Force Plates v. AMI: How do they compare?
Force Plates v. The AMI When discussing the Athletic Movement Index (AMI) with potential clients, our sales team is often asked the question: “Should I get a Force Plate, or should I get the AMI?”. Our customers regularly make the mistake that these two products can offer them the same thing. In actuality, these two products hold two very different purposes . When we consider the Force Plate, its purpose is to capture force data. This they do very well, as such they have been used successfully in research for a long time. However, the main challenge clinicians will face with a Force Plate is: what to do with the data? Clinicians know that when their client’s Force Plate data is off, that something is wrong with their mechanics. But they do not know what. Or rather, the Force Plate does not tell them what or where the system is breaking down. This is where the AMI and Force Plate differ significantly. The AMI consists of wearable sensor technology that has been designed to gi...