Post-Stroke Balance Recovery
Hemiparetic patients re-learning to bear weight evenly and respond to balance challenges.
Session length
20–30 min
Balance is invisible , until it fails.
The Virtual Balance System Pro is a force-plate platform with real-time visual feedback. It measures postural sway, weight distribution and balance recovery in millimetres and milliseconds, turning the invisible work of staying upright into trainable, trackable data.
What it is
The first time most patients see their own balance.
The Virtual Balance System Pro is a clinical balance platform, a force-sensing floor plate connected to a screen, that measures everything the body does to stay upright. Where most therapists assess balance by watching a patient stand, this system measures it: how much weight is on each foot, how the patient sways forwards or backwards, how quickly they recover when nudged.
The patient sees their own balance live on a screen, a small marker representing their centre of gravity, drifting and correcting in real time. For most patients, this is the first time they have actually seen their balance, rather than felt it.
The system is used for two purposes: assessment and training. As assessment, it produces objective, repeatable measurements no observational test can match. As training, it gives patients visual feedback that makes balance work intuitive, they can see what 'centred' looks like, and learn to find it.
For post-stroke, post-surgical, geriatric and paediatric patients, the system turns guesswork into measurement, and measurement into recovery.
How it works
How balance is actually quantified.
Four data streams turn a fuzzy clinical impression into a measurable trajectory.
- 01
Postural sway is measured
The force plate detects every millimetre the patient sways, forward, back, side to side, and records sway amplitude, frequency and pattern. Healthy patients sway less. Patients at risk of falling sway more, often in characteristic patterns.
- 02
Weight distribution is mapped
After a stroke or surgery, patients usually shift weight off the affected side without realising. The system shows this on screen, in real time, and trains them to redistribute weight evenly, the foundation of safe walking.
- 03
Reactive balance is tested
Programmable balance challenges, visual targets, controlled perturbations, train the patient to recover from imbalance under safe conditions. This is the skill that prevents real-world falls.
- 04
Progress is documented
Every metric is logged. Week 1 sway versus week 8 sway. Pre-treatment versus post-treatment fall-risk score. The improvement is visible, to the patient, to Dr. Shikha, and to the family.
Best for
Who benefits most from Virtual Balance training.
Used widely across patient groups, with strong evidence for fall prevention and post-injury recovery.
Vestibular Disorders
Inner-ear or central vestibular dysfunction needing targeted balance retraining.
Senior Fall Prevention
Older adults at risk of falling, or recovering after one, building measurable balance reserve.
Post-Surgical Balance Retraining
After knee, hip or spinal surgery, when proprioception must be restored alongside strength.
Concussion & Post-TBI Recovery
Patients with balance complications after head injury or concussion.
Paediatric Balance Disorders
Children with coordination, CP, or developmental balance challenges.
What to expect
What a Virtual Balance session looks like.
Built into your wider programme, never bolted on. Numbers tracked, progress visible.
A typical session
- Duration: 20–30 minutes within a wider session.
- Patient stands on the force plate, screen in front.
- Therapist guides each exercise live.
- Combined with strength and gait work.
What it feels like
- Active, focused and calm.
- Patient sees their own balance live on screen.
- Surprisingly absorbing for most patients.
- No discomfort, no real risk of falling.
Frequency & plan
- Typically 2–3 sessions per week.
- Especially heavy in early phases of recovery.
- Tapered as balance reserve builds.
- Often combined with BlazePod work later.
Measurable outcomes
- Sway metrics tracked session by session.
- Fall-risk scores documented at baseline and milestones.
- Patient sees their own progress data.
- Reviewed monthly with Dr. Shikha.
FAQ
The questions patients and families ask.
If yours isn't here, send a message, Dr. Shikha's team replies personally, usually within one working day.
Visibility and measurement. Traditional balance exercises rely on the therapist's observation and the patient's feel. Virtual Balance shows both of them, on screen, exactly how the patient is balancing, and how that is changing over weeks. The training is more precise; the progress is more visible; the motivation is higher. The exercise itself isn't fundamentally different, the feedback loop is.
Yes. The platform is large, stable, and the patient has support rails available. Many sessions are also done seated. The clinical setup is far safer than the home environments most older adults navigate every day, and the whole point of the training is to prevent the next fall, not provoke one.
Often yes. Vestibular disorders are one of the well-evidenced uses of Virtual Balance training. The system can guide vestibular rehabilitation exercises with measurable feedback, particularly useful when traditional vestibular therapy alone has plateaued. Dr. Shikha will assess your specific case at the first visit.
Many older adults underestimate their balance decline. A 30-minute assessment on the Virtual Balance platform produces objective data, fall-risk score, sway metrics, weight distribution, that often surprises both the patient and the family. Whether they then need training depends on what the data shows.
Measurable changes in sway and weight distribution typically show within 4–6 weeks. Functional changes, feeling steadier on stairs, less fear of falling, more confident walking, usually follow within 8–12 weeks. Balance work is one of the most reliably responsive forms of rehabilitation.
Recovery is hard. Regret is harder.
Get a real measurement of your balance.
Book an assessment with Dr. Shikha. The first visit can include a baseline reading on the Virtual Balance platform, a 30-minute test that gives you data, not just a clinical impression.