Video Gait Analysis
System is available for shoe selection process!
Although many factors such as color, shape, weight,
cushioning and price can influence your selection
of a running or walking shoe, we believe that finding
the right shoe starts with the foot! Keep
in mind that the running shoe serves as a structural
and functional extension of the foot. Chosen
correctly, it can improve your running. Chosen
improperly, it can amplify biomechanical and functional
flaws thereby increasing your risk of injury.
When fitting shoes, we use a detailed step-by-step
process that will provide you with helpful information
in choosing the correct shoe. We first discuss
your particular needs by asking you questions about
your walking or running, training goals, predominant
running surface, mileage and history of injury. If
you bring in your old shoes, we will examine
the wear pattern and use that information in the
selection process.
We will determine your foot type by assessing the
structure of the foot including shape, width, volume
and arch height. We then analyze the
gait cycle that is unique to each runner by observing
the biomechanics of the foot in motion. Our
staff will select a variety of styles and brands
of shoes for you to try by matching your foot characteristics
and biomechanical needs to the proper category of
shoes.
Finally, we let you test the shoes on our indoor
Mondo surface track or on an in-house treadmill where
we can analyze your running gait in various shoes
using our video analysis system. We can give
you frame-by-frame analysis which is useful in helping
you to understand which shoes would work best to
keep you running or walking happy and injury free. |
