Video Running Gait Assessment
By : Dr . Kerry Rodocker-Wiarda Diplomate American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians
Gateway Chiropractic - South Shore , PLLC kwiarda @ gatewaychiropractic . com
What is Video Running Gait Assessment and How Does It Work ?
Video gait analysis is taking video of you running from different angles and planes . Then a qualified professional analyzes that video in slow motion , using still frames and frame by frame motion to assess and determine how each joint is moving while you ’ re running . They will assess how the muscles throughout your whole body is moving to control the joint movements . The doctor will compare one side to the other to pick out any asymmetries and motions that are abnormal . The professional will then provide you with insight into how you can decrease the stress to the injured areas if , you are feeling pain . They will give you gait strategies to make your run more efficient . The doctor may provide manual therapy specific to what you need to be able to run more efficiently and with less pain .
Which Runner Should Have a Video Running Gait Assessment ?
Running video gait assessments combine the latest clinical and academic knowledge of the running with a 100 % customized analysis of the way you run . The runner who will benefit most from a running video gait assessment includes runners who :
• Have an injury or combination of past injuries
• Are frustrated because the standard diagnosis they received for their running pain does not seem to be addressing the root cause of their pain
• Love running and want to ensure that as much as possible , their running form today is not going to lead to injuries down the road
• Want to run faster and more efficiently , and want to see precisely what in their running form could be modified
Entire Body Analysis :
Customize to Your Form :
Everyone is unique . One-sizefits-all solution or best p ractices a re g re at f o r learning the best general principles , but everyone ’ s body and running style is unique , and these slight differences can have major implications on the most important things for you to do to improve your running or eliminating your pain .
The most common running injury , repetitive knee pain , is frequently a result of hip tightness or lack of mobility , a gait asymmetry due to previous injury , foot strike pattern , or week core muscles . The experienced professional will analyze the entire body to address all probable causes .
Seek out an expert professional who will give you functional testing of your strength , mobility , endurance , neuromuscular control , a personalized running gait analysis , a biomechanical examination and analysis , a specific gait retraining strategy based on your analysis , an individual strength , mobility , neuromuscular control and movement retraining program based on your specific needs and a performance enhancement program for your specific goals .
25 MOMENTUM / March 2018