If you work with runners, at some point you will want to look at their running gait. However, not all of us have the space or money to put a suitable treadmill in our clinic. So what alternatives are there?
• Outdoor Gait Analysis
• Gait Analysis using a treadmill in a public gym
In our CPD course ‘Gait Analysis For Runners: A Modern Approach’, both of these options are explored, with the goal of helping you design a gait analysis service that suits YOUR business and YOUR clients. The course also looks at use of a treadmill, and how to fit that into your available space and budget, but the essential focus is on finding a practical, evidence informed system that works for YOU.
Who Is The Course For?
The course is designed for any practitioner interested in starting up a Gait Analysis For Runners service, including:
• Sports Massage Therapists
• Sports Therapists
• Soft Tissue Therapists
• Physiotherapists
• Chiropractors
• Osteopaths
Is The Course Online or In-Person?
‘Gait Analysis For Runners: A Modern Approach’ is an online & in-person course that has three sessions:
• ONLINE Session 1: Saturday 8.30am-12pm
• ONLINE Session 2: Saturday 8.30am-12pm
• IN-PERSON Session 3: Saturday 9.30am-5pm
The IN-PERSON day is held at a location that you select from our options. If there are any regions in the UK (and beyond) where you would like Day 3 to be held, or if you would like to host the course, please click here to make a suggestion (see button at end of linked page).
When Is The Next Course?
The next course is the Manchester cohort (click to book) on the following dates:
- Day 1: February 8th – Online Theory (live)
- Day 2: February 15th – Online Theory (live)
- Day 3: March 8th – In-Person Practical at Chews Health, Altrincham, WA15 7LU
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 will not only guide you through all of the traditional elements of Gait Analysis, but also draw upon research to highlight the limitations of a solely ‘biomechanical’ approach. With this in mind, we can then consider evidence-informed 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
The content of the course is flexible & weighted to the level and needs of participants. Overall, the following elements are included:
• Biomechanics of running – gait cycle, injury & performance
• Causes of running related injury – perceived vs. evidence based
• The relationship of Load, Injury & Pain
• Subjective & Objective Assessment
• Indoor Gait Analysis: 2D vs 3D
• Outdoor Gait Analysis
• Gait modification & re-education
• Strength training for runners
• Footwear – trainers & orthoses
Minimal Requirements Of Qualification:
Anyone with a Level 3 qualification or above is welcome to join the course, but attendees must be aware of their own personal scope of practice, as directed by their personal level of qualification. For example, to assess any injury, a minimum of Level 4 is required, so attendees without Level 4 would in theory be allowed to provide gait analysis as a means of offering symptom modification & support for a runner who has already been assessed for injury by a Level 4 therapist, and not be allowed to offer any form of clinical reasoning to identify the source of injury. Insurance providers will need to be made aware if this.
About The Course Presenter
Matt Phillips is a Running Injury & Performance Specialist. His website runchatlive.com is designed to help runners & therapists evolve from outdated ideas and embrace a more evidence-informed approach to running injury prevention & management. A popular speaker at national & international conferences, Matt has written for numerous websites & magazines, and spent time in Nairobi helping set up one of the first Gait Analysis stores in Kenya. He is host of Runchatlive Podcast and Sports Therapy Association Podcast.
