How to use the IsoBALANCE Measurement and Comparison System Open Software 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Go to Patient Profiles Add New Patient Highlight ‘Patient’ Type Patient Information Save Capture IsoBalance Data Select from dropdown menu : Test Time - In 5 second increments Foot Size – In Small or Large Stance Line – 1 to 4 corresponds with the proximal-distal vertical lines on the plate 8. Before you start each test you will need to press ‘zero the plate’ 9. Have the patient stand on the IsoBALANCE plate so that they place their feet with the Navicular bone over the centre line of the plate. This means theoretically that the patient has 50% of their weight front/back on half of the plate. 10. Start Test – The test will automatically stop at the set test time. 11. Before the test starts or when the test has finished or at any time in analysis you can now type any notes that you wish for this particular test. 12. Save to Database 13. Analyse – In this screen you can control the data replay by using the play arrow or placing your cursor on the slide above the bottom frame and moving it to the desired position. You can stop the replay of data by hitting the ‘play’ arrow and restart again by hitting the ‘play’ arrow. (When you have two tests being compared simultaneously, you start and stop both in the same manner). 14. Load ‘New Test’ 15. Select patient – patient name – test 16. Compare – use this if you wish to analyze more than one set of data. (Patient compared to another patient or one test session to another for the same patient). 17. ‘OK’ Button 18. Exit files 19. Main Menu 20. Exit Program Setting up the IsoBALANCE Analysis System 1. Insert your IsoBalance software CD. This includes upgrade devices for your plate 2. Ensure the plate is plugged into the USB port on the computer 3. Insert the security toggle into another USB port. The security toggle is port sensitive so if the software won’t work you may just need to try another port. Once you have selected this port, clearly indicate that this is the IsoBalance port. 4. If you are using a camera you will need a firewire lead to connect the camera to the laptop. Notes: 1. The ‘Print’ button allows you to print whatever is shown on the screen 2. Email 3. Total travel can be shown in metric on empirical measurements. This applies to calculated weight.