We are proud to introduce the Running Room – state of the art, sports performance assessments, available to everyone in Brisbane at our Toowong clinic. The Running Room features the Zebris System, a treadmill with over 7000 inbuilt individual pressure sensors. It is powered by the latest in German software technology, producing highly-accurate, computerised gait assessments or gait analyses.
It’s all about making you a better runner and increase your stamina! Using this technology we are able to create a complete picture of your gait and biomechanics by understanding how the pressure and force is carried through your feet as you walk, stand and run.
The treadmill’s pressure sensors are enhanced by the addition of 2 high-speed cameras, which allow us to analyse your gait frame by frame.
This combination of technology is very rare to find. This has traditionally been a research tool used in advanced settings, such as the Australian Institute of Sport and universities.
IMPROVE SPORTS PERFORMANCE
If you are a runner or professional athlete of any type, you will benefit from a gait assessment by a trained podiatrist. Or if you work with professional athletes, let’s talk.
✅ Track – sprints, long-distance, middle-distance, hurdles
✅ Ultra running – ultra runs, adventure runs
✅ Obstacle course running eg, Tough Mudder
✅ Triathletes
✅ Road running – marathons, half marathons, 10km, 5km, charity fun runs
✅ Trail running – a mix between cross-country and mountain
✅ Cross-country running
✅ Mountain running
✅ Race walking
✅ Professional sports teams – AFL, NRL, football, soccer, basketball, netball, hockey, cricket, tennis etc
✅ Sports management – Sports coaches, trainers, performance managers, strength and fitness managers, physiotherapists, massage therapists, sports medicine
✅ Health-conscious people starting to run or train, wanting to establish good technique to avoid injury
This technology allows us to identify specific, subtle changes to your running gait to improve sports performance. Without this technology it can be difficult to see an observable change with the naked eye to ensure we are on the right track with our treatments and recommendations. Now with this technology you can see these changes and how they affect your running gait right before your eyes.
PREVENT INJURY OR IMPROVE RECOVERY
Knee injuries from running are common and can include:
➔ Runner’s knee (or patellofemoral pain syndrome)
➔ Iliotibial band syndrome
➔ Ligament strain
➔ Meniscus tears
The most common foot pain and foot injuries from running are:
➔ Plantar fasciitis
➔ Stress fractures
➔ Achilles tendonitis
➔ Sesamoiditis
➔ Medial tibial stress syndrome (or shin splints from running)
➔ Calcaneal apophysitis (or severs disease) in children and adolescents
If you have sustained an injury or had surgery, such as an ACL reconstruction, then we can measure the different gait parameters and then treat the gait deficits.
The Zebris technology also allows us to look into asymmetry. Does one foot carry more force or pressure than the other? Are you more symptomatic on one side than the other?
IS THE ZEBRIS GAIT ANALYSIS ASSESSMENT ONLY FOR RUNNERS AND ATHLETES?
Not at all! The information generated by this incredible technology is useful for everyone.
✅ Suitable for Everyone
The Zebris gait analysis system also assesses walking gait and stance. Regardless of your physical ability or presenting complaint, this technology will allow us to understand your biomechanics, which can give valuable insights into any foot or lower limb issues you may have.
A gait assessment will be particularly beneficial for:
✅ Diabetic Patients – Diabetes can have serious effects on the feet. The pressure mapping technology with the Zebris System shows us exactly how much pressure is carried under the foot and precisely where it is carried. With this information we can predict if you are at risk of skin breakdown and ulceration. The benefit this can have for preventing pressure ulcers in diabetic patients cannot be understated.
✅ Children – The Zebris biomechanical assessment generates quantifiable data about your child’s biomechanics. With this data we can appreciate the exact degree that your child is in-toeing or out-toeing and understand how well they are responding to treatment.
✅ Older Patients – Falls are a main cause of morbidity and disability in the elderly. This technology analyses your centre of pressure when standing. This allows us to prescribe simple exercises to improve your postural control, stability, strength and balance.
For more information on Gait Analysis visit https://entirepodiatry.com.au/services/biomechanical-gait-analysis/
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