Biomechanical exploration.

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Biomechanical evaluation:

A biomechanical evaluation consists of the analysis of the footprint and the march to determine the articular, muscular and ligamentary state of the lower limbs and how they interact in relation to other parts of the body, thus being able to know if there is or if there could be any pathology in the future and what type of treatment is the most appropriate.

Biomechanical evaluation consists of several steps:

  1. Anamnesis: It is the talk with our patients before the study with which it is intended to know the cause of the visit, the origin of the ailment and need of each one.
  2. Exploration on the stretcher: The articular state and movement ranges in ankle, knee and hip are valued. The limitations in these areas guide us towards the reason for pathology.
  3. Load Exploration: Standing we can better know how the muscle groups of the lower limbs and the elasticity we have to move them are activated.
  4. Study of the footprint on our pressure platform: in it we see the points of maximum pressure/support in the feet and the position of the center of gravity of our body, which must be centered.
  5. Dynamic analysis: It is observed how the set of foot, ankle, knee and hips moves during the march, which allows us to analyze the compensation that are created by having certain pathologies and the pathologies that are created by compensating certain biomechanical deficiencies.

With a correct study of the tread we prevent osteoarticular, muscular and ligamentary lesions such as sprains, fasciitis, muscle overloads, pains in the anterior area of ​​the foot, low back pain, tendonitis or knee pain because a bad support of the foot can derive in higher areas. We also observe possible disimetrias, which are the differences of length between one leg and another.

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