3D Gait and OnTracx Analysis
3D Gait and OnTracx Analysis
3D Gait and OnTracx Analysis
3D gait analysis provides a detailed assessment of how your body moves throughout the running gait cycle. Using high-speed cameras and motion-capture technology, it quantifies joint angles and movement patterns at the foot, ankle, knee, hip and pelvis in all three planes of motion. This allows us to objectively assess stride mechanics, cadence, ground contact time, vertical oscillation, limb symmetry and timing of propulsion, as well as how forces are absorbed and transferred during stance and toe-off. These movement patterns are closely linked to running efficiency and injury risk but are often impossible to identify accurately through visual observation alone.
OnTracx load monitoring assesses the mechanical loads your body is exposed to while running. By measuring impact forces and loading trends in real time, it provides insight into how much stress is being placed through the lower limb with each step and how this changes with speed, fatigue or footwear. This helps us understand cumulative tissue stress, identify spikes in loading that may increase injury risk, and monitor how the body responds to changes in training volume or intensity.
When combined, 3D gait analysis and OnTracx link how you move with how much load your body is experiencing. For example, an overstride pattern, excessive braking forces or reduced ankle motion identified on 3D analysis can be directly matched to higher impact loads recorded by OnTracx. This integrated approach allows us to pinpoint the mechanical drivers behind injury, fatigue or recurring symptoms and provides a clear framework for safe progression back to running.
Run Specific VALD Testing
3D Gait and OnTracx Analysis
3D Gait and OnTracx Analysis
VALD testing provides an objective assessment of the key strength, power and neuromuscular qualities that underpin efficient and resilient running. Using force-based technology, it allows us to accurately measure how well the muscles and tendons of the foot, ankle, calf, knee and hip can generate and absorb force. These physical capacities play a critical role in impact attenuation, propulsion and stability during running and are often central contributors to injury risk when deficits or asymmetries are present.
Run-specific VALD assessments focus on areas that are particularly important for runners, including ankle plantar-flexor strength, inversion and eversion capacity, reactive strength, hop performance, limb stiffness and fatigue resistance. These tests allow us to identify side-to-side asymmetries, reduced force output or poor elastic energy return that may not be visible during gait analysis but significantly influence how load is managed with each step. By comparing results to normative data and between limbs, we gain a clear picture of current tissue capacity.
Importantly, VALD testing helps us understand whether the body is physically capable of tolerating the loads identified during running. When combined with gait and load data, it allows us to distinguish between movement-related issues and strength or capacity limitations. This ensures rehabilitation, strength and conditioning programmes are targeted precisely, return-to-run decisions are evidence-based, and training progression is matched to the runner’s true physical readiness rather than symptoms alone.
