Biomechanical & Gait Analysis

The problem

Pain and injury are often influenced by a combination of factors, including movement patterns, strength, mobility, footwear, training loads, tissue capacity, and lifestyle demands.

Without understanding what is driving the problem, treatment often becomes focused on symptoms rather than causes.

A biomechanical assessment helps us understand how your feet and lower limbs function, identify contributing factors behind your symptoms, and guide the most appropriate treatment plan for your condition, goals, and lifestyle.

How we treat it

Your assessment may include:

• Foot posture and alignment assessment
• Joint mobility testing
• Muscle strength and control testing
• Balance assessment
• Footwear assessment
• Walking analysis
• Running analysis
• Video gait analysis
• Functional movement testing
• Hands-on examination of the affected area

Assessments are performed both in-chair and under real-life weight-bearing conditions to understand how your body functions during everyday movement.

Video gait analysis is commonly used to slow movement down and visually explain what we are seeing. For runners and sporting injuries, we may also assess and record outdoor running, as this often provides a more natural representation of running mechanics than treadmill-based assessment.

Our goal is not simply to identify where pain is occurring, but to understand why it may have developed in the first place.

Why Masterton Foot Clinic

At Masterton Foot Clinic, we believe successful treatment starts with understanding the bigger picture.

Rather than focusing solely on the painful area, we assess how your feet, ankles, knees, hips, footwear, strength, mobility, activity levels, and movement patterns may be influencing your symptoms.

The findings from your assessment help guide rehabilitation, footwear advice, orthotic prescription, bracing, load management, strengthening programs, and broader treatment planning.

We regularly work alongside physiotherapists, sports medicine professionals, orthopaedic specialists, and other healthcare providers to help patients achieve the best possible outcomes.

Whether your goal is simply walking comfortably again, returning to work, remaining independent, or competing at a high level of sport, our focus is on helping you move with greater confidence, efficiency, and resilience.

Most importantly, we help people maximise their healthspan by maintaining mobility, independence, and participation in the activities they enjoy.

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