Biomechanical Analysis

Biomechanical analysis involves studying how people move and the forces behind these movements. It can be a great way to determine how and why you’re running into certain joint or muscle related injuries.
What is biomechanical analysis?
Biomechanical analysis is an in-depth and complex evaluation of your pelvis, knees, ankles and feet. The analysis takes into account how your weight is transferred through your joints and bones, and how these interact with your working muscles, tendons and fascia.
Combining this weight transfer with gait, poor posture, biomechanical issues and forces such as velocity and gravity can cause injury or discomfort. Biomechanical analysis aims to understand exactly how your movements work, in order to work out how best to treat these injuries and, more importantly, prevent them from occurring in the first place.
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What does a biomechanical assessment involve?
A biomechanical assessment consists of:
Using video software to assess your movements and gait in stationary, standing and sitting positions. We will also analyse your movements in a number of different sporting activities and movements if required.
This footage will then be broken down into phases, and used to analyse how your body performs. Joints such as those found in your ankles and feet are highly complex and use a variety of articulations to make up your walking gait, so it is important that we analyse this footage thoroughly to understand your movements fully.
- Following this analysis, we may be able to recommend certain stretches or treatments that will solve your issues. Alternatively, with the addition of the impact and velocity in the running gait, the ankle and foot need adequate stability and strength that a tailored insole can provide.
Who might need a biomechanical analysis?
A biomechanical analysis would be beneficial for somebody who is experiencing pain in the lower limbs or feet. This is especially true if the person is experiencing chronic pain or recurring injuries. This pain or pattern of injuries may be as a result of imperfect gait or bodily motions, issues which can be amended after proper analysis.
Biomechanical analysis could also be useful for a person who competes in sports who feels their performance is impacted by issues they cannot get to the bottom of. We can help you discover the roots of your problems, as well as recommending methods to solve them.
In turn, we hope you’ll see an increase in performance and reduction in movement or gait-related injuries. This analysis is suitable for anybody experiencing pain, but especially useful for runners, walkers and triathletes.
Local biomechanical analysis and assessments
If you’ve been experiencing pain or recurring injuries and you don’t know why or how to fix it, you might benefit from a biomechanical analysis. Injury Mechanics are based in Bolton and Leyland, so book a biomechanical assessment appointment today.