Sports Motion System Training

Sports Motion now provides on site training for your Motion Analysis Lab. A trained Sports Motion Representative will come to you to train you and your staff on system set up and software use. This 2 day class will have you and your staff up and running on your Motion Analysis Lab in no time.  

Day 1 

Morning session-
System Set-Up 

Afternoon Session-
Motion Analysis 101 ( How to take good video) 

Software Introduction 

Day 2 

Morning Session-
Software Use

Afternoon Session-
Software Use  

Sports Motion 2-Day Gait Seminar  

8:00 - 8:15 am                        Introduction

8:15 - 9:30am                         General Biomechanical Concepts 

• Running/walking injuries; why so common?  Importance of origin identification

• Description of the gait cycle and the differences between walking and running gait.

• Role of the nervous system and musculoskeletal system in movement; implications for movement correction

• Description of normal walking and running mechanics

 9:30 - 9:45 am              Break

 9:45 – 11:15am                    Top 10 Running Mechanical Issues seen in clinic
(Descriptions on how to determine weather specific movements are excessive or restricted, common causes of these altered movement patterns, and consequences of these movement patterns) 

• Excessive foot/ankle pronation

• Excessive hip drop and hip adduction during stance phase

• Excessive hip internal rotation during swing phase

• Excessive hip external rotation during swing phase

• Anterior pelvic tilt, increased lumbar lordosis, and/or excessive forward lean at waist

• Restricted hip extension through terminal stance

• Insufficient knee flexion (“knee bend”) during swing phase

• Excessive toe-out/toe-in

• Upper body posture: Excessive forward head and/or thoracic kyphosis

• Limited backward arm swing.

11:15 - 12:00 pm                     Case Studies

12:00 1:00 pm              Lunch

 1:00 – 3:30 pm                         Methods for correction

• Problem solving methods for determining if an individual would benefit from corrections to their running stride

• General overview of flexibility/strength program design for various mechanical issues

• Demonstrations of various visual methods used to help individuals make changes to their stride

 3:30 - 3:45 pm                         Break

 3:45 -  5:00 pm                        Role of footwear on biomechanics 

• Overview of foot mechanics and various foot structures leading to excessive pronation or excessive supination

• Overview of the latest research on how running shoes and orthotics are used to correct gait

• When to recommend various shoes and/or orthotics

 8:00 – 10.00 am                       Introduction to the Sports Motion Software – Key features essential for gait analysis 

• Capturing

• Saving, labelling, and organizing data

• Effective use of drawing tools

• Saving still photos from video – for insertion into reports

• Sending and burning copies of video

 10:00 - 10:15 am                      Break

 10:15 – Noon                           Protocol for performing a gait analysis (video capturing)

• Patient/client prep – what to wear, what to expect, etc.

• Use of and placement of markers

• Camera and light placement

• Speed determination

Noon - 1:00 pm                       Lunch

1:00 - 2:30 pm                         Protocol for analysing video 

• Use of check-sheet

• Summarizing and connecting results 

2:30 - 2:45 pm                         Break 

2:45 - 4:30 pm                         Overview of program design  

• Patient/client compliance

• Importance of interdisciplinary approach (communication among specialists) – Use of all resources available