ForcePlates
An Exciting and Flexible System for Weight-Bearing Evaluation & Exercise. The ForcePlates are designed for maximum versatility in a wide variety of clinical settings. Combining multiple ForcePlates increases the evaluation and exercise options.
Four ForcePlates
Four ForcePlates are ideal for evaluating a person's full standing balance based on the weight displaced over the ForcePlates and provide a platform for effective balance training exercise.
Two ForcePlates
Two ForcePlates focus balance testing in a single axis and, when removed from the BaseFrame, easily accommodate other functional exercises particularly for the Upper Limbs.
One ForcePlate
Designed to detect small measurements and proves to be an invaluable tool for desensitization exercise, accepting even the light touch of one finger to the full weight of one limb.
Clinical Applications
The portability and modularity of the system enables the ForcePlates to be used in many diverse ways for patients whose everyday activities are affected by balance deficiencies or other problems:
Stroke and Neuro Patients
The real-time display gives immediate biofeedback which can be particularly helpful for those patients with 'pusher syndrome'.
The Activities encourage neuromuscular retraining to improve balance control and can also aid vestibular retraining for gaze and eye co-ordination.
Amputee and Post-Surgical Hip, Knee and Ankle Patients
The Activities encourage steady, flexible movement through weight shifting, strengthening specific joints.
Spinal Injury Patients
The ForcePlates can also be used for seated balance and trunk exercise promoting flexibility and motor control.
CRPS Patients
Exercise can be graded for desensitization therapy in pain management programmes.
Patients at Risk of Falling
The ForcePlates can also be used for seated balance and trunk exercise promoting flexibility and motor control.
ForcePlate Citations
Here are a few of our favourite studies using the E-LINK ForcePlates
Lipid peroxidation, nerve conduction velocity and physical performance among male university athletes.
Boonla, Orachorn & Prasertsri, Piyapong. (2018).
Effectiveness of Videogames on Balance and Fear of Falling in Chronic Stroke Patient.
S.Monfared, Neshat & Hassani Mehraban, Afsoon & Boroumand, Samira. (2015).