Launch of the Balance Metrix Pioneers Program
Balance Metrix is currently on the lookout for sports and vestibular professionals in the exercise physiology and physiotherapy disciplines who can help us establish the Balance Mat in allied health practice.
To support that goal we are currently offering suitable individuals or businesses complimentary use of a Multimetric Balance Mat for six months under the auspices of the Balance Metrix Pioneers Program.
One of our first Balance Metrix Pioneers is Hassan Qureshi – a tech-focused exercise physiologist from Holistic Exercise Physiology in Wentworthville, Western Sydney. I dropped in to see Hassan on the afternoon of Friday 16 November 2023.
During the visit I was very pleased to hear Hassan say he believed the Balance Mat could be a game-changer for his NDIS clients with neuromuscular disabilities and also for falls prevention in aged care.
Following my visit Hassan was able to test the balance of a thirteen-year-old client with cerebellar ataxia who had a history of frequent falls. The two graphs above show the erratic pattern of movement when the client stood on the Balance Mat.
Hassan explained it this way: “The graphs you see represent the movement – we call it postural sway – during two different tests. The first test is when the client stands with their feet apart (in normal stance) while the second test is in the tandem position (one foot in front of the other). Clearly you can see the client was a lot more unstable in the second test, as you would expect. Both are done as part of the same session – plus there’s single test stance on each leg too.”
“To appreciate the value of using the mat, you need to understand the previous method. That is for me to ask you to hold a position for 10 seconds and see whether or not you can. It’s simply a yes or no and provides no information about the quantity of sway, which is very valuable.”
This is a great start to our pioneers program. To experience Hassan’s enthusiasm about the system I’ve been developing for the past seven years was extremely gratifying.
Moving forward, the challenge will be for exercise physiology and physiotherapy practitioners across the board to gather, interpret and apply balance metrics in a consistent and meaningful way. That’s why we want to encourage as many people as possible in these allied health disciplines to start actually measuring their clients’ balance using a Balance Mat system rather than guessing.
For us, it will bring us that one step closer to the commercialisation of the Balance Mat technology. And for that we will be very grateful.
If you want to explore the synergies of becoming a Balance Metrix pioneer why not give me a call on 0457 123 852 or email my business manager Margaret Metz at margaret@balancemetrix.com.au.
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Balance Mat at Dee Why Beach for World Clinical Exercise Physiology Day 2024
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Machine learning research aims to facilitate earlier falls intervention
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Planning for university balance research project well underway
Ian Bergman2024-09-10T16:16:20+10:0017/07/2024|
Meeting old friends and new at ESSA Research to Practice event
Ian Bergman2024-05-20T11:48:21+10:0018/05/2024|
Keeping the Balance Mat dream (& me) alive
Ian Bergman2024-06-03T12:48:34+10:0030/04/2024|
Making a difference for Parkinson’s patients
Ian Bergman2024-05-20T11:50:06+10:0024/04/2024|
Launch of the Balance Metrix Pioneers Program
Balance Metrix is currently on the lookout for sports and vestibular professionals in the exercise physiology and physiotherapy disciplines who can help us establish the Balance Mat in allied health practice.
To support that goal we are currently offering suitable individuals or businesses complimentary use of a Multimetric Balance Mat for six months under the auspices of the Balance Metrix Pioneers Program.
One of our first Balance Metrix Pioneers is Hassan Qureshi – a tech-focused exercise physiologist from Holistic Exercise Physiology in Wentworthville, Western Sydney. I dropped in to see Hassan on the afternoon of Friday 16 November 2023.
During the visit I was very pleased to hear Hassan say he believed the Balance Mat could be a game-changer for his NDIS clients with neuromuscular disabilities and also for falls prevention in aged care.
Following my visit Hassan was able to test the balance of a thirteen-year-old client with cerebellar ataxia who had a history of frequent falls. The two graphs above show the erratic pattern of movement when the client stood on the Balance Mat.
Hassan explained it this way: “The graphs you see represent the movement – we call it postural sway – during two different tests. The first test is when the client stands with their feet apart (in normal stance) while the second test is in the tandem position (one foot in front of the other). Clearly you can see the client was a lot more unstable in the second test, as you would expect. Both are done as part of the same session – plus there’s single test stance on each leg too.”
“To appreciate the value of using the mat, you need to understand the previous method. That is for me to ask you to hold a position for 10 seconds and see whether or not you can. It’s simply a yes or no and provides no information about the quantity of sway, which is very valuable.”
This is a great start to our pioneers program. To experience Hassan’s enthusiasm about the system I’ve been developing for the past seven years was extremely gratifying.
Moving forward, the challenge will be for exercise physiology and physiotherapy practitioners across the board to gather, interpret and apply balance metrics in a consistent and meaningful way. That’s why we want to encourage as many people as possible in these allied health disciplines to start actually measuring their clients’ balance using a Balance Mat system rather than guessing.
For us, it will bring us that one step closer to the commercialisation of the Balance Mat technology. And for that we will be very grateful.
If you want to explore the synergies of becoming a Balance Metrix pioneer why not give me a call on 0457 123 852 or email my business manager Margaret Metz at margaret@balancemetrix.com.au.
READ ALL MY BLOG POSTS:
Balance Mat at Dee Why Beach for World Clinical Exercise Physiology Day 2024
Ian Bergman2024-10-15T10:08:35+11:0010/10/2024|0 Comments
Team Balance had a wonderful time at Dee Why Beach on Monday 23 September 2024 supporting Danny Miller and her crew of exercise physiologists on World Clinical Exercise Physiology Day. Margaret Metz and I ...
Machine learning research aims to facilitate earlier falls intervention
Ian Bergman2024-09-18T11:21:29+10:0010/09/2024|0 Comments
Having the ability to predict falls is the holy grail for balance researchers. A machine learning project being undertaken by Balance Mat Pty Ltd electronics engineer Abishek Shrestha is attempting to achieve that lofty ...
Planning for university balance research project well underway
Ian Bergman2024-09-10T16:16:20+10:0017/07/2024|0 Comments
An esteemed team of allied health researchers from the College of Healthcare Sciences at James Cook University (JCU) in Townsville has established their methodology protocols for a body of research involving the Balance Mat. ...
Meeting old friends and new at ESSA Research to Practice event
Ian Bergman2024-05-20T11:48:21+10:0018/05/2024|0 Comments
I was humbled by the support my Balance Mat invention and I received at the Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Research to Practice event held in Sydney from 2 to 4 May 2024. ...
Keeping the Balance Mat dream (& me) alive
Ian Bergman2024-06-03T12:48:34+10:0030/04/2024|0 Comments
This long-form story is intended to dispel any confusion about the respective roles of Balance Metrix and Balance Mat Pty Ltd personnel. In light of an announcement on LinkedIn by my fellow board member ...
Making a difference for Parkinson’s patients
Ian Bergman2024-05-20T11:50:06+10:0024/04/2024|0 Comments
Barbara Cullinan – a physiotherapist with 23 years of experience – is Balance Metrix’s newest innovation partner. Barbs is using the Neurometric Balance Mat to help people living with Parkinson’s disease at The Park ...