Formiball for therapists
Formiball in physiotherapy, psychomotor therapy and rehabilitation
A simple tool for working the body… and the brain
Formiball® is a light-up ball designed to simultaneously stimulate coordination, reactivity, attention, and decision-making.
Thanks to its system of bright colors and its unpredictable rebound, each exercise becomes a situation of perception, analysis and action.
Today, Formiball is used by physiotherapists, psychomotor therapists, occupational therapists, physical trainers and rehabilitation professionals to make sessions more engaging and interactive.
Why do therapists use Formiball?
Unlike a classic ball, Formiball adds a cognitive dimension to motor exercise.
When the ball lights up:
- The patient perceives a visual stimulus
- It identifies the color
- He chose the correct answer
- He performs the requested movement
This series of steps simultaneously requires:
✅ Attention
✅ Eye-hand coordination
✅ Information processing speed
✅ Decision-making
✅ Gross motor skills
Coordination and motor skills
Formiball allows you to work efficiently:
hand-eye coordination
- Throws and catches
- Bilateral work
- Manual responsiveness
- Gestural precision
eye-foot coordination
- Engine control
- Balance work
- Coordination of the lower limbs
- Responsiveness of support staff
Global coordination
- Travel
- Changes of direction
- Functional mobility
- Postural control
The playful nature of the tool also improves patient engagement in the exercise.
Cognitive work and dual task
One of the main advantages of Formiball is the integration of a cognitive component into motor exercise.
Example :
Red = right hand
Blue = left hand
Green = both hands
The patient must:
- Observe the color
- Interpreting the information
- Choose the correct answer
- React quickly
This approach allows us to work on:
- Selective attention
- The concentration
- Inhibition
- Working memory
- Decision-making
- Information processing speed
Neurological rehabilitation
Formiball can be integrated into various neurological rehabilitation protocols.
Possible objectives
- Improved reaction times
- Coordination work
- Cognitive stimulation
- Transfer work
- Dual task exercises
- Functional retraining
Contexts of use
- stroke
- Head trauma
- Mild neurological disorders
- Functional rehabilitation
- Engine reconditioning
The intensity and complexity of the exercises can be easily adapted to the patient's level.
Geriatric rehabilitation
For seniors, Formiball allows them to work on motor and cognitive skills simultaneously.
Desired benefits
✅ Maintaining autonomy
✅ Reactivity
✅ Balance
✅ Coordination
✅ Functional mobility
✅ Attention
The playful approach promotes patient engagement and allows for easy variation in sessions.
Psychomotor skills
Psychomotor therapists frequently use visual and motor aids to develop:
- The coordination
- The body schema
- Spatial organization
- Attention
- Lateralization
- Adaptability
Thanks to its bright colors and unusual bounce, Formiball creates motivating learning situations that encourage child involvement.