A REVOLUTIONARY ON-DEMAND BIOFEEDBACK TOOL
“Better movement, faster recovery and improved quality of life for Servicemembers, Veterans and their families.”
The patented WAV Sensorimotor Trainer is the first sensory based exercise bar designed to engage the neural pathways of the sensorimotor system for heightened proprioception and higher quality movement. Together with our neuro-integrative training programs, WAV training is designed to strengthen the brain body connection for better movement, faster recovery and improved quality of life.
The WAV training approach integrates various therapeutic modalities to promote comprehensive progression towards improved function and movement quality. Exclusive neuro-integrative WAV exercises are easily integrated into any treatment plan and are designed to meet the clinical excellence required for physical therapy and high performance training.
“We use the WAV with so many different patients, from geriatric to concussions. It allows for creative and imaginative ways to deliver what my patients need.”
Activate the Neuromuscular System in Various Therapeutic Applications
Beneficial for various therapeutic focus areas ~ orthopedic, neurologic, pelvic floor, geriatric, vestibular, athletic training, wellness ~ WAV training activates the neuromuscular system without compromising the stable ground conditions we move on every day. Whether you are working with an injured Servicemember, a Vet with limited functional movement, or someone who has experienced a traumatic injury, the WAV's patented design helps your clients reach a higher level of postural and stability control.
FALL RISK REDUCTION
A top 10 most popular article in Rehab Management, Fall Risk Reduction in Seniors - with WAV Balance Training discusses how a balance training program that includes the WAV may positively impact balance metrics important for reducing fall risk for seniors.
PERFORMANCE
Movement quality determines whether your efforts are going to improve or inhibit your future performance and well-being.
Enhance visual patterning in the transverse plane and develop rotary coordination symmetry. Regardless of the level of conditioning, gaze tracking and shifting can help refine rotational movements. Use with high performance Soldiers or everyday gait or low back concerns for those not achieving full rotational capability.
“I definitely see the application when it comes to being an athlete, I was a former athlete as well as a football player.”
The Sensory Star Balance has many variations that can be adapted to improve balance and coordination from geriatrics to high performance training. Integrate multiple systems to enhance the effects and provide a more comprehensive approach to balance training.
Vestibular
Incorporating visual challenge through head turning and gaze stabilization awakens the connection between the eyes, brain, and body to synchronize the systems necessary for balance and control. The WAV provides an additional challenge while giving you a refined understanding of your body’s responses to the movement.
STROKE Recovery
Layering sensory feedback with movements in an ipsilateral task while being mindful of cerebral abilities is a fantastic way to progress post stroke.
SPINAL CORD INJURIES
Asymmetric load challenge and sensory feedback provide options to develop core stability and improved proprioception from various positions.
“I, myself, have been using the WAV with a double AKA with prosthesis… what a great standing core workout for her!”
PARKINSON’s
Help individuals independently refine their movement strategy based on their internal and external experiences.
“I am using the WAV with a variety of patients from ankle dysfunction, post op ankle, Parkinson’s, post op lumbar fusion, rotator cuff, radiculopathy and often use it in conjunction with other balance tools like the foam pad.”
QUALITY OUTCOMES
iBalans, LLC is committed to upholding the highest standard in rehabilitation and movement training. Our products and training are created by a multidisciplinary team of highly trained and experienced movement professionals with backgrounds in physical therapy, athletic training, kinesiology, neuro-based exercise, Pilates and dance. All exercise and training programs consider the latest neuroscientific principles of brain body unification for optimum motor control.
In its simplicity, the WAV delivers complex results. Compared to a standard exercise bar, preliminary investigation by a neuroscientist shows the WAV may stimulate more movement relevant brain activity. >>>
“An independent study conducted at Jefferson University found significant improvement in dynamic postural control with the WAV.”
Clinical tests indicate movement critical brain activation and improved balance with WAV. An independent study conducted at Jefferson University found significant improvement in dynamic postural control after 6 weeks training with the WAV compared to those who did not use the WAV (Doriston, MG, El-Kerdi, AI (2019). Effects of Core Stability Training Using the WAV Trainer to Improve Static and Dynamic Postural Control. submitted for publication).
ENGAGE CLIENTS WITH A PERSONALIZED SENSORY EXPERIENCE
Getting clients to fully engage can be a challenge and lack of engagement leads to lack of compliance and missed appointments. The WAV triggers your clients’ sense of curiosity and creates an interesting and fun way for them to stay engaged. The first time they hold the WAV, and feel the sensation of the liquid moving in response to their body position, will be unlike anything they’ve ever felt before.
“I can cue my patients, sometimes til I am blue in the face and they don’t get it. With the WAV they get it right away. After trying it on my 3rd patient I knew that I needed to have it for my practice.”
Movement Starts with the Mind
Sensorimotor training improves balance, equilibrium, posture, muscle balance and strength better than strength training alone.
You already have many options for therapeutic exercise, enhance them by stimulating sensorimotor functionality. WAV training incorporates brain body exercises that help activate and restructure the connections that serve as the foundation for the way your clients move, stabilize, and carry themselves through life.
Military and private sector movement professionals across the US are using WAV sensorimotor training to help their clients improve balance, posture and core stability in outpatient physical/occupational therapy, senior living and athletic settings.
