Prepare your balance data
Start with the correct file format, then follow the worked examples to prepare a centre-of-pressure trace for analysis.
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PRACTICAL METHODS · REHABTOOLS
How-to guides
Build measurement equipment, collect data and work through the analysis. The complete guides bring together instructions, demonstrations, models and downloads.
CONNECTSet up a Wii Balance Board →BUILDBuild a strength tester →ANALYSEUse the current SeeSway workspace →
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Balance & Wii Balance Board
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Understand balance outcomes
Find out how the original balance analysis program processes a trace and what each outcome measure represents.
SeeSway: original methods & resources
Read the original SeeSway documentation and publication. The new browser analysis workspace is available separately.
Connect a Wii Balance Board
Original Windows setup instructions, troubleshooting notes and demonstration videos for the Nintendo Wii Balance Board.
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Wii Balance Board: strength assessment
Explore force and rate-of-force measurements with the original Wii Balance Board software and testing guidance.
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Wii Balance Board: postural sway
Learn how the original software collected centre-of-pressure data, including test setup and interpretation notes.
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Wii Balance Board tools
Find the original tools for strength and balance measurement, plus links to setup and assessment guidance.
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Hardware & sensors
10 guidesAnkle-mounted step counter
Build a step counter for slower or atypical walking. Compare the sensor, data-logging and analysis choices before following the assembly guide.
3D-print a dexterity assessment
Inspect the assessment board and pegs in 3D, then follow the model links for the original designs.
Interactive 3D models
Build a simple EMG interface
Explore a prototype that turns muscle activity into computer input. Review the electrical-safety guidance before considering the hardware.
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Kinect research resource
The original Kinect page links to an external analysis service. Its address is preserved below; availability has not been established.
Measure gait with LiDAR
Explore a marker-free approach to measuring walking speed. Review the setup, hardware and examples before building a system.
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Build a strength tester
Compare an off-the-shelf scale with a custom load-cell system, then follow the wiring, calibration and software examples.
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Flexi-pinch force sensor
Explore a fabric-based sensor designed to detect low forces. Review the construction, 3D model and measurement examples.
Video demonstrationsInteractive 3D models
Build a joint-angle sensor
Use a potentiometer and microcontroller to explore joint-angle measurement, with an interactive 3D model of the design.
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Turn bathroom scales into force platforms
Explore the components and wiring needed to repurpose digital bathroom scales for measurement.
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Assess spasticity with a smartphone
Explore the test positions, instructions and demonstration videos for the original Spasticity Assessor app.
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Data analysis & research workflow
8 guidesCalibrate your measurement system
Check how your sensor responds to a known input. Work through calibration, repeatability and common sources of measurement error.
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Anonymise files and folders
Understand the original file-renaming workflow and its limitations. Renaming a file alone does not remove identifying information inside it.
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Original software downloads
Find the original route to RehabTools software. These historical downloads may require older operating systems and installation steps.
Lafayette dynamometer: rate of force development
Follow the original workflow for exporting dynamometer measurements and examining how quickly force develops.
QuickDASH scoring tools
Calculate QuickDASH, work and sports / performing arts scores directly on this page. Enter responses from a completed questionnaire and copy or export each result.
Built-in calculator
Rate of force development
Calculate average force increase over 50, 100 and 200 milliseconds from a time–force trace, with an explicit onset time and downloadable results.
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Reliability & agreement
Compare paired measurements with ICC, Bland–Altman plots, measurement error and statistical tests. The calculator runs locally in your browser.
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Get started with EndNote
Slides and practical notes by Sienna Zerafa to help organise references and prepare citations.
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Original hardware and software instructions retain their publication context. Each guide identifies the available resources and any services that have changed.