Good News For Victoria, BC, Runners!

Cutting Edge, 3D Gait Analysis System installed in Parkway Physiotherapy

Victoria area Runners will soon be on the fast track to injury recovery!

The Running Injury Clinic is installing their revolutionary 3D Gait Analysis System in Parkway Physiotherapy, (721 Station Avenue #105, Langford) October 12, 2010 bringing a new perspective and new technology to running injury.

The state of the art, 3D gait analysis technology - which has been featured in Men’s Health, Runner’s World and Running Magazine - is usually only available to high performance athletes. Parkway Physiotherapy is one of only four locations in North America where a member of the public can access this technology. To book an appointment runners simply have to visit www.runninginjuryclinic.com/booking.

The 3D camera system and injury assessment protocol is based on years of biomechanical research from Dr. Reed Ferber’s University of Calgary lab. Ferber’s research shows that the majority of running injury is created by weakness and inflexibility. Following gait analysis and injury assessment, runners are given a prescription that targets their specific biomechanical issues.

Based on peer-reviewed, published research, 92% of Ferber’s patients are pain-free within four to six weeks.

This new technology will also provide Victoria runners with their personal ‘Running Injury Risk.’ The Running Injury Risk is based on Ferber’s research using data from hundreds of patients. “After recording your gait patterns using our 3D System,” says Ferber, “we calculate several important variables associated with injury risk. We then compare you to our database of runners, and can accurately predict your risk of injury - and more importantly what you need to do to prevent injury in the future.”

The 3D Systems are also unique in that every patient treated becomes part of the research database, and furthers Ferber’s research program.


Media contact:
Don McSwiney,
Director of Communication, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary
Phone: (403) 220-7652 or Cell: (403) 852-7652

Media availability and photo opportunities
U of C, Faculty of Kinesiology researcher and Running Injury Clinic Director Dr. Reed Ferber will be available for interviews at Parkway Physiotherapy on Friday October 8, 10:30am. There will be a demonstration of the technology and a reception following the official opening.

What: Opening of Running Injury Clinic 3D gait analysis technology in Parkway Physiotherapy.
Who: U of C Kinesiology researcher and Running Injury Clinic Director, Dr. Reed Ferber, JR Justesen, Parkway Physioterapist and owner, demonstration subjects.
When: Friday, October 8, 2010, 10:30am.
Website: http://www.runninginjuryclinic.com,
Where: Parkway Physiotherapy, (721 Station Avenue #105, Langford, go to http://www.parkwayphysiotherapy.ca for driving directions.)

Note: Reed Ferber will also be available for interview by cell phone – please call Don McSwiney at the numbers below to set this up.


Media contact:
Don McSwiney,
Director of Communication, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary
Phone: (403) 220-7652 or Cell: (403) 852-7652, Email: don.mcswiney@ucalgary.ca

Media availability and photo opportunities

U of C, Faculty of Kinesiology researcher and Running Injury Clinic Director Dr. Reed Ferber will be available for interviews at Banff’s Mineral Springs Hospital on Friday September 17, 2010. There will be a demonstration of the technology and a reception following the official opening.

What: Opening of Running Injury Clinic in the Banff Mineral Springs Hospital.
Who: U of C Kinesiology researcher and Running Injury Clinic Director, Dr. Reed Ferber, Dr. Laurie Hiemstra (Banff Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon) and former patients.
When: Friday, September 17, 2010, 2:00 pm.
Website: http://www.runninginjuryclinic.com
Where: Banff Mineral Springs Hospital (305 Lynx Street Banff, AB T1L 1H7.)

Note: Reed Ferber will also be available for interview by cell phone – please call Don McSwiney at the numbers below to set this up.




Media contact:
Don McSwiney,
Director of Communication, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary
Phone: (403) 220-7652 or Cell: (403) 852-7652


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