Developing the runner’s biomechanics profile – Workshop recap
I recently attended a workshop in Melbourne at the Hawthorn Football Club training facility in Malvern at Waverley Park. The workshop was run by The Biomechanics Lab based out of South Australia.
I did not know what to expect from this course as it was predominantly targeted at Podiatrist’s (I think the make-up for the attendees ended up being 47 Podiatrists, Myself as a Myotherapist, an S & C Coach and a Physio).
Various topics were covered throughout the day, but the main topics included were:-
- Principles of athlete screening & determinants of performance.
- Consideration of injuries to the leg & foot during running.
- Principles of exercise prescription and rehabilitation.
Overall, it was good to get a couple of new bits and pieces from the course to add to my Gait Analysis service at the clinic in South Melbourne. It was good to see it from a Podiatrist’s perspective regarding what they place importance on while evaluating a patients’ gait.
The day included a lot of research reviews in topics that are relevant to working with the running patient as well as some more practical aspects for attendees to take away which included some specific taping techniques to help guide the clinical decision making process further to help determine what will be an effective intervention for the runner as well as some different strength & conditioning considerations.
I am hoping to put together a couple of general strength & conditioning videos over the coming months (when time allows) that will touch on some of what was covered in the course, as well as some more common things I have found helpful over the last few years when trying to have an injury decreasing effect on the runners I am working with at the clinic)
Overall not a bad Saturday out. I’m looking forward to making a couple of minor tweaks to how I run my Gait Analysis at the clinic in South Melbourne and continue to help my patients get back to full training and racing following injury.