WHAT IS GAIT ANALYSIS?
A gait analysis is simply an assessment of your running form. There are many ways to perform this and as a runner, you may have already experienced a few. Employees at specialty running shoe stores will often watch you run to find you your Cinderella slipper, coaches will sometimes pick apart your gait mechanics in order to improve your efficiency, and maybe you’ve been lucky enough to have a physical therapist film you running and watch it with you in slow motion. Not often fun to watch that footage...

We use gait analysis software to help us better analyze your running form. Our software allows us to take specific measurements at crucial points within your gait cycle to determine subtle differences from one side to the other and identify areas of inefficiency and potential harm.
The benefit of having physical therapists perform your gait analysis is that we don’t just stop there. We then perform an assessment to dig deeper into your movement patterns, strength and flexibility, and footwear so that we are able to not just identify your faulty running mechanics, but understand why they are occurring in the first place. Through follow up visits that may include stretching, strengthening, functional training, and most importantly, gait retraining, we will be able to get you running without pain and improved form.
