- High Resolution Color Touch-Screen LCD Display - easy to see and use
- Visual Biofeedback - real-time biofeedback prompts patients into proper postural and balance control
- Six Training Modes and Four Protocols - for extreme versatility and standardized testing
- Interactive Game-Like Balance Training - increases patient interaction and compliance
- Standardized Fall Screening and Athlete Knee Injury Screening Tests - simple, quick and accurate. Test results are compared to age-and gender-dependent normative data to help identify fall candidates and athletes predisposed to knee injury.
- Twelve Levels of Platform Control as well as Static Force settings - allows testing, training and rehabilitation programs for diverse populations
- Balance Training includes - proprioception and stabilization exercise, range of motion and weight shift exercises
- Objective Documentation - printed color reports track progress and document outcomes - ideal for insurance reimbursement
- Patient Data Storage - store more than 500 tests for later recall or data export
- Data Export - serial interface allows download of patient data to computer for archiving, reporting or export
as a CSV file
- Locking Surface - ensures safe “on and off” patient movement
- Adjustable Support Handle - locks in place for safety or swings away for an unobstructed open environment allowing a variety of training activities
- Mobility - transport wheels allow easy relocation between the clinic and community-based fall screening programs
The NEW Biodex Balance System SD has been designed to meet the needs of everyone looking to improve balance, increase agility, develop muscle tone and treat a wide variety of pathologies. It is also an excellent tool in the growing field of Fall Prevention. Each Biodex Balance System is shipped with a comprehensive Fall Risk Screening and Conditioning Program to help the clinician begin a Fall Prevention Program.
Featuring four test protocols, six training
modes and intuitive "touch-screen" operation,
the Balance System SD™ allows testing and training in both
static and dynamic formats. Extremely versatile, it is the only
system that provides fast, accurate Fall
Screening and Conditioning for older adults plus closed-chain, weight-bearing assessment and
training for lower extremity patients.
Using this unique device, clinicians can assess neuromuscular
control by quantifying the ability to maintain dynamic bilateral
and unilateral postural stability on a static or unstable surface.
Use any of four test protocols including fall risk, athletic single
leg stability, limits of stability and postural stability.The
Balance System SD also serves as a valuable training device to
enhance kinesthetic abilities that may provide some degree of compensation
for impaired proprioceptive reflex mechanisms following injury.
An easy-to-follow touch-screen format makes the system simple to
learn and operate, leading the user step-by-step through testing
protocols and training modes.
All test results and training sessions are
documented on easy-to-read 8.5" x 11" reports which
can be placed into the patient's file. Comparisons to normative
data can be made for population-specific tests using the Fall
Screening and Athlete Single Leg Stability protocols.
- Dimensions:
Base: 30" w x 44" depth x 8" h (76 x 112 x 20 cm)
Platform: 21.5" dial (55 cm)
- Color Touch-Screen Display:
Viewing Area: 6.6" w x 5" h (168 x 128 mm)
Resolution: 800 pixels x 600 pixels
Accuracy: +/- 1° of tilt
Angle: Adjustable from vertical back to approximately 45°
- Display
Height: Adjustable from 53" to 68" h above platform (135
x 173 cm); 76" h (193 cm) maximum from floor.
- Stability Levels: 12 dynamic
levels, plus locked for static measurements
- Platform Tilt: 20° from
horizontal in all directions
- Game Port: Simulates joystick output suitable for
an IBM PC compatible game port
- Support Rails: Adjustable from 25" to
36.5" above platform (64
to 93 cm). Rails can swing away from platform when not in use.
- Printer:
HP DeskJet
- Printer Stand: 24" x 24" (61 x
61 cm)
- Patient Capacity:
400 lb (136 kg)
- Weight: 196 lb (89 kg)
- Power: 115 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 15 amp line or
230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 15 amp line
- Power Rating: 350 watts
- Certification: ETL and cETL listed to UL
2601-1, CAN/CSA C22.2
No.: 601-1-M90 and EN60601-1.
CE conformity to M.D.D. 93/42/EEC
- Warranty: Two-years parts; one-year
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Versatile Applications
The facts speak for themselves. Falls are a significant cause of older adult injuries. With the New Biodex Balance System SD, clinicians can now identify and modify the factors that lead to falls among older adults with a Fall Risk Screening and Conditioning Program based on well established science and use technology. The Biodex commitment includes both clinical and business support.
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This program is a simple combination of balance testing utilizing the Biodex Balance System SD and clinical protocol that utilizes other evaluation and exercise techniques. |
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“We use the Balance System with just about all of our lower extremity patients to enhance proprioception. We put almost everyone on it; ankle, knee, hip, even lower back patients.”
– Kevin Wilk, DPT |
Testing
- Pre-season baseline
- Joint replacement, ACL, ankle sprain, fractures
and amputee status
- Post injury return to activity
Training
- Proprioception and stabilization exercise
- Range of Motion exercise
- Weight Shift exercise
The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have created a new
code, V15.88 History of Fall, on the list of new diagnostic
codes to be implemented on October 1, 2005. They also listed
At Risk for Fall as an inclusion term. Both terms will be indexed
to direct the user to the new code V15.88. A specific fall code
should heighten healthcare provider awareness of the importance
of falling as a manageable medical problem, and enhance the
likelihood that fall risk evaluation and management services
would be considered medically reasonable and necessary services,
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Balance System
SD™, 115 VAC,
50/60 Hz
Includes: Printer and printer stand |
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Software, Patient Data Collection
Includes: 9-PIN Serial Cable (10 ft) and USB to Serial Converter |
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Export models available
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Building Confidence and Self-Esteem in Older Adults
“Residents actually line up in the morning to use the Balance System with 70% of those in the wellness program using the Balance System 3-5 times per week. In just four to six weeks there has been marked improvement in the residents, the scores keep getting better.”
Smita Shinde, Wellness Director
South Port Square, Port Charlotte, FL
Assisted Living Communities are embracing balance exercise with huge success.
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 Biodex Balance System
Helps Local Seniors
A Rensselaer County Physical Therapist
is using the Biodex Balance System SD to help folks keep
their balance.
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Postural
Stability Training
Emphasize specific movement
patterns or strategies by placing
markers anywhere on the screen.
Score reflects how many times
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Maze Control
Training
This defined
movement pattern
encourages proprioception
and motor control. Add
or
subtract sections to vary
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Weight
Shift Training
Patients
are challenged to shift
and control their center
of gravity
within two parallel lines.
Changing
the width of the lines
controls
the degree of difficulty.
Score is
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Random
Control Training
An undefined
movement
pattern where the patient
is
challenged to keep pace
with
a moving target. Target
size
and movement speed can
be
varied to match skill level.
Ideal
for motor control and vestibular
training. |
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Limits of Stability
Training
Challenges the patient’s
balance within their sway
envelope. |
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Percent Weight-Bearing
Training
This training mode provides
real time feedback of the
patient's percentage of weight
they are bearing on their foot,
ankle, knee, leg, hip, body
side, etc. |
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Injury Screening tests are compared to normative data.
Dynamic or Static Limits of Stability and Postural Stability
Testing protocols are also included. |
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Static Measuring
Capability
With the platform locked and
secured all patients can use
the Biodex Balance
System for
vestibular and neuromuscular
re-training. |
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Increased
Dynamic
Resistance Level
Spectrum accommodates
more patients
for dynamic
postural stability training. |
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Standardized
Fall Screening
Test Protocol
Compares balance test results
to age- and gender-dependent
normative data consistent
with
American Geriatrics Guidelines
for Fall Risk
Assessment.
New ICD-9
Code V15.88
Personal History of Fall that
includes
patients identified as
“at risk of
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Athlete Knee
Injury
Screening Test Protocol
Consistent with leading sports
medicine
programs including
Cincinnati Sports Medicine,
Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital
and University
of Pittsburgh. |
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NEW Progress Report graphs overall stability scores for each
test date. Recall patients from the database to repeat tests or
rehab sessions. Prior foot position is displayed for standardization. |
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Patients can compare their score
to age- and gender-dependent
normal ranges on the Balance Assessment Index Poster.
Click poster to enlarge. |
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