HD Physical Therapy is excited to help more patients with a new treatment system - The Quick Board.
The Quick
Board is a state-of-the-art diagnostic and training system used by
professional, college and amateur athletes to aid in athletic training, testing
and rehabilitation – both physical and neurological. It provides physical
therapists a way to quickly capture valid, accurate data to help them track
training progress, test for overtraining and make objective decisions. Its high
impact sensors track each time someone makes contact with a specific part of
the board, and real-time results are transferred to a visible control panel,
like an iPad, for easy and objective evaluation.
“The Quick
Board is a very unique, interactive tool. I can use it for anything - ankles,
knees, shoulders core strengthening, lumbar stability, etc. It challenges
patients in a way they never have been challenged before, testing their
agility, reaction time, balance and quickness,” said HDPT therapist, Melrose resident Svet
Wilson, PTA, ATC. “We can even out deficiencies; unlike with a typical ladder
drill, I can actually see the discrepancy between two sides and immediately adjust
our program. Plus, using the iPad, patients can also visualize their own
progression and can compare their scores. They can check themselves, and I can continuously
check myself as a therapist,” said Wilson.
The Quick
Board can:
· Enhance
and shorten the rehabilitation process and assist with critical sports medicine
evaluations and decisions such as "return to play" with objective,
real-time data.
·
Deliver
baseline scores on speed, agility and reaction drills to compare pre- and
post-injury data, track daily progress, and evaluate the effectiveness of your
rehabilitation program.
·
Restore
pre-injury communication between the brain and the injured body part -
neurological rehabilitation. This is a critical advancement in therapy, as
sports medicine professionals have found that even after athletes have returned
to pre-injury strength and range of motion, they may suffer from a neurological
deficit, which increases the risk of another injury.
·
Enable
our therapists to better determine whether a patient is favoring a non-injured
body part during recovery. The Quick Board’s sensors track when an athlete doesn’t fully use
an injured side of the body. This type of overcompensation can cause athletes
to favor their healthy, non-injured legs, which can lead to additional
injuries.
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