Gait Analysis Course Dates 2025
New course dates in 2025 for our ‘Gait Analysis For Runners: A Modern Approach’ course are now being organised. Day 1 and Day 2 will as always be delivered online, and then Day 3 will be a full day in-person practical at a chosen location in the UK. Dates for a Manchester cohort (click for details) in Feb/March 2025 have already been released:
- Day 1: February 8th – Online Theory (live)
- Day 2: February 15th – Online Theory (live)
- Day 3: March 1st – In Person Practical at Chews Health, Altrincham, WA15 7LU
If there are any other regions in the UK (and beyond) where you would like Day 3 to be held, please click here to make a suggestion (see button at end of linked page).
Who is the course for?
- Therapists, coaches & trainers with no experience in Gait Analysis but are thinking of offering a new service to their running clients.
- Current providers of Gait Analysis who wish to update the service they offer.
Is it online or face-to-face?
The course runs over three weeks, with two ONLINE theory sessions (Saturday mornings 8.30am to 12.30pm), and one FACE-TO-FACE practical day (9.30am to 5pm) at a choice of location. Homework is given after each theory session to promote maximum learning in preparation for the face-to-face practical day. Full details of course content can be found further down the page under ‘Course Content’.
What is a ‘modern approach’ to gait analysis?
Gait Analysis can be a hugely beneficial tool for runners, but often not for the reasons we are traditionally taught. Despite the popular use of Gait Analysis to screen runners for ‘biomechanical flaws’ to reduce running related injury and/or increase running performance, the success of such is often hit & miss. The fact that so many runners still get injured (or re-injured) is testimony to this.
In this course, running injury & performance specialist Matt Phillips of runchatlive.com guides participants through all of the traditional elements of Gait Analysis, but also draws upon research to highlight the limitations of a solely ‘biomechanical’ approach. Participants are then introduced to other ways that we can use a gait analysis service to help runners recovery from injury, reduce risk of future injury, and optimise performance.
Course Content
- Biomechanics of running – gait cycle, injury & performance
- Causes of running related injury – perceived vs. evidence based
- Understanding pain –Cartesian, Gate Control, Neuromatrix, Biopsychosocial
- Subjective assessment for gait analysis
- Objective assessment for gait analysis
- Gait hardware & software
- Interpretation of data from gait cycle
- Gait modification & re-education
- Strength training for runners
- Footwear – trainers & orthoses
Want more information?
As we mentioned, dates for the Manchester cohort (click for details) in Feb/March 2025 have already been released. If there are any other regions in the UK (and beyond) where you would like Day 3 to be held, please click here to make a suggestion.
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