Biomechanical assessment
Biomechanical assessment Glasgow and Hamilton
Our orthotics and biomechanics clinic in Hamilton near Glasgow and our biomechanical assessment clinic in Glasgow are the only clinics in Scotland that provide a free biomechanical assessment, and have won the whatclinic.com customer service award for the last 4 years.
A biomechanical assessment is the process of assessing the movement and alignment of the body. It is undertaken to understand why certain movements, joint alignment, muscle strength and muscle imbalance all contribute to the efficiency and quality of movement for an individual. This assessment then allows the Podiatrist or Orthotist to give a diagnosis of the problem and how it may be treated.
There are many Podiatrists, Physiotherapists, Orthotists and other clinicians who offer a biomechanical assessment, but cannot provide the true specialist treatments such as custom orthotics. Instead, many of these clinicians provide orthotics by having a 3rd party make these on their behalf. At the Treatment Hub clinc we have our own orthotic lab where we manufacture, adjust and repair custom orthotics while you wait.
We see this as a particular strength of our clinical team, as we have both the clinical and technical biomechanics and orthotics knowledge to provide a one stop shop approach for your podiatry, biomechanics and orthotic needs.
Any
clinician undertaking a biomechanical assessment should tailor the
assessment to be relative to the patient's activity level and any
underlying condition they may have. As such we have described some
of the differences in the biomechanical assessment process and why
the assessment should consider the activity of the
patient.