Slow Motion Video Analysis

Performance Services

We offer a wide array of performance driven services to help athletes attain their full potential. Our services include slow motion video gait analysis, myofascial release, nutritional evaluation and counseling, strength and core training plans, video joint range-of-motion testing, body fat analysis, and sports therapy.

Stride Right Solutions

Slow motion gait analysis is paving the highway of the future in evaluating precise human movement and is the most technologically advanced system available today. Repetitive training in sports often leads to flexibility imbalances and poor stability, as well as an impairment of functional strength. Gait analysis and proper functional movement can revolutionize your athletic performance. Simply put, our gait is our way our body moves allowing us to move from point A to point B. Our slow motion video analysis system closely examines every aspect of the quality of that movement, allowing us to examine at 60 frames per second any abnormalities or obvious weak links in your chain that could lead to injuries addressing the following.

What is Fascia?

Many athletes understand the important rolls that muscles, tendons and ligaments play in fitness, athletics and sports. However, fascia is another tissue in the body that plays an equally important role, and has been an area of increasing research and interest with the physical therapy and sports medicine world. Fascia and fascial manipulation is not a new phenomena, acupuncture and other modalities have focused on fascial manipulation for thousands of years. However, recent research has lead to western medicine's new understanding of the importance and total body impact of fascia. Fascia can be examined both anatomically and biomechanically as well as how fascial manipulation can result in improved athletic performance.

Fascia & Muscle Function

Maintaining "healthy" proper functioning fascia can have a significant impact on muscle strength, biomechanics and athletic performance. As with any tissues fascia can become irritated and inflamed. If fascia is chronically inflamed, fibrosis and/or thickening of the tissue can occur resulting in decreased compliance and motion. Which can lead to pain, irritation, reflexive muscle tension, fatigue, poor biomechanics and even greater inflammation. This cycle of inflammation and decreasing function can be a significant downward spiral resulting in worsening and worsening fascial inflammation and as thus worsening muscle function and symptoms.

Myofascial Release

The term "myofascial" was first used in the 1940's by Dr. Travell when examining the relationship between muscle and fascia. More specifically when she was describing musculoskeletal pain syndromes and trigger points. Dr. Travell later began describing specific trigger points and centers of adhesion where fascia densities and tension were most commonly observed. Later in 1983 she published "Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual." Much of this work laid the foundation for many of the fascial release techniques today.

Types of Myofascial Release

There are numerous different ways to release fascia, some are more gentle than others and some can be performed by yourself, other require a trained practitioner. However, it should be mentioned that for the best and most comprehensive healing, treatment should be recommended and over seem by a trainer individual. Due to fascia's significant role in the body an individual can cause themselves harm is treatment is too vigorous or applied too regularly. Graston, ART (Active Release Technique), specific types of massage and fascial manipulation by specifically trained physical therapist are several forms of myofascial release techniques that can be provided by and over seen by practitioners. They each have a slightly different focus and may differ in philosophy, however, the goal is predominantly the same. In addition, there are several products designed for home use and self treatment such as Trigger Point Performance Technology. These at home products are much like "brushing your teeth," You go to the dentist regularly for a deep cleaning and to learn how best to take care of your teeth, but you still brush your teeth everyday.