Gait Analysis in North Liberty.

You take thousands of steps a day. If a few degrees are off, your feet, knees, hips and back pay for every one of them. We watch, we measure, and we tell you what your stride is costing.

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What It Is

Every step is either working for you or against you.

Walking looks automatic. It is not. It is a chain: foot strike, ankle, knee, hip, pelvis, spine. When one link stops doing its share, the others quietly cover for it. The one covering is usually the one that starts hurting.

So we watch you move. Barefoot, then in the shoes you actually wear, and running too if running matters to you. Then we say what we saw in plain language, and where the load is going that should not be.

Shoe guidance comes out of that, not out of a brand. Stability, neutral, cushioned, motion control and minimalist are built for different mechanics, and the wrong category quietly undoes your rehab. We tell you which category suits what we measured, and why. Then you buy wherever you like.

You have already bought the expensive pair. You have already read the reviews. What you have not had is somebody watch you move and tell you what your body is actually doing.

Two people standing at the clinic front desk, one in flats and one in athletic shoes Barefoot and in your own shoes

What It Helps

What a faulty stride shows up as.

A gait fault does not correct itself. Every mile you put on it, the joint taking the extra load takes a little more of it.

The first steps out of bed that stab Knees that ache after a long walk A low back that tightens on your feet Walking evenly again after surgery Numbness underfoot that changes your stride Shin pain every time you add mileage

What A Session Looks Like

Three steps, one visit.

1

We watch you walk, and run if that is your thing.

2

We find where the chain breaks down.

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You leave with shoe guidance and a plan.

Why It Works

Four reasons it earns a place in your plan.

You find out what your stride is costing.

Shoe guidance matched to your mechanics.

The joint that hurts is rarely the cause.

Changes you can feel on the walk out.

Pairs Well With

Gait Analysis rarely works alone.

Physical Therapy The analysis names the fault. Your plan is what retrains it and keeps it retrained. Focused Strengthening A better stride only holds if the muscles holding it are strong enough to hold it.

Questions, Answered

Gait Analysis, no mystery.

No. Most of the walking that hurts people is the ordinary kind: school pickup, the grocery store, a shift on a hard floor. If you walk, there is something to see. If you run, we will watch you run as well.

We tell you which category of shoe fits your mechanics and why: stability, neutral, cushioned, motion control or minimalist. We do not sell shoes and we do not push a brand, because the right category matters far more than the logo. You take the guidance to whichever store you like.

Bring the shoes you actually live in, worn soles and all, because the wear pattern tells us something. Cost depends on your plan, since this runs as part of an evaluation with a licensed physical therapist. Call (319) 382-2743 and we will check your benefits for you before you come in.

Book Your Visit

Ready when you are.

Request a time and a real person calls you back. No phone tree. No ‘someone will reach out.’ Just a plan.

  • Hours Mon-Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • (319) 382-2743 Prefer to talk now? Call us.
  • No referral needed in Iowa

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