Force plates · 1080 · clinical tests
Objective testing
Force plates, 1080 equipment, and clinical tests record real numbers (force, power, speed, and left vs. right), not a guess or a feeling.
Force Plate & Return-to-Sport Testing
Test. Retest. See the difference.
Testing turns how you jump, land, lift, and sprint into numbers. We retest you against your own baseline, and at Lubbock and Colleyville every athlete we test gets a color-coded report. For anyone training for something, at any age.
- Hawkin Dynamics force plates: Lubbock & Colleyville
- 1080 Quantum: Lubbock
- 1080 Sprint: Colleyville
- Clinical return-to-play testing: all three clinics
Your report
Green. Yellow. Red.
A status for each area, compared with your own baseline. See an example
What Testing Is
Data-Driven. Athlete-Proven.
Testing is a short set of jump, strength, and speed tests. It measures what the eye can't see: how much force you produce, how fast you produce it, and whether one side is doing more of the work.
Retested against your own baseline
Your first test sets your baseline. Every retest compares you with you, so you can see what has improved and what still needs work.
A report you can read
Every athlete tested at Lubbock and Colleyville gets a short report: a green, yellow, or red status for each area, your numbers side by side, and what happens next.
See an exampleTesting is run by our licensed, degreed clinicians, physical therapists and athletic trainers who treat all types of injuries. Technology adds detail; your clinician chooses which tests fit you, and when.
Your Test Session
What happens in your test
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Warm up
Bike intervals and dynamic drills, so you're ready to move at full effort.
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Practice
Your clinician demonstrates each test, and you get practice tries first.
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Test each side
If one side is injured, the healthy side goes first to set the reference. Three tries per test, per side.
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Review your results
Your clinician walks you through your numbers, what they mean, and the next step.
Wear comfortable clothes you can move in. Your clinician selects the tests; not every athlete does every test.
What We Measure
Jumps, strength, symmetry, and speed.
Your clinician picks the tests that fit your goal or injury. Most fall into four groups.
Depending on your goal, testing can also include balance (the Y-Balance Test), hop tests (single, triple, and lateral hops), range of motion, and your clinician's check of how you move and land.
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Jumps & landings
Countermovement jumps, repeated rebound jumps, single-leg jumps, and drop jumps on the force plates. We see how high you jump, how quickly you take off, how you absorb the landing, and how much each leg contributes.
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Strength
How much force each leg or arm produces: knee extension and flexion, single-leg squat, lunges, and hip tests on the 1080 Quantum; shoulder tests (scapular, rotator cuff, and overhead press) on the 1080 Quantum or the 1080 Sprint; plus clinical strength tests with a hand-held dynamometer.
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Left vs. right
When one side is injured, we test the healthy side first to set the reference, then show the other side as a percentage of it. On strength and hop tests the goal is 90% or better, and 95% for pivoting and cutting sports.
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Speed & power
How fast you produce force. The 1080 Sprint measures speed, force, and power on resisted and assisted sprints, and the 1080 Quantum records your power on every rep.
What You Get
A report you can read.
Every athlete we test at Lubbock and Colleyville gets this color-coded report, not just patients sent by a physician. With your permission, we share it with your physician, coach, or athletic trainer, so everyone works from the same numbers.
Met 90%+ Monitor 80 to 89% Needs work under 80%
- Status firstEvery area marked green (met), yellow (monitor), or red (needs work).
- Your numbers, side by sideEach side's result and the percentage between them, in real units like pounds, watts, and centimeters.
- What it meansOne to three plain sentences per section. No jargon.
- What's nextYour overall status, what's still open, the plan, and your retest date.
The report comes with force plate and 1080 testing at Lubbock and Colleyville. At Irving, your clinician walks you through your clinical return-to-play results.
| Area | Bar | LSI | Status |
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| Quad strength | 88% | Monitor | |
| Hamstring strength | 93% | Met | |
| Single-leg jump | 91% | Met | |
| Hop distance | 94% | Met |
LSI (limb symmetry index) = injured side ÷ other side × 100. Green is 90% or higher.
The iTOP Path
Baseline first. Then retest.
Testing runs through all three packages: Assess, Recover, and Perform. Most athletes retest about every 12 weeks. You move forward when you pass the test, not when the calendar says so.
There are no guaranteed timelines. Return-to-sport decisions are made with your care team, and medical clearance stays with your physician.
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Assess
Set your baseline
Your evaluation, before any treatment. At Lubbock and Colleyville, force plate and 1080 testing add a baseline in numbers.
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Recover
Retest before each step
Retests, about every 12 weeks, show whether the gap is closing. After surgery, testing follows your surgeon's protocol; after ACL reconstruction, checkpoints are typically around 3, 6, and 9 months.
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Recover
Test before you return
A full return-to-play test before you go back to full play or racing. No single test clears you.
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Perform
Keep building
Back, or healthy and training? Retests about every 12 weeks, against your own numbers, show what your training is building.
Equipment & Clinics
Where each test is available.
Lubbock and Colleyville both have Hawkin Dynamics force plates. Lubbock has the 1080 Quantum and Colleyville has the 1080 Sprint. Irving offers clinical return-to-play testing, including testing-only sessions, and refers patients to Lubbock or Colleyville for force plate and 1080 testing.
| Test | Lubbock | Colleyville | Irving |
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| Clinical return-to-play testing | Available in Lubbock | Available in Colleyville | Available in Irving |
| Testing-only session | Available in Lubbock | Available in Colleyville | Clinical |
| Force plate testing | Available in Lubbock | Available in Colleyville | At Lubbock or Colleyville |
| 1080 strength, speed, and power testing | Quantum | Sprint | At Lubbock or Colleyville |
See the technology in depth: what each machine does, who else uses it, and the research
Testing on Its Own
Rehabbing elsewhere? Get tested.
You don't have to do your rehab at iTOP to test with us. Testing-only sessions are available at any of our three clinics. At Lubbock and Colleyville it includes force plate and 1080 testing, and you leave with your numbers and your color-coded report. At Irving it's clinical return-to-play testing, and your clinician walks you through your results.
Who it’s for
- You're doing rehab at another clinic and want objective numbers before you return
- You've reached your timeline and want to know if you're actually ready
- You're healthy and want a baseline to compare against later
- You're a coach or athletic trainer who wants data on an athlete's readiness
For Physicians & Surgeons
Referring a patient? We'll send you the data.
Criteria-based return-to-sport testing across nine domains, with a color-coded report back to you after every test. Our physician page covers the test battery, scoring, and a sample report.
FAQ
Testing Questions
You stand, jump, and land on two Hawkin Dynamics force plates, one under each foot. They measure the force each leg puts into the ground, so we can see how high you jump, how quickly you take off, how you absorb a landing, and whether one leg is doing more of the work. Force plate testing is at our Lubbock and Colleyville clinics.
A set of tests that shows whether you're ready to go back to full play after an injury or surgery: strength, power, balance, jumps and hops, and how you move, with each side compared. No single test clears you, and medical clearance stays with your physician.
No. Testing is for anyone training for something: youth, high school, and collegiate athletes; adult and recreational athletes; HYROX and hybrid athletes; runners; and lifelong athletes. It's also for anyone with a fresh injury or coming back from surgery. Healthy athletes test to set a baseline and track progress.
A warm-up, practice tries, then each test on both sides, three tries each. Your clinician then walks you through your results. Wear comfortable clothes you can move in.
Every athlete tested on the force plates and 1080 at Lubbock and Colleyville gets a color-coded report: a green, yellow, or red status for each area, your numbers for each side, a plain-language summary, and the plan with your retest date. At Irving, your clinician walks you through your clinical return-to-play results. With your permission, we share results with your physician, coach, or athletic trainer.
Most athletes retest about every 12 weeks, in rehab and in Perform. After ACL reconstruction, checkpoints are typically around 3, 6, and 9 months, always inside your surgeon's protocol. Your clinician sets your retest date.
Lubbock and Colleyville. Both have Hawkin Dynamics force plates; Lubbock has the 1080 Quantum and Colleyville has the 1080 Sprint. Irving offers clinical return-to-play testing, including testing-only sessions, and refers patients to Lubbock or Colleyville for force plate and 1080 testing.
Yes, at all three clinics. At Irving it's clinical return-to-play testing; force plate and 1080 testing are at Lubbock and Colleyville. With your permission, results can be shared with your surgeon, coach, or athletic trainer.
Send an appointment request on our Request an Appointment page and your clinic will contact you, or book online at itop.janeapp.com. You can also call Lubbock at 806-516-5722, Colleyville at 469-895-5198, or Irving at 214-225-0291. You can also email appointments@itoprecovery.com.
Next Step
Know your numbers. Then beat them.
Book force plate and 1080 testing in Lubbock or Colleyville, or clinical return-to-play testing at any iTOP clinic. Book online, call, or email appointments@itoprecovery.com.