Specialist technology to measure movement, guide rehabilitation and create better opportunities for meaningful practice.
Technology can give us information about movement, muscle activity, strength and balance that is difficult to capture through observation alone. At NeuroPhysio, we use specialist rehabilitation technology alongside clinical assessment to help us understand movement more clearly, provide useful feedback and measure change over time. It can also create opportunities for people to practise movements that may otherwise be difficult. The technology we use is always selected around the individual. It does not replace specialist neurological physiotherapy or clinical reasoning, but it helps us make rehabilitation more informed, measurable and relevant to your goals.
Baiobit Motion Analysis
Wearable motion analysis used to objectively assess walking, balance and movement.
NeuroFlex
Virtual reality-based assessment of eye movement and vestibular-ocular function within our concussion and vestibular services.
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)
Electrical stimulation used to assist muscle activation during functional movements such as walking.
Surface EMG
Real-time feedback that allows us to detect and visualise muscle activity during rehabilitation.
ActivForce Digital Muscle Testing
Objective measurement of muscle strength to help identify weakness and track change over time.
Saebo Technology
Specialist upper limb rehabilitation equipment that can help create more opportunities for repetitive arm and hand practice.
Clinical observation remains an important part of neurological physiotherapy, but objective measurement can provide additional information about how someone is moving and how performance changes over time. The specific numbers themselves are not the goal, but they help us make better-informed decisions about the rehabilitation that follows and can give real-time feedback to aid training.
We use two main systems to measure movement and strength. Baiobit Motion Analysis uses a wearable sensor to measure aspects of gait, balance and mobility. This gives detail that can’t be seen through observation alone, and can help us identify movement patterns, establish a baseline and monitor changes during rehabilitation. The ActivForce dynamometer provides objective strength testing, allowing us to measure muscle performance rather than relying on manual testing. Repeated measurements can help us understand where weakness remains and guide progression as rehabilitation develops.
Following neurological injury, a muscle may be difficult to activate effectively even when some neural connection remains. Surface EMG uses sensors placed on the skin to detect muscle activity. This can provide real-time visual feedback during rehabilitation, helping people recognise and practise muscle activation that may be difficult to feel or see. Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) uses carefully controlled electrical impulses to assist muscle contraction during functional activity. Where appropriate, it can be incorporated into movements such as walking, stepping or reaching to create additional opportunities for meaningful practice.
Reduced movement in the arm or hand can make meaningful repetition difficult. Specialist equipment can sometimes help create opportunities to practise movements that would otherwise be limited. We use Saebo rehabilitation technology, including devices designed to support hand opening, reaching and functional upper limb activity. Where appropriate, Saebo equipment can be incorporated into a wider arm and hand rehabilitation programme to increase task-specific practice and help people work towards everyday activities such as reaching, grasping and using objects.
Symptoms such as dizziness, visual disturbance, motion sensitivity and difficulty tolerating screens or busy environments can involve several interacting systems. NeuroFlex is a virtual reality-based assessment system that measures aspects of eye movement and vestibular-ocular performance, including smooth pursuit, saccades and vestibular-ocular reflex function.
Within our concussion and vestibular services, NeuroFlex may provide additional objective information alongside a detailed clinical assessment. This can help us better understand which areas may be contributing to symptoms and guide a more targeted rehabilitation plan.
NeuroFlex does not provide the diagnosis or replace clinical assessment. It is one part of the wider picture.
Specialist rehabilitation technology may form part of treatment for people recovering from stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury or peripheral nerve injury, as well as those living with neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and Functional Neurological Disorder.
We also use specific technologies within our concussion and vestibular rehabilitation services. What matters most is not the diagnosis itself, but whether a particular technology can help us assess something more clearly, support a movement, provide useful feedback or create better opportunities for practice. Not every person needs technology, and not every piece of equipment is appropriate for every rehabilitation programme.
Technology can provide useful data, feedback and opportunities for practice, but successful rehabilitation still depends on understanding the person behind the measurements.
Our neurological physiotherapists use assessment findings alongside their clinical experience to decide what is relevant, what needs to change and how rehabilitation should progress.
This means technology remains a tool within a wider rehabilitation programme, one that stays focused on meaningful movement, independence and function in everyday life.
Assistive technology refers to specialist equipment used to assess movement, monitor progress and support rehabilitation.
No. We use rehabilitation technology when it adds meaningful value to your assessment or treatment. For some people it may be useful throughout a rehabilitation programme; for others it may only be needed for a particular assessment or stage of treatment.
Technology can form part of stroke rehabilitation where it helps us measure movement, provide feedback, assist muscle activation or increase opportunities for meaningful practice.
Whether it is appropriate depends on your movement, goals and individual assessment.
No. FES is designed to create functional muscle contractions that assist movement, whereas TENS is primarily used for pain management.
Surface EMG can detect electrical activity within muscles close to the skin. It can be particularly useful where muscle activation is weak or difficult to see, and can provide visual feedback during rehabilitation.
No. Technology is only one part of neurological rehabilitation. Many people make progress through skilled assessment, task-specific practice, strengthening, movement retraining and other physiotherapy approaches without needing specialist equipment. Where technology can add useful information or improve opportunities for rehabilitation, we will discuss this with you.
NeuroPhysio services include technology and treatment approaches that have proven to be effective:
If you would like a clearer understanding of your movement, strength or muscle activity, or want to explore whether specialist technology could support your rehabilitation, a neurological physiotherapy assessment is the best place to start. We can assess your current function, understand what you want to achieve and advise whether technologies such as motion analysis, surface EMG, FES, NeuroFlex or specialist upper limb equipment could add meaningful value to your rehabilitation.
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