Hinchley Wood, Esher, KT10 0SR
Gait Analysis
Professional Gait Analysis available in Surrey & the surrounding areas
Improve your walking or running with a gait analysis at Sally Pembery Associates. Call us to book an appointment today
Gait Analysis for Everyone
Gait analysis is a technique that investigates how one stands, walks & runs. A detailed analysis of the way a patient moves can reveal the source of muscle, nerve, or skeletal problems. Standing and walking properly involves a chain of complex actions.
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Our bodies must integrate sensory feedback from the visual, somatosensory (Pressure), and vestibular (balance) systems to properly coordinate our muscles to prevent us from falling.
Gait analysis is a descriptive tool that can help the practitioner better understand how each of these systems contributes to the way one stands, walks & runs and therefore enable an individual tailored treatment package to be developed. This package might include specific exercises, orthotic therapy and or footwear change.
The Gait Lab
For our biomechanics patients we have a specialist gait analysis lab that uses digital video and a computerised pressure measurement system. The video analysis can be freeze framed to capture the exact motion of the foot and limb at any one point in the gait cycle. This helps to identify and diagnose foot, leg, lower back pain or injuries associated with faulty biomechanics.
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The pressure measurement system uses a pressure mat which works by way of a series of pressure sensitive switches embedded in a mat on the floor, which are activated as one walks or runs over them . We believe that your needs are of the utmost importance.
Our customised service, including our gait analysis, allows us to better serve you in the long run, enabling an individualised treatment package to be developed. Please remember to bring shorts, t shirt and selection of shoes to all biomechanics appointments.
Video Analysis
The gait analysis laboratory at Sally Pembery Associates uses a strategically placed camera in several different locations that record your motion, which is linked to a computer. Once accustomed to the treadmill, you will then walk and or run depending on your current activity levels for us so the computer can video minute movements of the foot, ankle, knee, hip etc.
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The movement of the underlying bones are calculated using a model. This gives us a visual image of your joint movements which will help us plan your treatment.
Pressure Analysis
At Sally Pembery Associates, we use state of the art clinical pressure analysis solutions to help investigate how much pressure and where exactly the highs and lows of pressure are on each individual foot as you stand, walk and run. Important parameters such as the centre of the foot versus the centre of pressure are extrapolated. A pressure mat works by way of a series of pressure sensitive switches, embedded in a mat on the floor, which are activated as one walks or runs over them.
By analysing these foot prints, a computer program can calculate your walking pattern, including walking speed, stride length, and step time. This data can additionally be used to identify asymmetries during the stance phase of gait, to review dynamic weight transfer and in combination with video gait analysis, can help to inform a tailored treatment package.
This package might include exercises & stretches, orthotic therapy and or footwear evaluation.
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All major insurers accepted
Sally Pembery Associates,
Hinchley Wood Practice, Woodside House, Station Approach, Hinchley Wood, Esher KT10 0SR
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