Back in January of this year I had a play on a new machine that had just landed with Nick at NK Sports Podiatry. For months previously I had been suffering with a niggling injury called posterior tibialis tendinopathy so was recommended to go and see Nick to see if he could help.

Over the months I stopped running, carried out some rehab work and was advised to get some orthotics to offload the injured area. Both Nick and myself didn’t see the orthotics as a long term solution just a tool to help me recover quicker.

The 3D analysis machine itself is an impressive bit of kit. Firstly lots of sensors are placed on your body whilst various cameras then monitor your running style. You can then adjust your style to fit into the parameters thus making you more efficient.

I discovered that I had a slight overstride, minor ankle eversion and my knees had a habit of drifting inwards (valgus) as I ran so Nick got me to run at a slightly higher cadence and widen my legs slightly as you can see here in the video how after these adjustments I fall into the more efficient running parameters.

Also rather annoyingly in a way I discovered I was much more efficient at running without the orthotics, there goes £££ down the drain! Since my time with Nick I have ditched the orthotics, bought more stable running shoes and am now back running, injury has more or less gone and I am still strengthening the area daily with some band exercises he recommended. Whilst running now I am more conscious to try and land my foot below me rather than overstriding, trying to increase the cadence which limits the time the foot is in contact with the floor thus also helping the knees and widening my stance slightly. In time I’m hoping this will help with my overall running style, and reduce the injury risk.

If any of this interests you and you would like to have a chat with Nick then click the link here NK Sports Podiatry