Movement Coaching  |  Gait Analysis

Movement Coaching

Movement coaching combines manual therapy with corrective exercises to help rebalance the way you move and reduce pain.

Each session is designed specifically for you, using hands-on therapy and targeted mini-programs of exercises that gradually improve alignment, restore movement quality, and build confidence in your body. 

This approach supports your body to move better by:

• Improving alignment, reducing pain, and supporting injury rehabilitation
• Working with the whole body rather than spot treating individual areas
• Combining corrective exercises with soft tissue therapy where appropriate
• Providing a progressive exercise plan to restore strength, mobility, and full function

Why a whole-body approach matters:

Pain during movement rarely has a single cause. Our bodies are shaped by the way we have moved throughout our lives, adapting over time to injuries, trauma, or repeated movement patterns. These compensations are often helpful at first, allowing us to keep going, but over time they can become ingrained and lead to pain or restrictions in other areas.

Manual therapy can help release areas of tension or restriction, while movement coaching guides your body back to more efficient, natural, and comfortable movement.

Rebuilding trust in your body:

If you’ve experienced pain or injury, it’s natural to begin moving cautiously. You may have been told you are weak, broken, or unlikely to fully recover. This mindset can cause you to lose confidence and feel disconnected from your body.

My role is to help you feel safe in your body again, to rebuild trust through education, awareness, and carefully guided movement.

In a supportive environment, you’ll develop the tools and understanding needed to move with confidence and support your own healing, both in sessions and in everyday life.

Gait Analysis using Anatomy in Motion

Correct gait is optimal whole body movement. In ideal gait, with each step you take, every joint in the body should move through all three planes of motion and all muscles should lengthen and contract.

Anatomy in Motion™ (AiM), developed by Gary Ward, uses the Flow Motion Model to examine the body moving through its gait cycle.

Past injuries, habits or pain mean we may be avoiding certain movements and positions. The model allows us to spot these compensations as we walk, then gently and precisely introduce them back to the body.

The feet are central to how the body moves as a whole, so the AiM method often starts by observing how the feet are moving – or not moving. When we re-learn how to fully pronate and supinate the feet, the results ripple upwards into all other joints of the body allowing for greater freedom of movement and overall balance.

Anatomy in Motion™ techniques are used throughout my work, but if you’d prefer a dedicated, in-depth gait assessment, it is also available as a standalone package, outlined below.

Anatomy in Motion package

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