Enhancing Physiotherapy Sessions with AxIT Force Plates and Dynamometers
Friday, March 28, 2025
At Physio Inq Engadine and Sutherland, we are dedicated to delivering the highest quality care and achieving the best possible outcomes for our clients. To enhance our commitment, we've integrated the advanced AxIT system, featuring smart dynamometers and force plates from Strength By Numbers, into our clinics. This innovative technology enables us to provide more accurate assessments and personalised treatment plans, ensuring superior results for everyone who walks through our doors.
What is the AxIT system?
The AxIT system combines a smart dynamometer for testing isometric muscle strength with force plates that measure the forces exerted during movement. This advanced technology integrates with software that allows us to efficiently analyse and use this data in real-time, enabling more accurate assessments and personalised treatment plans for our clients.
What do force plates do?
Force plates are specialised platforms equipped with sensors that measure the forces exerted during movement. During assessments, your physiotherapist may ask you to jump, balance, squat, or hop on the force plates. These movements help us analyse key factors such as weight distribution, timing, symmetry, peak force, rate of force, and the centre of pressure. By collecting this data, we can identify any imbalances, tailor exercises to improve performance, track progress in rehabilitation, and pinpoint potential injury risks to implement effective prevention strategies.
What is the purpose of the dynamometer?
A smart dynamometer is a device that accurately measures isometric grip force, which is the force exerted when a muscle contracts without changing its length. During assessments, your Physiotherapist will ask you to push or pull on the device from specific positions and angles. This helps us evaluate muscle strength, as well as peak force and power. By analysing this data, we can identify weaknesses, assess injuries, and track your progress throughout rehabilitation, allowing for more targeted and effective treatment.
What are the benefits of using force plates?
One of the key benefits of the AxIT system is its ability to provide detailed and accurate, real-time measurements of strength, power, and balance. This data is essential for identifying specific weaknesses or imbalances that may be contributing to a client's condition. By pinpointing these issues early on, we can create more effective, targeted treatment plans that address the root cause of the problem rather than just relieving symptoms.
In addition, the AxIT system allows us to track progress with unparalleled precision. By regularly testing and comparing data, we can objectively monitor improvements and make necessary adjustments to treatment plans on the spot. This ensures our clients receive the most effective care, continuously tailored to their unique needs.
How do physiotherapists assess their patients?
The AxIT system transforms how we assess and monitor our clients' progress. Traditional methods often depend on subjective evaluations, which can lead to inconsistent results.
As the saying goes, "if you're not testing, you're guessing."
With the AxIT system, we remove the guesswork by using objective, data-driven insights to guide our clinical decisions, ensuring more accurate and reliable assessments for every client.
Integrating the AxIT system into our clinic elevates the quality of our assessments and treatments, while also reinforcing our dedication to evidence-based practice. By utilising cutting-edge technology, we can offer our clients the highest standard of care and achieve even better outcomes.
At Physio Inq Engadine and Sutherland, we believe that precision and data-driven decisions, tailored to each individual — are the foundation of successful physiotherapy. The AxIT system is a powerful reflection of this commitment to excellence.
Contact us today to find out more, or book your appointment online.
