Running Gait Assessments
Keeping you on the road and trails, not on the sidelines.
A running gait assessment provides a detailed look at your running biomechanics, technique and movement patterns. We assess stride mechanics, cadence, strength, posture and control to identify inefficiencies, overload patterns and injury risks factors.
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Our running gait assessments include:
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90minute, 1-on-1 assessment with an experienced physiotherapist
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Comprehensive running specific musculoskeletal screening
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Running gait analysis with full report provided to you
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Individualised strength program
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Education and advice to help you understand your running mechanics and achieve your goals.
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Ideal for injured runners or those looking to optimise performance and prevent reoccuring niggles.
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How the session runs...
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We'll start your Running Gait Assessment with a quick talk about your running history, any injuries or underlying medical factors and your current goals for running.
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If you collect your running metric data, e.g from your Garmin watch, we'll also look over and discuss these findings (e.g. cadence, heart rate, ground contact time, vertical oscillation etc).
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We'll then take you through some joint range of motion testing, muscular strength and endurance testing, functional movement patterns and then have you running outside to record your running gait.
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Then we'll come back inside and discuss all the findings, how it relates to your presenting concern (injury or performance) and provide you with a personalised program to enhance your running performance.
What the research says...
Did you know that:
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Up to 80% of runners can experience a running related injury each year!
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The soleus muscle (calf) is the primary contributor to both support and propulsion during running and can reach peak forces between 6.5-8 times your body weight when running (Dorn, T. 2012).
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Patella tendon forces during running typically reach over 4 times your body weight and faster speeds and specific jumping tasks can push this well beyond 6 times your body weight (Wilson, J. 2014 and Zhang, X. 2024).
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Downhill running (-6degree gradient) leads to a 35% increase in patellofemoral joint stress whereas, uphill running (+6degree gradient) can reduce cumulative damage by over 20% (Van Hooren, B. 2024).
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Downhill running (-6degree gradient) reduced Achilles Tendon strain by 35% whereas uphill running (+6degree gradient) increases strain by over 45% (Van Hooren, B. 2024).