Clinical Biomechanics Laboratory

The precision of elite sport.
Applied to healthcare.

Professional sport adopted objective and precise measurement because observation alone could not support high-stakes decisions. Yet movement and function-based decisions in healthcare still rely on visual assessment. Moviq Health brings instrument-grade biomechanical measurement into clinical practice.

Precision when decisions matter.
Instrument‑grade Objective measurement.
Clinical Decision support.
For Clinicians For Patients
02 The Measurement Standard

The standard of elite sport.
For healthcare.

Elite athlete undergoing biomechanical assessment
High-stakes decisions demand precision.

Elite sport adopted objective measurement because visual assessment alone could not reliably detect meaningful differences in readiness, asymmetry, and injury risk.

Measure Refine Optimize
Patient undergoing movement assessment
Healthcare deserves the same standard.

Determining return-to-activity, identifying fall risk before injury occurs, monitoring recovery after surgery, and recognizing neurologic decline all medicine's consequential decisions that require interpreting how patients move.

Measure Clarify Decide
03 The Evidence

Movement informs medicine.
Measurement makes it visible.

Small changes matter.
0.1 m/s slower gait speed
→ 12% higher mortality risk

Differences too subtle to observe can carry meaningful prognostic significance.

Liu et al., 2016 · J Am Med Dir Assoc
DOI 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.04.006
Symmetry isn't enough.
90% LSI
≠ normal loading

Patients may satisfy traditional criteria while meaningful force deficits persist.

Wellsandt et al., 2017 · J Orthop Sports Phys Ther
DOI 10.2519/jospt.2017.7285
Risk appears before falls.
Quantitative balance measures
→ detect instability earlier

Quantitative posturography identifies instability before overt events occur.

Paillard & Noé, 2020 · Gait & Posture
DOI 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.07.011
04 What We Measure

Three dimensions of movement.
One clinical picture.

01 Gait Analysis
Spatiotemporal Kinematics
Clinical signal Changes in speed, timing, and symmetry reflect how the body adapts to pain, weakness, or dysfunction — often before symptoms are reported.
Variable Unit Clinical Relevance
Gait Speed m/s Independent predictor of hospitalization, fall risk, and long-term functional decline.
Cadence spm Reduced step rate associated with pain-avoidance strategies and impaired motor control.
Stride Length cm Reflects overall propulsive output; reduced stride limits community ambulation distance.
Step Width cm Wider base of support indicates balance compensation and elevated fall risk.
Ground Contact Time s Prolonged contact on one limb reveals reduced confidence in single-leg loading.
Duty Factor % Higher values reflect guarded gait patterns common in pain and post-surgical recovery.
02 Force Analysis
Ground Reaction Kinetics
Clinical signal Patients redistribute load long before abnormalities become obvious. Force assessment uncovers protective strategies that observation alone misses.
Variable Unit Clinical Relevance
Relative Peak Power W/kg Ability to generate explosive force — critical for stair climbing, rising from a chair, and rapid direction changes.
Relative Peak Force N/kg Quantifies load each limb accepts relative to body weight, exposing under-loading on the affected side.
Relative RFD N/s/kg Rate of force development predicts reactive balance capacity and recovery from a trip or slip.
Relative Impulse N·s/kg Total mechanical work per limb — sensitive marker of functional recovery after injury or surgery.
Symmetry Index % Persistent interlimb asymmetry increases cumulative joint stress and predicts contralateral reinjury risk.
03 CoP Analysis
Center-of-Pressure Excursion
Clinical signal Small changes in postural control emerge before overt instability. Quantitative assessment identifies deterioration while there is still time to intervene.
Variable Unit Clinical Relevance
Postural Sway cm Elevated sway area is one of the strongest independent predictors of future falls in older and post-surgical populations.
Weight Distribution cm Asymmetric loading at rest reveals protective guarding that persists even when patients report feeling recovered.
mCTSIB cm Isolates sensory contributions to balance — identifies whether deficits are visual, vestibular, or somatosensory in origin.
Limits of Stability cm² Defines how far the patient can shift their center of mass — linked to reaching, turning, and negotiating uneven terrain.
05 What Physicians Receive

Not more data.
More clarity.

The report
  • 01
    See what stands out. Highlight meaningful abnormalities and asymmetries that deserve attention.
  • 02
    Understand what changed. Distinguish meaningful progression from normal variation.
  • 03
    Track the trajectory. See whether patients are improving, plateauing, or compensating.
  • 04
    Explain it with confidence. Support conversations with objective findings patients can understand.
  • 05
    Decide what comes next. Spend less time interpreting measurements and more time determining action.
View Sample Report →
Clinical Biomechanics Report
Clinical Summary Fall Risk  ·  Moviq Health

Gait speed and spatiotemporal parameters are within normative limits, supporting safe community ambulation. Force plate assessment reveals bilateral lower extremity weakness relative to population norms, with peak force output of 10.2 N/kg and rate of force development of 26 N/s/kg both falling below reference thresholds. Postural sway of 46 cm exceeds normative limits, consistent with reduced neuromuscular stability. The combined pattern of diminished force production capacity and elevated postural sway warrants clinical review to guide targeted strengthening and fall prevention intervention.

06 Get Started

The standard is changing.
Be part of it.

For Clinicians

Help define
the future of care.

Healthcare has measured almost everything except movement. Help bring objective movement information into everyday clinical practice.

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For Patients

See what progress looks like
through movement

Progress isn't always obvious. Objective measurement helps you and your care team understand what is changing over time.

What to Expect →