REHABILITATION AND PERFORMANCE TESTING

Take the guesswork out of your rehabilitation.

At Core Active Health, we combine clinical assessment with objective performance testing to better understand how your body is functioning, not simply how it feels.

Using VALD Performance technology, we can measure strength, asymmetry and physical performance, compare results between limbs, monitor change over time and use this information to help guide your rehabilitation or performance program.

  • Objective testing gives us information that symptoms and observation alone can't always provide. It allows us to measure strength, compare sides, identify deficits and establish meaningful benchmarks to help guide your rehabilitation.

  • Feeling better doesn't necessarily mean that strength and physical capacity have fully returned. Testing can help identify deficits or asymmetries that may otherwise be difficult to detect, allowing your rehabilitation program to target what matters most.

  • Rehabilitation shouldn't rely on guesswork. Re-testing at key stages allows us to objectively track changes in strength and capacity, assess how you're responding to rehabilitation and adjust your program where needed.

  • Your results help us determine when it may be appropriate to progress your rehabilitation — whether that's increasing strength loads, commencing running, introducing jumping and change of direction, or progressing towards the demands of your sport or activity.

  • Returning to training or sport involves more than being pain-free. We combine objective testing with your clinical assessment, rehabilitation progress and the demands of your sport or activity to help inform return-to-performance decisions.

OUR VALD PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY

The technology behind the numbers.

  • FORCEFRAME

    Strength, measured.

    The VALD ForceFrame allows us to objectively measure isometric strength across multiple areas of the body, including the hips, knees, ankles, shoulders and neck.

    Rather than relying on observation or manual strength testing alone, ForceFrame provides precise data that allows us to compare sides, identify strength deficits and monitor change over time.

    At Core Active Health, we use ForceFrame throughout rehabilitation and performance testing to help establish benchmarks, target areas requiring further development and guide progression towards your individual goals.

  • FORCEDECKS

    More than just a jump.

    VALD ForceDecks use dual force plate technology to measure how you produce, absorb and control force during movements such as jumping, landing and other performance-based tasks.

    ForceDecks allow us to look beyond jump height alone and assess characteristics such as force production, landing strategy, asymmetry and overall movement performance.

    We use this information throughout rehabilitation and return-to-sport testing to identify areas requiring further development, monitor progress and help determine readiness for higher-level running, jumping and sporting demands.

  • NORDBOARD

    Know your hamstrings.

    The VALD NordBord provides objective assessment of hamstring strength, allowing us to measure each leg independently and identify differences between sides.

    Hamstring capacity is particularly important for athletes involved in running, sprinting and field sports. NordBord testing can be used following hamstring injury, throughout rehabilitation, during return-to-sport testing or as part of ongoing performance monitoring.

    By repeating testing throughout rehabilitation, we can objectively track changes in hamstring strength and use the results to help guide exercise progression and return-to-performance decisions.

  • DYNAMO

    Strength and movement, quantified.

    VALD DynaMo is a versatile handheld assessment system that allows us to objectively measure strength and range of motion across multiple areas of the body.

    Its portability allows our physiotherapists to assess specific movements and muscle groups that may not suit our larger testing systems, from grip and shoulder strength through to knee, ankle and other targeted assessments.

    DynaMo helps turn what might traditionally be assessed manually into measurable data, giving us another way to establish benchmarks, identify deficits and monitor your progress throughout rehabilitation.

TESTING THROUGHOUT YOUR REHABILITATION

  • ASSESS

    Understand your injury, goals and current capacity.

  • MEASURE

    Establish objective strength and performance benchmarks.

  • REHABILITATE

    Build a targeted program around the areas that matter.

  • RE-TEST

    Measure change, identify remaining deficits and adjust your program.

  • RETURN

    Progress confidently towards work, running, training, sport or performance.

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Who Can Benefit From Performance Testing?

Performance testing isn't only for elite athletes. Objective testing can be valuable at different stages of rehabilitation, recovery and performance.

  • ACL and post-operative rehabilitation

  • Hamstring and other muscle injuries

  • Running-related injuries

  • Lower-limb rehabilitation

  • Shoulder and upper-limb rehabilitation

  • Return-to-running and return-to-sport testing

  • Athletes looking to identify strength deficits or asymmetries

  • Pre-season and performance profiling

  • Monitoring progress throughout a strength or rehabilitation program

Your Results. Explained.

Because numbers only matter when you know what to do with them.

Not injured? No problem.
Performance testing can also be used to establish baseline measures, identify areas for development and monitor changes throughout training, helping athletes better understand their physical profile even when injury isn't part of the picture.

Ready to Put Your Performance to the Test?

Whether you're returning from injury, working towards a sporting goal or simply want to better understand your physical performance, our team can help determine the right testing approach for you.

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