Services
Specialised sport & MSK podiatry services combining clinical expertise with cutting-edge technology to deliver optimal outcomes for athletes & active individuals.
Sport & MSK Podiatry
This process begins with a detailed musculoskeletal assessment, where we explore your presenting complaint, activity background, injury history & footwear preferences. We then evaluate your lower limb structure, alignment, joint mobility & postural control during both static & functional tasks to identify anatomical variations & range of motion restrictions.
VALD Strength Testing
Integrated VALD strength testing, trusted by professional sports teams & individuals provides precise, quantifiable metrics on lower limb strength, power & asymmetry. We compare your metrics against age & performance norms, highlighting strength deficits, asymmetries or compensatory strategies that contribute to injury risk, delay recovery or limit performance, allowing us to tailor rehabilitation & training strategies based on data, not guesswork.
Testing protocols are adapted based on your sport, injury history & goals. Data can be compared over time to evaluate progression, regression, or response to treatment. This also enables communication with other professionals involved in your care, including strength coaches, physiotherapists or surgical teams.
Footscan Pressure Analysis
Helps visualise how your feet interact with the ground during walking or running. This advanced system captures plantar pressure distribution & timing sequences in real time, highlighting excessive loading under the forefoot or heel, lateral or medial bias & inefficiencies in propulsion or foot stability. These findings are especially relevant in diagnosing conditions like forefoot overload, sesamoiditis, heel pain, or compensatory patterns due to ankle instability. Footscan results also directly inform footwear recommendations & provide the foundation for designing custom 3D-printed orthoses.
Run 3D Gait Analysis
The gold standard for scientifically assessing human movement, particularly for runners & those with lower limb pain. Unlike traditional 2D video, which is limited to viewing movement from a single plane, 3D gait analysis provides professional data-driven evaluation of your running mechanics. 39 reflective lower limb markers, three high-speed infrared motion capture cameras & synchronised high-speed video camera precisely track joint motion & movement patterns in real time, capturing your natural gait in exceptional detail.
Analysis provides key insights into
- Foot strike pattern (rearfoot, midfoot, or forefoot)
- Joint angles & timing at the pelvis, hip, knee & ankle
- Asymmetries or compensations between limbs
- Cadence, stride length & dynamic stability
- Deviations across the sagittal, frontal & transverse planes
VALD Force Plate Testing
Integrated VALD force plate testing moves beyond simply observing how an individual moves to understanding why they move & how much force is stressing their tissues, providing detailed injury risk profiling.
Testing can also provide key metrics regarding a running shoe's objective effect on running mechanics & injury risk. This ensures appropriate cushioning & support without generating high stress on structures that could lead to injury. Furthermore, assessment of calf muscle strength & endurance ensures your propulsive muscles are prepared for the specific demands running shoes impose, relative to body weight.
