Running Assessment
Are you struggling to keep running due to nagging injuries?
Are you returning to running after a period of rest for a traumatic or overuse injury?
Do you want to improve your running performance?
Many people rely on running for their physical and/or mental health, but poor technique may result in injuries that continually interrupt training. For others it is all about performance, running faster and further, but again poor technique may hold them back when they are capable of so much more.
Marathon running, triathlon and ironman events are becoming more and more popular in Australia. The number of competitors in Marathons in Australia has risen from 87 runners in 1909 to 20,000 runners in 2014. Numbers of females and athletes over 40 years of age participating in running, triathlon and ironman events continues to grow. Running provides great health benefits, an opportunity to reach physical goals and to feel the contentment of achievement and it also allows flexibility in training hours and structure. However, running is a repetitive sport exposing joints, muscles, tendons and bones to an accumulation of load. Poor biomechanics and movement dysfunction can contribute to the development of overuse injuries. Most injuries occur in the lower limbs – hips & pelvis, knees, shins, ankles and feet.
At PhysioTec, our physiotherapists have a special interest in movement analysis, injury rehabilitation and prevention, all with the ultimate aim of getting you back on the road or the trail, and keeping you there.
Running Assessments include:
- Musculoskeletal Assessment of the foundational physical skills and attributes required for optimal running technique
- Video Analysis of Running Biomechanics
- ViMove analysis – a state of the art technology using wireless accelerometers and specialised software to provide specific data on running parameters and loading rates. PhysioTec is one of the only clinics in Qld to be able to offer this exciting new technology.
Your physiotherapist will evaluate and collate results obtained from the physical assessment, video analysis and ViPerform data, and devise a plan of intervention for injury rehabilitation, safe return to running after injury and performance enhancement.
As appropriate for your situation, we can also communicate with any other health or sports professionals involved in your management – providing reports, video reviews and recommendations to your whole management team, and working with your coach to achieve your skill and performance goals.
Our Running Assessors +
Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist
Evin Scanlon
Evin graduated with an honours degree in 2013 in Ireland. He is currently completing his Masters degree in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at the University of Queensland. He is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist with the NSCA and an accredited member of the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association.
He worked in the world-renowned Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin, within a large multidisciplinary team including orthopaedic consultants, sports and exercise medicine physicians, strength and conditioning coaches and biomechanists. This gave him high exposure to a wide range of musculoskeletal presentations and injuries. In his time there, he was involved in SSC’S world leading research programme delivering rehabilitation for ACL injury and reconstruction and athletic groin pain.
Evin is very interested in the lower limb and uses his knowledge of strength and conditioning to bridge the gap between rehabilitation and return to performance in the athletic population and return to function in the general population. In his last year, he was lead physiotherapist for the Foot and Ankle stream in the Sports Surgery Clinic where he developed a specialist interest in the area.
He is excited about working in Australia with Physiotec and the new challenge of applying his skills and knowledge base to the Australian population.
Len Lynch
Len graduated with a BSc Honours Degree in Physiotherapy from Trinity College Dublin in 2012. He then joined the world renowned Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin, Ireland. In this unique setting with a large multidisciplinary team including orthopaedic consultants, sports and exercise medicine physicians, strength and conditioning coaches and biomechanists, Len was heavily involved in delivering and implementing the hugely successful GROIN and ACL pathways. He was also involved in undergoing research and has a strong interest in biomechanics, orthopaedics, overload and tendon injuries.
Outside of the clinic, Len was team Physiotherapist for Dublin Under 21 Hurlers for two consecutive seasons. He is has a keen interest in Gaelic games, Soccer and Rugby. He also has considerable interest in Strength and Conditioning and is certified in Dry Needling.
Len made the move to Australia to gain an even wider experience and education base, planning to complete a flexible delivery Masters in Physiotherapy Programme at the University of Queensland in the near future. He has undergone intensive training with Dr Alison Grimaldi and is helping Physiotec develop and implement specific, integrated programmes for Hip, Groin, Back, Knee, Hamstring & Running injuries.
Pilates Instructor
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Megan Power
Megan completed her post graduate Physiotherapy Masters degree at the University of Sydney and has an undergraduate Bachelor degree in Health and Exercise Science from the University of New South Wales.
Megan’s primary interest area is within Women’s Health and she treats a variety of conditions including pelvic floor weakness and stress/urge incontinence for women of all ages, as well as pre and post-natal women. She has undergone extra training in this field and has presented to community groups regarding Women’s Health issues. Megan is also passionate about restoring optimal movement and function for areas surrounding the hip and pelvis, as well as with running injuries.
Megan enjoys running, touch football and Pilates and she teaches both group and individual Pilates classes here at Physiotec.
