📍 EAST COBB MARIETTA, GA
Running Gait Analysis
Stop guessing why you’re hurting. Uncover hidden biomechanical leaks, reduce impact forces, and optimize your running economy with high-speed video analysis and real-time gait retraining.
What We Analyze…
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⏱️ Stride Rate & Rhythm
We measure your cadence and step length to eliminate overstriding. Small adjustments here make your running feel lighter and immediately reduce impact forces through your joints.
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⚡Landing Mechanics
We analyze exactly how and where your foot hits the ground. Smoothing out your landing eliminates heavy braking forces and protects your lower extremities.
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⚖️ Hip & Pelvic Stability
We track subtle pelvic drop, rotation, and hip collapse to uncover why your knee, IT band, or lower back takes the brunt of every mile.
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🏃 Leg Alignment & Drive
We watch how your legs track under your body weight. Keeping your movement in a straight, powerful line prevents the inward collapse that typically causes runner’s knee.
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👟 Shoe & Foot Interaction
We evaluate how your foot naturally absorbs shock through each step. This allows us to take the guesswork out of your gear and determines the exact shoe category and specs you need.
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🦘 Efficiency & Forward Power
We measure upward bounce (wasted vertical energy) and left-to-right asymmetries to ensure your power propels you forward while eliminating chronic one-sided injury cycles.
What to Expect: The 4-Step Interactive Process
Step 1. High-Speed Multi-Angle Video Capture
We film your stride at your actual training and race paces from side & rear angles using high-frame-rate video on our clinic treadmill.
Step 2. Slow-Motion Biomechanical Audit
Together on screen, Dr. Hooman breaks down your stride frame-by-frame:
Foot Strike Angle & Landing Position relative to your hips.
Cadence (how many times your foot hits the ground per minute).
Knee Flexion & Hip Drop Angles under full body weight.
Step 3: Real-Time Form Retraining
We get you right back on the treadmill to test simple, customized verbal and visual cues. By tweaking your cadence or landing position in real time, we instantly eliminate that heavy braking force so your running immediately feels lighter, smoother, and pain-free.
Step 4: Footwear & Loading Roadmap
You leave with a clear roadmap:
Specific heavy strength & plyometric drills to fix your weak links.
Guidance on shoe category, heel drop, and run volume modifications.
Checklist for gait-related changes.
Why Not Just Go to the Local Running Store?
❌ The Local Shoe Store
The Evaluator: Retail Salesperson
The Goal: Sell you a $160 pair of shoes
Time Spent: 2 to 3 minutes
What They Look At: Only the ankle and foot
The Solution: Shoe and insert sale
✅ Athletic Joint
The Evaluator: Doctor of Physical Therapy
The Goal: Fix the root cause of your pain
Time Spent: Full 60-minute 1-on-1 evaluation
What We Look At: Video analysis of the full kinetic chain (Hips, Knees, Feet) combined with an orthopedic examination.
The Solution: Form retraining, footwear recommendation & strength drills.
1-on-1 PT Session
$170
Flat Rate/60 Minutes
No hidden biomechanics lab fees.
No upcharges for advanced video analysis.
What’s Included in Your Care:
If running mechanics are contributing to your pain, gait analysis is built right into your standard Physical Therapy visit.
✅ Full Slow-Motion Video Capture & Frame-by-Frame Analysis
✅ Real-Time Form Retraining to stop impact forces
✅ Hands-On Treatment: If acute pain prevents running, we integrate manual therapy, dry needling, or shockwave immediately.
✅ Personalized Road Map: Strength drills, shoe recommendations, and return-to-run guidance.