New Innovation : The BalanceTutor 4D Treadmill

Mimics a slip via unexpected perturbations

The BalanceTutor allows the therapist to create a postural perturbation such as a slip or a trip.

Its advanced technology utilizes the platform’s movement in a medial/lateral and forward/backward direction while the patient is standing, walking or running allowing customized postural control practice in the specific gait phase that the therapist chooses to focus on. This allows for a vast range of physical therapy indications.

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The BalanceTutor is the only rehabilitation system that employs an advanced 4D perturbation patented treadmill, multiple force and movement sensors and customized motivational VR games.


The BalanceTutor 4D treadmill can move forward, backward, and side to side while you are standing still or walking. You are safely put in a harness system that is suspended from a steel frame above you so you will never fall to the ground.

This may be part of your personalized and specialized treatment program at Element Physical Therapy. The BalanceTutor is unique from other treadmills and balance training. There is research supporting effective outcomes.

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Impaired balance can relate to the following: muscle weakness, vision loss, heart disease, hearing, dementia, risk of falls, osteoporosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Brain Injuries, Strokes, and more. Our therapists take you through training for your balance difficulties in a supervised, safe environment.



BALANCE BEEN IMPACTED BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:


Trips and falls
Moving in crowds
Slippery Surfaces
Daily activities such as grocery shopping
Going up and down stairs or an inclined surface
Your work environment
Obstacles in your walking path
Dangerous weather
Uneven terrain
Returning to sports



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