Individual screenings can be completed within a standard physio consultation.
For larger group or team assessments, please call the clinic so that an appropriate time can be organised.
Athletic Performance Testing & Programs
Understand your performance with data-driven VALD Performance insights & train with purpose.
Your Local Clinics for Athletic Performance Testing
Know where your strengths lie, what could be holding you back, and where to focus your training
Athletic performance testing can help athletes, gym-goers and people returning to sport better understand their physical capabilities, work towards peak performance and identify potential injury risk factors.
Our physiotherapist-led athletic performance testing uses world-class technology to objectively measure your physical performance, including a range of insights into strength, power, balance and asymmetry that go beyond what can be identified through observation alone.
Following your assessment, we can use your results to identify areas for improvement and help guide a personalised training or rehabilitation program.
What is Athletic Performance Testing?
Athletic performance testing is a physiotherapist-led assessment that uses objective measurements and data to evaluate different aspects of your physical performance.
Depending on your goals, your assessment may include range of motion and isolated strength testing, alongside more functional measures such as balance, power and jumping performance.
Following assessment, your physiotherapist can identify areas to target through your training or rehabilitation program.
Benefits of High-Performance Testing
- Identify strengths and areas for improvement by measuring specific aspects of your physical performance.
- Establish measurable performance goals and provide objective benchmarks to work towards.
- Identify strength deficits and asymmetries that may be relevant to performance and injury risk.
- Create baseline measurements that can be compared against future testing.
- Track rehabilitation progress using objective data rather than relying on symptoms alone.
- Support return-to-sport decisions by helping assess physical readiness for increasing training and sporting demands.
- Inform your training program so exercises can be targeted towards your individual results and goals.
Who can Benefit from High-Performance Testing?
Athletes of any age across all sports
Performance testing can be valuable for athletes across a wide range of sports and competition levels. Pre-season testing can establish baseline measurements, identify areas to target in training anQQd help inform injury-prevention strategies before competition begins.
Social athletes & gym goers
You don’t need to compete at an elite level to benefit from objective testing. A performance assessment can identify strengths, weaknesses and imbalances and help you make more informed decisions about your training.
Return to exercise after a hiatus
If you’re returning after injury or an extended break from exercise, testing can provide objective benchmarks for your current physical capacity. Your physiotherapist can use these results to set realistic goals, monitor progress and identify areas to address as you build towards your previous activity level.
Backed by world-class technology
About Our Equipment
As part of our athletic performance testing service, we use advanced testing technology from VALD Performance.
ForceDecks are force platforms used to measure aspects of balance, strength, power and jumping performance.
Dynamoeter measures muscle strength, explosive force production, and side-to-side asymmetries with objective precision.
Athletic Performance Testing FAQs
Do I need a referral to see a book an athletic performance test?
No. You can book directly online or by phone at our Nundah clinic, no referral needed. If you do have a referral from a GP or specialist, bring it along; it may help with your claim.
What does athletic performance testing involve?
Your assessment will be tailored to your goals, sport and physical condition. Depending on what we need to assess, testing may include measures of strength, range of motion, balance, power and functional performance using VALD Performance technology.
Do I need to be an elite athlete?
No. Athletic performance testing can benefit competitive athletes, recreational athletes, gym-goers and people returning to sport or exercise. Testing is tailored to your current level and individual goals.
Can performance testing help prevent sports injuries?
Testing may identify strength deficits, asymmetries and other physical factors that could be relevant to injury risk. Your physiotherapist can use this information alongside your clinical assessment, sporting demands and injury history to recommend appropriate training strategies.
Can I use performance testing when returning from an injury?
Yes. Objective testing can be particularly useful during rehabilitation. Your results can be compared with previous measurements, your opposite side or relevant performance targets to help your physiotherapist assess progress and inform return-to-training and return-to-sport decisions.
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Put Data Behind Your Performance
Whether you want to improve your sporting performance, identify areas to work on or measure your progress as you return to exercise, our physiotherapists can provide objective data to help guide your next steps.
Get a clearer picture of your strength and physical performance with physiotherapist-led athletic performance testing at North West Physio.
