Run a Balance Test in ForceDecks Windows App

This guide covers how to run a balance test in the ForceDecks Windows App with compatible force plates. If testing with ForceDecks for the first time, refer to Testing with ForceDecks.

To start a Balance Test in ForceDecks:

1. Click Profiles
2. Select a Profile 
3. Click Record Test for Selected
4. Select the Test Type and under the Balance Tests heading, choose either;
   
   
   • Quiet Stand
   • Single Leg Stand
   • Single Leg Range of Stability
     *Please check that your force plates are connected if the Balance Test option does not appear
     
     
5. Input the Exercise Length in seconds of the Balance Test.
6. Select if the test will be conducted with Eyes Closed, on an Unstable Surface, or with the person performing a Secondary Task.
7. Zero the force plates. Make sure that nothing and no one is touching the force plates. 
   *If using a foam pad on the plates to create an unstable surface, zero the force plates after the foam pad is in place.
   
   
8. Start Recording to begin a test.