VRForce Treadmill — Virtual Reality Instrumented for Gait and Balance Training
The GoldenAll VRForce Treadmill integrates an intelligent rehabilitation treadmill with body-weight support, high-speed motion capture, force plates, Virtual Reality, obstacle simulation, and surround sound. This immersive system enables comprehensive gait, balance, and cognitive assessment and training, delivering safe, adaptable rehabilitation for neurological patients while also serving as a versatile research platform.
Technical Specifications—
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Core Technology | Instrumented treadmill + VR/projection + force plates + motion capture |
| Walking Surface | 2m × 1m oversized |
| Minimum Speed | 0.1 km/h |
| Walking Direction | Forward + reverse walking support |
| Motion Capture | 3 infrared cameras, real-time gait parameter display |
| Perturbation Simulation | Trips, slips, unexpected pushes (belt-driven) |
| Obstacle Training | Configurable virtual obstacles and sudden events |
| Suspension | Optional dynamic body weight support device |
| Assessment | Multi-dimensional balance & fall-risk module, automatic reports |
| Clinical Tests | 6-Minute Walk Test with VO₂max estimation |
| Safety | Heart rate belt, suspension device, heart rate-controlled training |
| Training System | Gamified dynamic/static balance & postural control games |
| Program Management | Customisable, saveable training program templates |
| Sound | Surround sound for immersive scenario training |
| Applications | Stroke, Parkinson's, MS, musculoskeletal disease, brain/spinal cord injury, amputation, elderly, children, military, athletes |
Clinical Tests Built In — 6-Minute Walk Test & VO₂max Estimation
It also enables clinical tests like the 6-Minute Walk Test to estimate VO₂max and assess cardiopulmonary fitness. Beyond its gait, balance, and perturbation training functions, the VRForce Treadmill supports standardised clinical assessment protocols directly on the same platform — with the treadmill's integrated data capture used to estimate VO₂max from test performance.
Equipped with a heart rate belt and suspension device to ensure training safety, the system also supports heart rate-controlled training — allowing exercise intensity to be actively managed and constrained within safe physiological limits throughout both assessment and training sessions.
Three Infrared Cameras — Real-Time Gait Parameter Capture : Three infrared cameras record motion data in real time, capture users' gait parameters, and display them on a large screen. This integrated motion capture layer provides objective, quantified kinematic data — stride length, cadence, symmetry, and other spatiotemporal gait parameters — displayed live on a large screen that both the patient and therapist can view during the session, supporting the same kind of real-time biofeedback that drives faster motor learning in gait rehabilitation.
Instrumented Treadmill — Integrated Force Plates & Reverse Walking Support
Integrated force plates, 2m×1m oversize walking surface, 0.1 km/h low-speed start, with reverse walking support. The VRForce Treadmill's oversized 2m × 1m walking surface gives patients a genuinely spacious platform for walking practice — reducing the anxiety and constrained movement that a narrow treadmill belt can produce, particularly important for patients with balance impairment or wide-based compensatory gait patterns.
The ultra-low 0.1 km/h starting speed makes the treadmill accessible to the most severely deconditioned and neurologically impaired patients — those who cannot yet tolerate even the slowest speeds of a standard rehabilitation treadmill. Reverse walking support extends the treadmill's training range beyond forward gait alone, enabling retro-walking protocols that are used clinically for specific joint-loading, balance, and neuromuscular training objectives.
Real-Scenario Simulation Training — Trips, Slips & Sudden Events
The treadmill belt simulates real-world perturbations (trips, slips, unexpected pushes); a multi-dimensional balance and fall-risk assessment module evaluates gait stability and environmental adaptability, generating detailed reports.
The multi-dimensional balance and fall-risk assessment module quantifies exactly how well each patient responds to these perturbations, generating detailed reports that objectively track improvement in gait stability and environmental adaptability over the course of a rehabilitation programme.
Real-Time Data Monitoring & Feedback — Automatic Reports : Standard with force plates and VR for real-time gait monitoring and correction; supports automatic data storage and report generation. Every training session generates continuous, objective data from the integrated force plates and motion capture system — displayed in real time to allow the therapist to observe and correct gait quality as it happens, rather than only reviewing performance after the session ends.
Live Feedback & Control — the system supports customisable training programs that can be saved as templates for quick recall, allowing clinics to standardise commonly used protocols and rapidly configure sessions for returning patients without needing to reconfigure parameters from scratch each time.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q : What makes perturbation training different from standard treadmill gait training?
A : Evidence confirms that goal-oriented perturbation training is key to fall prevention. Standard treadmill walking trains gait under predictable, stable conditions. The VRForce Treadmill's belt can simulate real-world perturbations — trips, slips, unexpected pushes — training the rapid reactive balance responses that actually prevent falls in unpredictable real-world environments, which predictable walking practice alone cannot achieve.
Q : Is the treadmill safe for patients with significant fall risk?
A : Yes. The system includes a heart rate belt and suspension device to ensure training safety, and an optional dynamic body weight support (suspension) device allows even challenging obstacle and perturbation training to be conducted with a fall-safety net in place — enabling higher-intensity, more realistic training for higher fall-risk patients.
Q : Can this treadmill be used for cardiopulmonary assessment, not just gait training?
A : Yes. The system enables clinical tests like the 6-Minute Walk Test to estimate VO₂max and assess cardiopulmonary fitness — combining gait/balance rehabilitation and standard cardiopulmonary functional assessment on the same platform.
Q : What conditions is the VRForce Treadmill indicated for?
A : Its scope of application includes neurological diseases (stroke, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis), musculoskeletal diseases, central nervous system injuries (brain and spinal cord injuries), and amputations — with applicable populations spanning military personnel, children, the elderly, rehabilitation patients, chronic disease patients, and athletes.
Q : Does the treadmill support walking backward as well as forward?
A : Yes. The treadmill offers reverse walking support in addition to standard forward walking, extending the range of gait training protocols that can be delivered on a single platform.
Q : How is training data captured and reported?
A : Three infrared cameras record motion data in real time, capturing gait parameters displayed on a large screen, while integrated force plates provide kinetic data. The system supports automatic data storage and report generation, and training programs can be saved as templates for quick recall in future sessions.
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