Footscan Gait Analysis

 
 

Footscan Gait & Motion Analysis

Understand How You Move. Treat the Cause — Not Just the Symptoms.

At The Physiotherapy Place, we use advanced Footscan gait and motion analysis technology to assess how you walk, run, and load through your feet.

This allows us to measure pressure, timing, and force distribution during movement — providing insights that simply aren’t possible through observation alone.

Why Gait Analysis Matters

Your feet are the foundation of movement.
Subtle abnormalities in how forces pass through the foot can contribute to pain and injury higher up the chain — including the ankle, knee, hip, and lower back.

By eye, gait issues can be:

  • Difficult to spot

  • Hard to quantify

  • Easy to underestimate

Footscan technology gives us objective data to clearly identify what’s happening when your foot contacts the ground.

What Is Footscan Gait & Motion Analysis?

Footscan is a pressure-sensitive scanning system that measures:

  • How force is distributed across your foot

  • Timing of foot contact and push-off

  • Pressure peaks and overload areas

  • Left–right asymmetries

  • Dynamic movement patterns during walking or running

The result is a detailed visual and numerical profile of how your feet function during real movement — not just static standing.

What This Adds to Your Assessment

Beyond “Looks Fine” or “Seems Off”

Footscan allows us to:

✔ Identify abnormal loading patterns
✔ Detect excessive pressure or poor shock absorption
✔ Understand how foot mechanics affect the rest of the body
✔ Link symptoms to movement-related causes
✔ Track changes over time with objective data

This level of detail improves diagnostic accuracy and helps guide more effective treatment.

When Footscan Is Particularly Useful

Footscan gait analysis is commonly used for:

It can be used for both acute injuries and long-standing problems.

From Data to Treatment: Orthotics + Rehab

Custom 3D-Printed Orthotics

If abnormalities are identified, Footscan data can be used to design custom 3D-printed orthotics, tailored precisely to how your feet load and move.

These orthotics are:

  • Designed from objective pressure data

  • Customised for your foot shape and gait pattern

  • Lightweight, durable, and specific to your needs

Rehabilitation to Support Change

Orthotics are often combined with:

  • Strength and mobility exercises

  • Load management strategies

  • Technique or gait retraining

Our goal is not just to support your feet — but to improve how your body moves overall.

Why We Use Footscan Technology

We’ve invested in Footscan gait analysis because it allows us to:

  • Make more accurate clinical decisions

  • Reduce guesswork in assessment

  • Customise orthotics with precision

  • Provide measurable, explainable findings

  • Improve long-term outcomes

It reflects our commitment to evidence-based, data-informed physiotherapy.

What Patients Value Most

Patients often tell us that Footscan helps them:

  • Understand why pain keeps recurring

  • Visualise what’s happening during movement

  • Feel confident in orthotics recommendations

  • Trust the treatment plan

Seeing the data makes the process clearer and more collaborative.

Technology Guided by Clinical Expertise

Footscan is a powerful tool — but it’s only effective when interpreted correctly.

Your results are always:

  • Explained clearly by your physiotherapist

  • Considered alongside movement assessment and symptoms

  • Used to guide — not replace — clinical judgement

Technology supports good physiotherapy; it doesn’t replace it.

Book a Gait & Footscan Assessment

If you’re dealing with foot-related pain or injuries influenced by how you move, a Footscan assessment can provide valuable insight.

👉 Book a Footscan Gait Assessment
📍 Available at our Musselburgh location
🧠 Detailed analysis • Objective data • Personalised plan