Gait and footprint assessment
Looking at how you stand and how you walk, to understand where the pain comes from. It is the step before deciding whether insoles are needed.
A gait and footprint assessment answers one specific question: how your foot distributes weight when standing and walking, and how that relates to what hurts. It includes examining the foot —skin, nails, joint mobility, alignment of the toes and heel—, reviewing how you load it, and watching you walk.
It makes sense of symptoms that seem to have no explanation: heel pain first thing in the morning, discomfort in the sole at the end of the day, hard skin that always returns to the same spot, a toe that rubs in every shoe, or tired legs. It is also the step before deciding whether insoles are needed: without this assessment, insoles are guesswork.
What is examined
- Skin, nails and areas of hard skin, which show where pressure is highest.
- Mobility and condition of the joints of the foot and ankle.
- Alignment of the heel and toes, both loaded and unloaded.
- How weight is distributed while standing.
- Observation of your walking pattern and how the findings relate to your symptoms.
Does your heel hurt when you get up, or do your feet feel tired by the evening?
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