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 +
Bike Fit Analyst
Eric Huang
Eric has been a qualified Physiotherapist since 2004, having worked in a variety of clinical settings from medical centres to holistic health centres before joining Physiotec in 2009. With this many years at Physiotec, Eric is currently our longest serving physiotherapist. For many years, Eric split his time between PhysioTec and providing onsite injury management services to a variety of manual handling industries. In 2018, Eric decided to move from onsite injury management to work with Dr Patrick Weinrauch at Brisbane Hip Clinic. His many years working and training under Dr Alison Grimaldi and now under Dr Weinrauch make him highly qualified in the management of Hip & Groin pain.
His other interests in physiotherapy are neck and upper back pain, cycling related pain and injuries and dry needling. Eric is a competitive cyclist himself, runs his own cycling crew, MIA, and is passionate about all things cycling. He has competed at both Australian and World Track Championships. Eric provides our bike fit service and has a personal and professional interest in strength & conditioning. This experience he brings to our GymStart programs, where Eric can teach, assess and correct your form with gym lifts to ensure you will be safe and gain maximum benefit from your gym program. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience where it comes to balancing optimal performance outcomes and recovery from injury or training fatigue. In his spare time he also enjoys spending quality time with his family and keeping a great looking tropical aquarium.
Gym and Program Coordinator
Colm Coakley
Colm graduated from the University of Limerick in 2007 with an Honours Degree in Physiotherapy.
Colm has worked in a variety of clinical settings including musculoskeletal practices, MS Ireland and Sports teams. He worked for 6 years with Munster Rugby in Elite Rugby Union in Ireland and Europe.
Within Physiotherapy he has a particular interest in Hip injuries and Gym based rehabilitation for people returning to sport/post-surgery.
Colm moved to Physiotec in 2017 to further his experience and using his experience in Elite Rugby to help implement gym based rehabilitation programs in the clinic. A lifelong Learner, Colm is constantly keen to learn and work at a high level and regularly completes up to date professional development. He is currently completing a Masters in Sports Physiotherapy from the University of Queensland.
Outside of Physiotherapy, Colm is a keen sportsman having played Gaelic Football and Hurling at club level. He also loves to play the guitar and banjo.
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 and Hypermobility.
Megan assists Dr Alison Grimaldi with data collation associated with our Hip & Groin rehabilitation programs and her research work at the University of Queensland and is also working with Physio-Network, a company providing online research reviews for physiotherapists to promote evidence-based practice.
Megan enjoys running, touch football and Pilates and she teaches both group and individual Pilates classes here at Physiotec.