Biomechanics

A biomechanics assessment is a detailed evaluation of how your body moves and responds to physical load. It considers the interaction between your feet, joints, muscles, movement patterns, strength, balance, coordination, and physical capacity.

At Apollo Health Collective, we combine clinical assessment with objective technology where appropriate, including VALD performance technology, force platforms, Footscan pressure analysis, and gait assessment. This provides a more comprehensive picture of how you move and helps us identify areas that may be relevant to your symptoms, rehabilitation, or performance.

Yes. Biomechanics can be an important component of understanding recurring or activity-related injuries, particularly those affecting the feet, ankles, knees, hips, and lower back.

Our assessment considers your movement alongside factors such as strength, mobility, training load, previous injuries, footwear, and physical capacity. Rather than assuming that one biomechanical feature is the cause of an injury, we look at the combination of factors that may be contributing to your symptoms and identify appropriate areas for intervention.

Running gait analysis is the assessment of how your body moves while running. It can provide information about factors such as stride characteristics, foot and lower-limb movement, loading, coordination, and how your body responds to the demands of running.

At Apollo Health Collective, gait analysis forms part of a wider clinical assessment rather than being viewed in isolation. We consider your running history, training, injury history, strength, mobility, footwear, and goals alongside your gait data to determine which findings are meaningful and whether any changes are warranted.

A biomechanics assessment can help determine whether orthotic intervention may be appropriate, but not everyone with a biomechanical difference requires an orthotic.

At Apollo Health Collective, orthotic recommendations are based on your symptoms, clinical findings, foot function, activity demands, and individual goals. Where appropriate, Footscan pressure analysis and other assessment methods can provide additional information about how your feet load during movement. If orthotics are recommended, these can form part of a wider rehabilitation and movement strategy rather than being viewed as a standalone solution.

The technology used depends on your individual assessment requirements. Apollo Health Collective uses equipment including VALD performance technology, force platforms, Footscan pressure analysis, and movement and gait assessment tools.

These technologies can provide objective measurements of factors such as force production, strength, balance, asymmetry, plantar pressure, and movement. Importantly, we interpret these measurements alongside a clinical assessment rather than relying on technology alone.

No. A biomechanics assessment can be valuable whether you are currently injured, returning to sport, experiencing recurring problems, or simply interested in understanding your movement and physical capacity.

Athletes and active individuals may use assessment to establish a baseline, identify areas for development, monitor rehabilitation, or better understand their physical strengths and limitations. For runners, it can also provide useful information about gait, loading, strength, and movement that can be incorporated into a wider training strategy.