Your running assessment at our Findon clinic is a 60-minute appointment. It covers a thorough history of your injury, training, and running goals; a strength and movement assessment off the treadmill; and a live running analysis on our Zebris treadmill with 7,000 pressure sensors capturing real-time data on your foot strike, loading pattern, cadence, and force through each step. At the end of the session, your practitioner will walk you through your findings clearly and build a plan with you, covering what treatment is needed, what exercises to start, how to modify your training, and whether a referral to another practitioner, such as a podiatrist or physiotherapist, would help you reach your goals faster.

A running assessment is valuable for anyone who runs and wants to stay injury-free, anyone managing a running-related injury that keeps returning, and anyone coming back to running after a break or surgery. It suits beginners who want to start with good habits, recreational runners managing persistent niggles, and experienced athletes who want to improve efficiency or manage a heavy training load. You do not need to be injured to benefit.

After your running assessment at Findon, your practitioner will put together a clear plan tailored to where you are right now and what you are working toward. This will typically include a diagnosis or explanation of what is driving your pain or inefficiency; specific exercises targeting the strength or mobility gaps identified; guidance on your running technique and any changes worth making; training load recommendations covering how much to run, when to back off, and how to build back up safely; and where appropriate, a referral to another Move Beyond practitioner. Our physio and podiatry teams work closely together, so if your problem has a foot and ankle component that would benefit from podiatry assessment, or a strength deficit that an exercise physiologist could address more specifically, we will make that introduction. The goal is not just to fix what is wrong right now, but to make sure it does not come back.

Please bring your regular running shoes and the clothing you usually run in. We want to assess your actual setup, not something different. If you have had relevant imaging, referrals, or previous physiotherapy or podiatry notes, bring those along. GPS watch data or training logs are also helpful if you have them.

The Zebris treadmill has 7,000 pressure sensors embedded in the belt, giving us live, objective data on your foot strike pattern, loading symmetry, cadence, ground contact time, and force distribution through each foot with every step. This is a level above standard video analysis alone. It picks up subtle asymmetries and loading patterns that are difficult to see on video but that often drive injury and inefficiency. It also lets us compare data barefoot, in different shoes, and with or without orthotics, and to track changes objectively over time as your technique and strength improve.

Yes, and this is one of the most common reasons people book at our Findon clinic. If the same injury keeps returning, it usually means the underlying cause has not been fully addressed. Our assessment looks at the whole picture so we can identify and work on what is actually driving the problem, not just manage it each time it flares up.

No referral is needed. You can book directly with our Findon team online or by phone. If you are claiming through a Chronic Disease Management plan, Return to Work SA, DVA, or CTP, please call us before your appointment so we can set things up correctly.

Yes, running assessments performed by a physiotherapist or podiatrist are claimable under most private health extras policies. You can claim on the day using our on-site HICAPS terminal. Your rebate will depend on your fund and level of cover.

For our most up-to-date fees, please call the clinic on (08) 8340 4932. We accept private health insurance (HICAPS on-site), Medicare CDM plans (gap applies, we do not bulk bill), Return to Work SA, DVA, CTP, and NDIS (plan-managed and self-managed). We are a cashless practice, payment via Visa or Mastercard.

Our Anti-Gravity Treadmill uses differential air pressure to reduce the percentage of body weight going through the treadmill, allowing you to walk, jog, or run at anywhere from 20% to 100% of your bodyweight. You wear a pair of specially designed shorts and zip into a sealed chamber at waist height. The air pressure is adjusted to your prescribed level, reducing the load through your legs and joints while you move with completely normal mechanics. Unlike pool running or cycling, you are still running the same way you normally would. The load is simply reduced to a level your body can safely handle at that point in your recovery.

The Anti-Gravity Treadmill at our Findon clinic is suitable for anyone who needs to reduce load through their lower limbs while maintaining movement and fitness. This includes people recovering from surgery such as ACL reconstruction, knee or hip replacement, or ankle procedures; people managing stress fractures, tendinopathies, or osteoarthritis; and endurance athletes who want to maintain high training volume while managing injury risk. It is also used to support people with neurological conditions affecting gait.

This depends on your specific surgery and your surgeon's guidelines. In many cases we can begin Anti-Gravity Treadmill sessions earlier than traditional return-to-running programs allow, because the reduced load means joints and healing tissue are not stressed beyond what they can handle. Your physiotherapist will work within your surgical team's instructions and progress you based on your strength, pain levels, and tissue healing.

Yes. Many competitive and endurance athletes use the Anti-Gravity Treadmill to maintain running volume during injury without overloading healing tissue, or as a way to run at loads above their normal bodyweight as a training stimulus. If you are building toward a marathon, ultra, or triathlon and want to manage your load carefully, ask our team whether it is a good fit for your program.