Welcome to the Bertec Family
Based out of Columbus, Ohio, Bertec is an internationally recognized designer, manufacturer, and marketer of research-grade and clinical biomechanical equipment and software.
Thirty years of measurement excellence
Founded in 1987, Bertec continues to tackle some of the most ambitious engineering projects in biomechanics, mechatronics, immersive visual reality, balance, mobility, and visual-motor processing to bring industry-leading solutions to practitioners, researchers, and performance specialists.
Late 1970's
Necip Berme, Ph.D. Designs His Own Force Plate
Dr. Berme, now a professor emeritus of mechanical engineering at The Ohio State University, needed a force plate for his own research in biomechanics. Unsatisfied with the then commercially available force plates, like any gifted engineer, he decided to make one for himself.
Early 1980's
First Force Plates Sold
Dr. Berme's published research with his own force plates raised awareness within the biomechanical research community. Soon colleagues and biomechanist friends around the world started to request force plates for their own laboratories.
1987
Bertec Corporation
Still a passion project, Dr. Berme incorporated his small growing business in order to keep his personal and business finances separate.
2001
Bertec FIT – Fully Instrumented Treadmill
Biomechanists' need for continuous data collection in a compact footprint led Bertec to introduce the precision-controlled and research-grade force plate. The lessons learned in mechatronic and control engineering can now be found in Bertec's clinical products.
2012
Lewis Nashner, Ph.D. Joins With Bertec
Dr. Nashner, founder of Neurocom, joined with Bertec in 2012 to develop the next generation of CDP assessment and rehabilitation tools that combine immersive visual environments with dual-balance force plate technology.
Photo: Dr. Necip Berme (left) and Dr. Lewis Nashner (right)
2013
Bertec Balance Advantage
18 months after partnering with Dr. Nashner, Bertec launched the comprehensive Balance Advantage product line.
2017
Immersive Labs
Bertec continues to provide precision measurement devices to the research community. Bertec Immersive Labs combines the VR technology found in the CDP/IVR with the Bertec FIT, enabling new categories of research in understanding the interactions between the body's ocular, neuro, and muscular control systems.
2018
Our New Home in Columbus, Ohio
Our new home in Columbus, Ohio broke ground in 2018 and has provided us with the ideal space to innovate, design, and execute.
In the News
University of Delaware builds virtual reality cave for balance control testing
Bertec Immersive Labs was installed in the fall of 2017 at the University of Delaware’s STAR Health Sciences Complex. John Jeka, who chairs the Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, and his research team investigates how the nervous system uses sensory information (vision, inner ear) to estimate body dynamics and guide motor processes for upright balance control.
The applied goal is to better understand patient populations with neurological disease and injury that lead to balance problems. In the lab, individuals stand or walk in a room-sized virtual reality cave, which allows precise control of the visual surround along with input from vestibular, proprioceptive and tactile sensory systems.
Visit http://chs.udel.edu/ for more info.
Exclusive: Florida VA program helps elite warriors heal unseen wounds of war
We are honored to be featured in an exclusive CBS news story! “A unique Florida veterans affairs program treating traumatic brain injuries, as well as the wear and tear of multiple deployments, is changing perspectives about asking for help. The Post-Deployment Rehabilitation and Evaluation Program (PREP) at a hospital in Tampa aims to treat physical injuries and the mental health of service members.”
A new government program is taking on service members’ invisible injuries, like the traumatic brain damage American troops received after an Iranian missile strike in Iraq.
Catherine Herridge, CBS News senior investigative correspondent, got an exclusive look at the treatment and how its “holistic approach” is helping soldiers heal.
For the full story, click here.