FAQs
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Movement control is your brain’s ability to generate motor signals that allow you to interact with your environment. Poor movement control increases injury risk and limits performance. Better movement control indicates stronger athletic potential and safer return to play.
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To enable accurate movement your brain relies on continuous feedback from three key neuro-sensory systems: the proprioceptive system, the visual system, and the vestibular system. Prism Neuro provides streamlined functional tests for each of these systems. Tests take just a few minutes, and provide actionable results.
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Prism Neuro identifies hidden deficits in proprioceptive, visual, and vestibular systems that can increase the risk of injury. By detecting these issues early, practitioners can prescribe targeted training before small problems turn into injuries.
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Proprioception is your brain’s sense of your body’s position. It allows you to move without constantly looking at your limbs, for example, kicking a ball without staring at your foot. It’s part of the somatosensory system, which also includes touch, temperature, and pressure.
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The vestibular system includes sensors in your inner ear and processing centers in the brain. It tells your brain if you’re moving and which way is up, and it coordinates eye movements when you, or the things you’re looking at, are in motion. This information helps your brain maintain balance and calculate movement trajectories.
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Traditional balance tests (like the Y Balance Test or single-leg stance) show if someone struggles, but they don’t explain why. Balance depends on multiple systems: vision, vestibular function, proprioception, and strength. Prism Neuro isolates these systems with targeted tests, so you can see the underlying issue. That insight helps you prescribe the right intervention, rather than guessing.
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Teams use Prism Neuro to identify hidden deficits before they become injuries, monitor recovery, and optimise performance. It provides objective data that supports decisions on training strategy, return-to-play, and talent identification.
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Prism Neuro technology is used in peer-reviewed studies on injury prevention, rehabilitation, space medicine, and Olympic talent identification. Researchers value Prism Neuro because it provides precise, objective data on sensory and movement control systems that were previously difficult to measure.
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Yes. Prism Neuro has been validated in peer-reviewed research with elite athletes and clinical populations. Studies show high reliability, strong links between sensorimotor scores and performance, and measurable sensorimotor deficits after injury.
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Prism Neuro results are compared against our athlete database. This benchmarking allows categorisation where, “green” scores show strong movement control, “amber” scores indicate areas that can be improved, and “red” scores highlight areas of higher injury risk.
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Targeted training can strengthen specific sensory systems. For example, proprioceptive drills, vision-tracking exercises, or vestibular training. Prism Neuro provides data that guides practitioners toward the right type of training for each individual.
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Prism Neuro is used by professional sports teams, sporting organisations, physiotherapists, and researchers. It supports performance optimisation, injury risk reduction, rehabilitation, and high-stakes human performance programs.
