Injury Prevention Screening

Our Injury Prevention Screening is designed to give you a clear, objective look at how your body is functioning today, so we can identify potential risk factors before they turn into injuries.

Using a combination of advanced, data-driven assessment tools and coach led movement analysis, we evaluate how you move, produce force, and control your body under load.

This allows us to pinpoint imbalances, limitations, and asymmetries that may be holding you back or putting you at risk.

From there, we build a targeted plan to help you move better, stay durable, and continue training and performing at a high level with confidence.

Performance testing is a key part of both rehab and training because it removes guesswork and gives us a clear starting point. By measuring important performance metrics early on, we establish a baseline to understand your strengths and identify areas that need improvement.

Objective testing allows us to track progress through each phase of your program and ensure it stays aligned with your goals. For return to play decisions, this data helps confirm readiness, reduce re-injury risk, and ensure you return to performance with confidence.

• VALD ForceFrame
  SMART uses the ForceFrame to evaluate and monitor strength in key muscle groups, helping us objectively assess capacity, symmetry, and load tolerance. This allows us to measure max and average strength, compare side-to-side ratios, and identify imbalances in real time supporting smarter training progressions and informed rehab decisions
• VALD ForceDecks
  ForceDecks allow us to assess strength, stability, and movement quality through jumping, landing, and balance tasks. This technology provides insight into neuromuscular performance, asymmetries, and movement strategies, helping us understand how an individual produces and absorbs force so training and rehab can be targeted and effective.
• VALD NordBord
  The NordBord is used to assess hamstring strength and asymmetry, a key factor in performance and injury risk. By objectively measuring eccentric hamstring capacity, we can identify deficits, monitor progress, and guide return to play decisions with greater confidence.
• VALD Dynamo
  The Dynamo allows us to measure isolated muscle strength across multiple joints and positions. This is especially valuable in rehabilitation and early return to training phases, where controlled strength testing helps ensure appropriate loading, safe progression, and objective tracking over time.

At SMART, we do not just put athletes through drills and call it training. Every Injury Prevention Screening program we design is grounded in evidence-informed principles, built around movement quality, progressive loading, and ongoing athlete monitoring. Before any athlete starts a program, we conduct a thorough movement and performance screen to identify strengths, compensations, and areas of elevated risk. This allows us to build a training plan that is both effective and safe.Our coaching staff blends athletic performance expertise with clinical knowledge from our on-site clinic. That means we understand how the body moves, how it breaks down, and how to keep your athlete on the field. We track training loads, monitor recovery, and adjust programming in real time. If you are dealing with a knee concern, our Knee Rehab Calgary team is right here alongside our performance coaches.