Our Equipment

At FYZICAL Therapy and Balance Center Lutherville, we have state of the art balance equipment in order to more effectively diagnose balance disorders and maximally challenge patients during treatment interventions.  

• S.O.S. (Safety Overhead Support System)

  • The SOS system is composed of a harness connected to a ceiling track.  While in the harness, patients can perform balance activities that are extremely challenging without any risk of falling.  
  • Patients that can benefit from the S.O.S. include:
    • Back Surgery
    • Total Hip Replacement
    • Total Knee Replacement
    • Parkinson's Disease
    • Post-Stroke
    • Multiple Sclerosis
    • Alzheimers
    • Head Injuries (Post-Concussion and TBI)
    • Spinal Cord Injury
    • Vestibular disorders and Dizziness
    • Fall Risk Seniors
    • Anyone Using a Cane or Walker

• Infrared Goggles

  • Infrared goggles are used during the examination of a vestibular patient in order to allow the clinician to see eye movements that are often suppressed in room light.  The patient wearing the goggles only sees darkness.  When visualised by an infrared camera with visual fixation removed, specific eye movements can allow for a more efficient and accurate diagnosis allowing for improved treatments rather than a "best guess."

• Parallel Bars

  • Parallel bars are ideal for patients who require upper extremity support with standing activities.  Our parallel bars are located just underneath our S.O.S system allowing for an added layer of safety and confidence.  Parallel bars are mostly used with patients who are working towards eliminating the need to hold onto something while they reach overhead, stand on one leg, step over obstacles, respond to objects in their path, turn in a circle, and other similar activities.

• BodiTrak System

  • BodiTrack Balance software uses a pressure-mapping sensor to provide center of pressure and vertical force information on a video showing the patient's movement and foot pressure.  This is data that reveals their stability in standing, range of motion, acceleration, standard deviation, and weight bearing from side to side and heel to toe.  We use the BodiTrak System to assess a patient's balance with the CTSIB test which identifies which balance systems the patient is underutilizing in order to develop a treatment plan.

• Oculus VR Goggles

  • The Oculus Virtual Reality Goggles allow us to challenge patients who are visually dependent and visually sensitive.  This includes patients who experience motion sensitivity or who experience increased balance difficulties when their eyes are not allowed to fixate on a target.  

• Shuttle Balance System

  • The Shuttle Balance System is a dynamic platform attached to adjustable chains.  The Shuttle Balance simulates a slip through motion in all horizontal planes and perturbates in both standing and sitting for therapeutic and sport-specific treatments.  Patients are challenged across all ability levels by adjusting platform height, stability, and degree of tilt.