Patients come back to you
The starting point and the measurements are kept at your clinic. When patients want to see how they are doing, your clinic is where they can compare with last time.
Clinics and physiotherapy
See progress together with the patient.
Alphatek combines a force plate, a large screen and software for testing and training. Use the measurements to explain the starting point and follow progress together with the patient.
The film shows guidance, jumps, exercises at the platform and a review on a tablet.
Example: returning to running
Follow the path back to activity.
Start with what the patient wants to return to. Use relevant tests and a shared review of the results to plan follow-up and consider the next step.
Clarify the goal
The patient wants to run again. Discuss what they want to return to and what is difficult now.
Establish a starting point
Choose relevant tests based on the patient’s situation and your examination. Work through the assessment together.
Explain the result
Review the measurements together. Explain what they show and what they cannot determine on their own.
Plan the follow-up
Consider the result alongside symptoms, the patient’s experience and the rest of your examination to agree on the next steps.
Review again
Repeat relevant assessments under comparable conditions. Discuss whether follow-up should continue, change or end.
What your clinic gains
Measurements make progress visible to the patient. That gives the patient a reason to continue, and your clinic a reason for the patient to come back.
Objective measurement comes across as professional
When you measure what you are working on, patients see that their follow-up is thorough. Visible progress builds trust.
Assessment as a service of its own
Several clinics already sell tests as separate services, such as knee, shoulder and senior tests. An assessment with a retest gives a natural next step in the pathway.
A place skilled clinicians want to work
Modern tools and objective measurements can make it easier to attract motivated and skilled physiotherapists.
Relevant tests for different needs.
Choose an assessment and see how it works. Use the results to support the conversation with your patient and your clinical judgement.
For patients whose shoulder strength you want to follow up.
- What is assessed
- Maximum force and the rate at which force develops.
- Using the result
- Review the measurements with your patient. Use them to inform your assessment of shoulder strength alongside the rest of your examination.
For older adults who want to maintain strength, balance and everyday function.
- What is assessed
- Balance, function and strength brought together in one assessment.
- Using the result
- Connect the results to what your patient wants to manage in daily life. Use them to discuss the next steps in follow-up.
For patients working towards a return to activity or sport.
- What is assessed
- Strength and function as part of rehabilitation.
- Using the result
- Use the measurements to inform the next step. The result alone does not determine whether a patient is ready to return to activity or sport.
For patients who want an understandable starting point for further activity.
- What is assessed
- Strength, jump performance and balance with individual results. Fitness Age expresses test performance as an age. The result is not a measure of biological age.
- Using the result
- Review the individual results together, agree on goals and use a repeat assessment to follow progress.
Measurements compared with a laboratory force plate
The study compared AlphaPWR V2.0 with an AMTI laboratory force plate during countermovement jumps. Five recreational athletes completed 124 analysed jumps, with both platforms recording simultaneously. The researchers compared metrics including jump height, mean force and peak force, finding small mean differences in this test setup. Read more about the method, results and limitations.
How therapists use measurements in follow-up
In a 2023 bachelor's thesis at OsloMet, two physiotherapists described how they use AlphaPWR in assessment and patient follow-up.
Example: ACL rehabilitation
One therapist described using measurements of the difference between the affected and unaffected side through different stages of rehabilitation. He found the numbers useful when tailoring the patient's plan.
These are the experiences of two therapists. The thesis did not investigate treatment effectiveness.
Read about the therapists' experiencesA selection of clinics using Alphatek
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How to get started
Alphatek teaches you how to use the system in everyday clinical practice. You receive training in carrying out assessments, understanding the results and using the reports in ongoing patient care.
See how Alphatek can be used in your clinic
We show a relevant assessment, review the results and explore how the system can fit into your everyday work.
What we will cover
- An assessment suited to your patients
- Results, reports and ongoing care
- Setup and training at your clinic
Want to explore a little more first?
Not ready for a demo yet?
- Find Alphatek near you
Try it yourself first
Take an assessment at a clinic or gym that uses Alphatek and feel what it is like for the patient.
- Ask for a reference call
Talk to someone who uses it
Tell us what kind of clinic you are, and we will try to put you in touch with a similar customer.