Clinical Run Assessment

At SYSSM, we aim to provide an appreciation and deeper understanding of the way you run and train – that’s why we developed our Clinical Run Assessment.

Why would you do the SYSSM Clinical Run Assessment?

• Gain a thorough understanding of your running biomechanics and how it may influence your running economy
• Learn injury reduction strategies specific to you
• Gain a deeper understanding of the strength and movement requirements for running
• Understand your current capacity to undertake your run program and achieve future running goals
• Gain a better understanding of loading principles, recovery strategies and run programming

What does the Clinical Assessment involve?

In two 60 minute consultations your running biomechanics, strength, movement strategies and programming will be assessed, and your results will be discussed with you so you can implement changes to your running program immediately.

Initial 60 minute Clinical Run Assessment will include

• Thorough discussion about your training history & running goals
• Strength assessment
• Movement assessment
• 2D running gait analysis on treadmill (must be able to run on a treadmill for 3-5 minutes).

60 minute Runners Follow Up consultation will include:

• A detailed explanation about your running technique, shown to you on our private big screen
• Discuss results from your strength and movement assessment
• Take home document outlining your results, with screenshots of your biomechanics at each phase of running gait
• Gait retraining (if indicated)
• Strength prescription (if indicated)
• Plyometric prescription (if indicated)
• Programming & load modification (if indicated)

Who is the Clinical Run Assessment for?

Whether you’re new to running or have completed numerous marathons, we tailor our Clinical Run Assessment and apply your results based on your goals and experience. Maybe you’d like to start running and don’t know where to start? Or you’re struggling with recurrent injuries in the lead up to your 15th marathon? Our Clinical Run Assessment can assist the most novice of runners through to the highly experienced.

What’s the investment?

Each 60 minute consult is $220 and is claimable on private health insurance (depending on individual cover).

Who will be conducting my Clinical Run Assessment?

All Clinical Run Assessments are conducted at South Yarra Spine & Sports Medicine with Chiropractor/running nerd Dr. Phoebe Henry. Phoebe has gained over 9 years of formal study within biomechanics, injury management, movement assessment and exercise prescription. She has even written a 10,000 word thesis investigating changes to running biomechanics during different running velocity & terrain. 

What makes SYSSM Clinical Run Assessment unique?

At SYSSM, we are first and foremost skilled healthcare professionals. Our Clinical Run Assessment aims to bridge the gap between running performance and injury reduction. We appreciate the highly individualised nature of movement and apply training principles, load management strategies and movement modifications to make you a more robust runner.

How do I book?

Call our front desk team on (03) 9826 2122 and ask to book in for a Clinical Run Assessment. You will need to book your Initial and Follow-up appointment together, with the Runners Follow-Up appointment scheduled 1-2 weeks after the Initial Clinical Run Assessment.