The Use of Gait Analysis

  Staff        September 6, 2013

A gait analysis is an assessment of the way that someone runs or walks. Everyone walks differently and more often than not, those variations are not a problem. Sometimes the variations are more pronounced and can contribute to symptoms that develop in people. The purpose of the gait analysis is to try and identify those variation that may be contributing to the symptoms. There are many variations that could do this and many are subtle that a sloe motion video or some other technology may be needed. Once a deficit is identified and is considered as contributing to the symptom, there are a number of strategies that clinicians can use, such as inserts, exercises or gait retraining that can be used to alter the abnormality toward a more normal gait.