Assessment
A detailed history, then a thorough examination of movement, strength and the affected area. You leave knowing what is wrong, why it happened, and exactly what we are going to do about it.
Run Better, Stay Injury-Free
Gait Analysis in London
Run more comfortably and build mileage without the same injury flaring every time, as physiotherapist Sam Harvey pairs slow-motion video of your running with a strength and mobility screen across our three London clinics, links what he sees to your symptoms and sets a sensible load plan so you keep running and stay well.
At your first appointment we look for the cause: your history, how you move, and what your work, sport and life ask of your body.
The assessment covers a detailed history and a thorough examination of movement, strength and the affected area. We explain what we find and agree a working diagnosis and plan you understand before you leave.
You go home with a written summary and a home-exercise programme built around your diagnosis and goals, so progress continues between visits.
Gait Analysis can help to:
Understand how you actually run
Slow-motion video of your running is linked directly to your symptoms and goals, so you see what your movement is doing rather than guessing at it.
Settle a recurring running injury
For shin pain, runner's knee, Achilles trouble and other recurring niggles, we find the drivers and manage them with evidence-based physiotherapy.
Find the strength gaps behind the niggles
A strength and mobility screen uncovers the weaknesses that flare when your mileage climbs, so we target the cause rather than the symptom.
Build mileage without breaking down
A structured, gradual load-progression plan lets you increase distance and intensity while keeping injury risk in check.
Make changes that actually help
The aim is not one perfect technique but the specific adjustments most likely to reduce your pain and risk, so your running feels easier and more reliable.
Our running physiotherapy team
Gait analysis fees and insurance
You can self-refer and book directly: no GP letter needed, and every new patient can start with a free 15-minute consultation call. The same fees apply across our Soho, Liverpool Street and Marylebone clinics.
- Physiotherapy: a full 60 minutes for £145, whether it is your first visit or a follow-up
- 30-minute follow-ups at £90, with video appointments from £70
- Strength training and Reformer Pilates £120, sports massage from £75
- VALD performance and strength testing with a written report, £195
- 5% off a block of five sessions, 10% off a block of ten
- An itemised receipt with every session, for claiming back where your policy covers physiotherapy
Your journey
with Physio and Performance
Everything starts with finding the cause. Whether the goal is a marathon start line or a week at your desk without pain, we treat what is driving the problem, then build the strength that keeps it fixed.
Treatment
Hands-on manual therapy combined with a progressive, tailored exercise programme. Sports massage, dry needling, shockwave or Reformer Pilates are added where they help your specific problem.
Rebuild
Coached, progressive strength work restores the load tolerance your body lost, paced to where you start. This is the stage that decides whether the fix lasts.
Perform
Each follow-up reassesses you against your baseline, with VALD testing where useful, so your return to work, sport or training rests on measured readiness. Discharge happens by mutual agreement when you can manage independently.
From pain to performance. Pain relief that lasts is not enough on its own: we rebuild the strength behind the pain so it stays gone.
- Three central London clinics: Soho, Liverpool Street and Marylebone, plus home visits across London and online sessions.
- Led by physiotherapist Sam Harvey: 15 years of clinical practice and an elite-sport background across football, rugby and GAA.
- Physiotherapy, strength and nutrition under one roof: three clinicians, three disciplines, joined-up care.
We specialise in:
- Physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation
- Coached strength and conditioning
- Reformer Pilates
- Sports massage and soft-tissue therapy
- Dry needling and shockwave therapy
- VALD performance and strength testing
- Post-operative rehabilitation
- Running and gait analysis
- Sports nutrition and dietetics
3 Locations
Gait analysis across our 3 London clinics
- Liverpool Street 280 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4RB View location →
- Marylebone 1 Orchard Street, London W1H 6HJ View location →
- Soho 111 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DT View location →
Written and medically reviewed bySam Harvey, Physiotherapist & Clinical Lead · HCPC-registered · 15 Years’ Experience · Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
FAQ
FAQs
What does running gait analysis involve?
We discuss your running history and goals, film you running in slow motion, then review cadence, foot contact and how load moves through your hip, knee and ankle. We also screen your strength and mobility. From this we identify the few changes most likely to reduce your symptoms, plus a graded plan to build mileage safely without flaring injury.
Will you tell me to change my running technique?
Only where the evidence suggests it will help. There is no single perfect running form, so we avoid forcing wholesale changes. Instead we target the small number of adjustments: often cadence or strength rather than foot strike, most likely to ease your specific symptoms and reduce risk. Many runners improve most through strength work and smarter load progression.
Can gait analysis help with a current running injury?
Yes. We combine the assessment with physiotherapy-led management of common running injuries such as shin pain, runner's knee, Achilles tendinopathy and hip pain. We treat the current problem, find the drivers behind it, and rebuild your running load gradually. If an injury needs imaging or a specialist opinion, we will tell you and help arrange the right referral.
Do I need to be an experienced runner?
Not at all. We work with complete beginners building toward a first 5k, club runners chasing personal bests, and everyone in between. The assessment and plan are tailored to your current level, goals and any symptoms. Whether you want to start running comfortably or return after injury, a free 15-minute consultation is a good first step.
What should I bring to a gait analysis session?
Bring the running shoes you train in most, plus comfortable kit you can run in, and any older trainers if you rotate pairs. A note of your recent training and any scan reports helps too. We will film you running during the session, so wear clothing that lets us see your hips, knees and ankles clearly.
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Physio and Performance • 111 Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H 0DT
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