Active Rehabilitation & Gait Analysis

Active Rehabilitation

  Concentrates on the goals and objectives of the injured athlete and making sure that they are specific for that individual. There are 7 main principles that are followed to maintain efficient recovery from injury, they are; Avoid AggravationTimingComplianceIndividualisationSpecific SequencingIntensityTotal Patient

What this process does is maintain that the chances of further injury are limited and indicates that the sooner the rehabilitation starts, the sooner the patient will return to activity. That they will be performing movements that are pain free and specific to them and their sporting activity. The rehabilitation will be efficient in not only helping the healing area but also maintaining their current fitness level, while challenging them to recover without the risk of further injury.

Gait Analysis
  Ambulation or walking is the locomotion method we use to move our body’s from one place to another. The way we walk is called gait. While each person’s gait is slightly different from everyone else’s, all normal gaits have basic similarities. Most major differences commonly result from postural variations, weaknesses, structural abnormalities and soft-tissue length alterations. The clinician will use this knowledge of gait to analyse what is occurring within the patient’s walk to help diagnose the problem.