Running Injury Clinic
SERVICES OFFERED
1. Clinical Gait Analysis
A comprehensive initial evaluation is performed to determine how your anatomical structure, muscle flexibility, and strength may influence the way you run or walk.
A gait analysis includes the monitoring of movement patterns as you run or walk on a treadmill to determine joint angles and excessive or atypical movements.
Videotaping is done from the front, side, and rear to provide a visual analysis of how you run and walk.
A final detailed report is provided during a follow-up visit with specific recommendations to help resolve your pain and symptoms.
Recommendations are typically made in the following areas:
Therapeutic intervention for strengthening and/or increasing muscle flexibility
Gait mechanics can be altered to change the way you walk and run
Orthotics or shoe inserts which control unwanted movement
Footwear to optimize your performance
2. Injury Prevention Evaluation
Through scientific investigations, several clinical and mechanical factors have been identified which contribute to the development of injuries.
This evaluation is designed for runners who are not currently injured but want to identify aspects which may predispose them to injury such as muscular flexibility, strength, and gait mechanics.
Specific individual recommendations are provided.