Athletic Assessments
The Balanced Spine offers Assessments at no-cost for area high school teams as a way of giving back to the community.
Please inquire with The Balanced Spine about pricing for other teams.
The Balanced Spine is fully equiped to do onsite team assessments at the team's practice venue or we have the capacity for team assessments at our Issaquah clinic.
Opportunities
Screening opportunities are abundant and require only a small area of set-up that is convenient to the team.
Scheduling the dates
Scheduling with The Balanced Spine is made easy. We will review our openings and compare with your team’s ideal dates to schedule accordingly.
It’s usually customized to the coach's preference.
Length of Screenings
The typical length of a health screening is one to two hours during the team's practice session. This is customizable to the coach's preferences but it usually involves each individual players coming over to our station for about 5 minutes.
We are always respectful of the team's activities and will never get in the way of their agenda. The Balanced Spine communicates any potential situations with the coaching staff that could interfere with trainings prior to the assessment event to avoid any misunderstandings.
Keeping the key players informed
It is important to us to always keep key individuals informed.
When The Balanced Spine schedules the screening events it always has a list of these individuals on hand for communication if the situation requires it and visa- versa.
Follow-Up
The Balanced Spine provides each player with a customized report for their review and action steps that they can implement immediately to improve their performance and prevent future injury.
Types of Athletic Health Screening
MyoVision
MyoVision “muscle vision” is a NASA-developed surface electromylograph. The advanced technology reading reveals muscular and nervous system activity and stress.
S.A.M.
Spinal Analysis Machine which tests postural and spinal stress on five different planes.
Trigger Point Massage
Trigger points are areas of tenderness in muscles that are indicative of nervous system irritation and stress.
G.S.A.
The Gravity Stress Analyzer machine tests postural and spinal stress on nine different planes.
Thermography
Thermography measures surface temperature differential within one-hundredths of a degree in the purpose of determining
nervous system irritation.
Blood Pressure
Classic indicator of cardiovascular stress and health.
Leg Checks
Screening tool for postural stress analyses.
Palpation and R.O.M.
Screening determines spinal range of motion.
Equipment Detail
MyoVision
MyoVision Software, Laptop, EMG station and probes
S.A.M.
Spinal Analysis Machine with bi-lateral weigh scales
Trigger Point Massage
Portable massage equipment
G.S.A.
Gravity stress analyzer machine
Thermography
Thermography software and sensor, laptop
Blood Pressure
Stethoscope and blood pressure cuff
Leg Checks
Supine leg check table
Palpation and R.O.M.
Goniometers