Who can benefit from strength and performance testing?

Anyone recovering from surgery (like ACL or shoulder repairs), runners and team athletes seeking injury prevention, or individuals managing osteoarthritis wanting objective proof of strength gains.

How long does a VALD assessment take and what do I get?

A comprehensive VALD testing session takes 45–60 minutes. You receive a detailed objective report comparing your strength, power, and symmetry to normative benchmarks, plus a clear rehabilitation roadmap.

Strength and Performance Testing

Accurate objective data to track your progress using VALD technology.

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Evidence-Based Care

About the Service

Our Strength and Performance Testing services are designed to deliver accurate, objective, and sport-specific assessments for athletes, sporting clubs and individuals recovering from surgery. Using VALD performance technology, we provide the gold standard in muscle strength testing, functional assessment and return-to-sport readiness. Whether you're an athlete preparing for pre-season, a coach wanting reliable team data, or a patient recovering from surgery, our testing gives you clear, measurable insights into your physical performance.

Precision driven physiotherapy.

Detailed assessment and tailored rehab. Heal faster, move better and stay injury free.

Sports Specific Performance Testing

Our physiotherapists provide sport-specific strength and performance testing tailored for the unique demands of your sport. Using VALD technology, we measure lower limb power (jump testing), hamstring and quadriceps strength ratios, shoulder and upper-limb strength, asymmetries and imbalances. Our data-driven testing helps identify weaknesses, improve performance and minimise injury risk. Perfect for all athletes in football, soccer, basketball, netball, athletics, running etc.

Pre and Post-Operative Testing

Individuals undergoing surgery, such as total hip replacement (THR), total knee replacement (TKR), ACL reconstruction, rotator cuff repair, or spinal surgery accurate pre- and post-operative testing is essential. We use objective measurements to assess pre-surgery strength and mobility, early post-surgery progress, return-to-activity readiness and overall physical capacity. This ensures your rehabilitation is targeted, so you know exactly how you’re progressing.

Accurate Assessment of Physical Function

With VALD ForceDecks and DynaMo, we measure your strength, balance, power and functional capacity with clinical precision. This gives a detailed picture of how your body is performing, including left vs right asymmetry, deficits in muscle strength, balance, power and risk factors for re-injury. These insights allow us to design personalised training programs based on real data, helping you achieve faster, safer and more effective outcomes.

Pre-season Team Testing

We offer pre-season testing packages for clubs and sporting teams across Melbourne. Our testing helps coaches and high-performance staff understand the team’s physical capacity, identify high-risk athletes and plan better training loads. Pre-season testing includes strength profiling, power and jump testing, hamstring and ACL risk screening, shoulder and upper-limb strength for overhead athletes, individualised data reports for each player and Team-wide performance analytics. This service is perfect for local clubs, semi-professional teams, schools and academies wanting elite-level insights.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about our Strength and Performance Testing services in Carlton & Tullamarine.

VALD technology includes precision ForceDecks, Dynamo dynamometers, and SmartSpeed timing gates that measure force production, rate of force development, and left-vs-right symmetry with lab-grade precision, removing guesswork from your rehab.

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