Imagine watching the Super Bowl, the Olympics, the Grand Prix, or any other high action sport without the benefit of multi-angle, slow motion, video replays.  Seeing it in real time just does not have the same impact.  You miss things.  You get distracted.  You find yourself looking at the wrong location as the action is happening elsewhere.  The same issues hold true in a clinical setting.




Video analysis adds a new dimension to an evaluation.  Frame-by-frame shots show things that cannot possibly be seen by the human eye in real time.



Real PT clinics utilize video analysis technology to more thoroughly evaluate and treat patients.  At running speeds of about 6 minutes/mile, a single running cycle will take approximately 0.7 seconds, out of which each leg is only in contact with the ground 0.22 seconds. 1 The human eye and the brain can see and process only so much.  Video analysis provides a new dimension and much more information for a therapist.





1 Novacheck T. (1998), The Biomechanics of Running. Gait and Posture Volume 7, 77-95.