AxIT Force Plates: Stop Guessing, Start Measuring
What is the AxIT System?
The AxIT system combines large platforms or force plates and handheld dynamometers to provide comprehensive assessments of muscle strength, power, and endurance.
AxIT Force Plates
We all remember physics class at school – where we learnt that ‘every reaction produces an equal and opposite reaction’.
These plates assess the force generated by the body during specific movements such as pushing or pulling. They evaluate power output and balance by measuring force distribution during these dynamic activities.
This allows us to gain instant feedback and valuable information that can be used to design strength programs that address deficits and work towards improvements.
We can then compare data over time and track improvements in strength and power, helping us to tailor training and rehabilitation programs.
AxIT Dynamometers
Dynamometers measure the force exerted by specific muscle groups, providing precise data on muscle strength.
They can also assess how long a muscle can sustain a certain level of force, which is crucial for endurance training.
These devices analyse muscle force production patterns during functional movements, helping to identify imbalances or weaknesses.
Why we do it…
Testing is important! The extensive data that we can gather through the use of this technology allows us to tailor both rehab, and performance-based programs to individual needs on a greater level.
We are able to constantly learn about individual responses to programming to ensure that progressions and modifications are made appropriately and with measurable results.
The visual feedback and ability to put a number on strength levels or asymmetries of left versus right, will also give clients a better understanding of where improvements may be needed, as well as what they do well.
With testing performed at regular intervals, physios at 3D Health Group are held accountable to ensuring positive results.
Through certain metrics – we can also determine strengths and weaknesses in other areas of athleticism whether this be strength, endurance, power or even plyometrics (jumping/explosiveness)
What is Normative Data?
Normative data is a collection of results from specific populations, ranging from elite sportspeople – to the healthy general population.
The AxIT system we utilise has normative data built in so we can access immediate comparisons between your results and the average results for your age and gender in real time.
It has been great to compare results in a number of different ways, e.g. Aspiring athletes comparing their scores with elites in their chosen sport, or even older adults comparing their balance sways to the researched normal for their age.
How we offer AxIT at 3D Physio…
Using the AxIT devices provides us with incredibly useful data to take your rehabilitation to new heights, so we find every way possible to utilise them.
It doesn’t matter if you’re an elite athlete, weekend warrior, beginner or just rehabilitating after an injury or surgery, these devices can be tailored to you.
Use with the Standard Client:
No matter the injury, condition or reason for coming to see us at 3D Physio Health Group, AxIT force plates or handheld dynamometry can be utilised.
One of our trained physio’s can take baseline measurements at the beginning of your rehabilitation journey for balance, strength, power or jumping ability.
This gives us valuable data to refer back to and an opportunity to re-measure and compare exactly how much you have improved. It allows us to highlight aspects of your program that may need some tweaking to get you the best results.
Use with our Athletic Screening Tool:
Using our in-house developed athletic screening tool provides us with amazing data to accurately assess your future risk of injury.
Every sport has its own unique and dynamic movements and requires high levels of strength, speed and flexibility in the legs, arms, and trunk. We have created an efficient and effective testing battery to address every area.
A reduction in strength, flexibility, or pain during a task may indicate a risk of injury, which, if identified and addressed, can lead to fewer missed games and better performance! Results from testing allow us to create a tailored development program to take your game to the next level.
Use with our Ready to Run Assessments:
We use specially designed Ready to Run assessments, created by our physiotherapists with expertise in running, tailored for both novice and experienced runners.
These assessments aim to enhance performance, prevent and treat injuries, and support runners of all abilities in achieving their goals across various distances and terrains. They encompass evaluations of training schedules, injury and training history, core stability and lower limb strength.
Gait analysis identifies potential biomechanical issues that could lead to injuries, allowing for adjustments in running mechanics if necessary.
We use the AxIT force place to assess maximum strength, endurance, asymmetry of left vs right, power and plyometric ability to ensure you can safely smash all your running goals.
Use with our Group Exercise Classes:
We offer multiple group exercise classes at 3D including our GLAD class for hip and knee osteoarthritis management and strong movers/strong 4 life for older adult’s strength training.
For these classes we now adopt the use of our AxIT systems to assess important outcome measures both prior to and after finishing the programs.
These measures may include things like leg strength, balance on one or two legs and ability to stay even left vs right with day-to-day movements like standing up.
These stats keep us accountable and enable us to offer you the best service to ensure you improve and give you the motivation to keep up the hard work.
