in hardware, software, firmware or any combination thereof. For example, various aspects of the techniques may be implemented within processing circuitry such as one or more microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), or any other equivalent integrated or discrete logic circuitry, as well as any combinations of such components, embodied in programmers, such as physician or patient programmers, stimulators, or other devices. The terms “processor,” “processing circuitry,” “controller” or “control module” may generally refer to any of the foregoing logic circuitry, alone or in combination with other logic circuitry, or any other equivalent circuitry, and alone or in combination with other digital or analog circuitry. 
     For aspects implemented in software, at least some of the functionality ascribed to the systems and devices described in this disclosure may be embodied as instructions on a computer-readable storage medium such as random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), FLASH memory, magnetic media, optical media, or the like that is tangible. The computer-readable storage media may be referred to as non-transitory. A server, client computing device, or any other computing device may also contain a more portable removable memory type to enable easy data transfer or offline data analysis. The instructions may be executed to support one or more aspects of the functionality described in this disclosure. 
     In some examples, a computer-readable storage medium comprises non-transitory medium. The term “non-transitory” may indicate that the storage medium is not embodied in a carrier wave or a propagated signal. In certain examples, a non-transitory storage medium may store data that can, over time, change (e.g., in RAM or cache). 
     Various examples have been described. These and other examples are within the scope of the following claims.