AxIT Strength & Power Assessment
How we move = how we live.
Movement is at the very core of how we spend a significant proportion of our lives and how well we move is, in some real sense, a reflection of how well we live. Two fundamentals that dictate how well we move, whether we’re young or old, are strength and power.
Lacking strength and power can have different consequences for different people. The busy mum and weekend runner concerned about preventing a knee injury, the pro footballer returning to sport after an ankle sprain, the older adult at increased risk of falls. At no point in our lives does the strength and power our musculoskeletal system stop being important.
Understanding our bodies better
But how do you actually know if you’re strong enough? if you’re powerful enough for the task ahead of you? For the longest time the kind of data required to answer those questions properly meant access to equipment and technology only available to high-end research institutions and elite sportspeople…but no longer!
Right here at Tweed Podiatry, we are proud beyond measure to introduce, for the VERY FIRST TIME ANYWHERE IN THE UK:
The AxIT system.
Getting you back on your feet.
The AxIT system is a unique set of devices that allows us to take all the guess-work out of strength and power assessment and provide deep insights into the quantity and quality of how your muscles work. It allows us to set baseline data, track your performance over time and know exactly how and when to change direction in your rehab or training plan and in a way that is genuinely unique to each and every person.
It doesn’t matter whether you’re recovering from an injury or looking to prevent one, whether you’re trying to hit a new personal best in your sport or you simply want to remain active and able to carry out tasks of daily living. Our team are now equipped with the technology to assess you, me and everyone like an elite athlete and help you achieve your goals like never before!
What does an AxIT assessment look like?
Supporting your rehab or training looks different for everyone - as it should! Our AxIT assessment begins with a discussion around why you are seeing us in the first place. If you currently have a lower limb injury, we require you to attend an initial musculoskeletal consultation with us before we can determine what level of AxIT assessment is appropriate for you; some of the data the system can gather may be offered at your initial consultation.
If you are a non-injured individual, it is fine to book directly into an AxIT assessment which begins with a “super session” - this is a highly in-depth analysis of the strength and power you possess throughout your lower limbs. The clinician working with you will then analyse the data gathered and arrange a “training plan session” to go over your results and lay out a road map for your success! This will involve various exercises to work on the deficits/imbalances identified and we will take care to factor in your level of exercise experience, your injury history and the kind of equipment you have access to.
The beauty of the AxIT system however is not only the detailed information gathered at your initial session but the ability to accurately track progress over time; once your training/rehab programme is underway, we provide periodic re-assessments of those key strength and power metrics pulled from your initial results to provide further insights on how you have improved or where more work needs to be done. The whole process completely removes guess work and time wasted on ineffective training/rehab, allowing you to get straight to the point and reach your goals with confidence.
And, to top it all, we offer all this in two fantastic packages. The first is our silver package designed to bring the best of the AxIT system to those needing a programme that is focussed toward lower limb injury-recovery and those returning to activity after a long break.
The second is our gold package, led by our very own Holly Lackenby who, as well as being a specialist sports/msk Podiatrist, is a level 2 strength & conditioning coach with British Weightlifting. Here she brings her knowledge and expertise to design truly bespoke programmes for active people who want to take their rehab or training to the next level, not only for lower body but also upper body assessment, giving the option of a truly holistic review of your body’s strength and power.
Guide Prices
Initial AxIT Super Session (1 hour) : £145
Training Plan Session (45 minutes) : £105
Re-assessment and Re-programming (30 minutes) : £55
AxIT SILVER Package (Super Session + Training Plan + 2x Re-assessments) = £295
AxIT GOLD Package (Super Session + Training Plan + 2x Re-assessments + S&C Coaching) = £395
