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run and move assessment
What is involved in an Assessment?
Running and movement analysis can improve performance, prevent injury and ensure optimal rehabilitation and recovery.
Joint Range and Quality of Motion
It is important to access the positions that joints can reach as well as the quality of the movement. Joints accessed include feet, ankles, knees, and hips if applicable.
Muscle Strength
Muscles are responsible for moving joint into and out of positions. By testing strength, it enables us to access your ability to move. Muscles accessed include arches, lower leg, and upper leg if applicable.
Standing Assessment
It is important to assess standing posture to give an indication of structural position and the forces that may be acting upon these structures. We will also assess dynamic movements during standing movement such as:
- Single limb balance
- Single/double limb calf raise
- Single/double limb squat
- Knee to wall
- Single/double limb jump
Walking/Running Assessment
It is important to understand how people move. Many people unevenly load structures due to their positioning. We use a treadmill and visual gait analysis of the following:
- Patient selected walking speed to replicate daily or exercise walking
- Patient selected running speed to replicate training speed if applicable
Footwear Assessment
Footwear can help or hinder feet. Therefore, it is important to discuss styles of footwear and what is appropriate for the individual.
Remember all feet are different so footwear is specific to the individual.
