GAIT ANALYSIS AND SHOE FITTING CAN PREVENT RUNNING INJURIES STATES PODIATRIST
posted: Sep. 15, 2016.
Regardless of age or ability, almost all runners would like to improve. They would like to run faster. Few of us are athletically gifted enough to compete in an arena, but we all want to enjoy our sport and avoid the pitfalls of poor training, which often result in overuse injuries that keep us from running on a daily basis.
Easier said than done, but injuries can be minimized, if not entirely avoided. Is there one best way to avoid running injuries? Listen to Megan Leahy, DPM, a Chicago podiatrist: “Investing the time into a gait analysis and running shoe fitting on the front end can hopefully keep you out of the podiatrist’s office. Many of the injuries I see can be traced back to worn-out shoes or the wrong shoe for your foot type.”