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: 2D Gait Analysis vs 3D Gait Analysis
- Interpretation of data from gait cycle
- Gait modification & re-education
- Strength training for runners
- Footwear – trainers & orthoses
Format:
Hybrid: The course runs over three weeks, with two ONLINE sessions (8.30am to 12.30 pm), and one FACE-TO-FACE Day (9.30am to 5pm) at a choice of location.
Suitable For:
Practitioners thinking of starting up a new Gait Analysis Service or looking to update their current Gait Analysis Service. Sports Massage Therapists, Sports Therapists, Soft Tissue Therapists, Chiropractors, Osteopaths and Physiotherapists.
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 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.
