Most runners are handed the same two words when something hurts: rest and stretch. Nobody measures why it happened, so it happens again.
The Run Lab Assessment is different. In one 90-minute session we combine a physio assessment, force plate strength and power testing and video gait analysis — then turn the findings into a clear, step-by-step game plan.
Running injuries are rarely bad luck. They're usually a load error, a strength deficit, or a mechanical pattern — and all three are measurable.
The problem is most runners never get them measured. They rest, they stretch, they get some hands-on treatment — and the same niggle comes back as soon as the kilometres go up.
The Run Lab Assessment measures all three in one 90-minute session.
Four parts, one session, one set of numbers read together — so you leave knowing exactly what's going on and what to do next.
One-on-one with a physiotherapist. We go through your running history, training load, injury history and goals, then run a movement screen to find where the problem is coming from.
Strength and power measured, not guessed — maximal force, peak power, rate of force development, jump height and left/right limb symmetry.
2D slow-motion video, scored joint by joint — cadence, ground contact time, stride length, foot strike, pelvic drop, knee alignment, trunk lean, step width and braking forces.
We bring every finding together into your key recommendations — a step-by-step plan with clear milestones, re-test checkpoints and a recommended next step.
Most runners start with the full Run Lab Assessment. If you only want your mechanics checked, or you're too sore to run right now, there's an option for that too.
Physio assessment, force plate strength and power testing, video gait analysis and your written game plan.
Video gait analysis on its own — cadence, foot strike, pelvic control and left/right asymmetry, with a written report.
Too sore to run right now? Start here to diagnose and settle the injury, then step up to the full Run Lab Assessment when you're ready.
Every Run Lab Assessment comes with a written report. Not a printout of raw data — an interpretation.
If you already have a coach, we'll send the report to them.
Book a Run Lab Assessment
Not sure WHERE TO START?
Fifteen minutes, free, no obligation. You'll speak with our Clinical Director, Stephen Valassakis.
Bring your injury history, your training week and your race date. You'll get a straight answer on whether the Run Lab Assessment is the right next step for you. If it isn't, we'll tell you that.
Same team, same equipment, same protocols at all three. The LEVER anti-gravity treadmill is available at every clinic. No referral required, HICAPS on the spot.
Common questions
A 90-minute assessment for runners at GymTherapy's Brisbane clinics. It combines a physiotherapy clinical assessment, force plate strength and power testing and 2D video gait analysis, then brings the findings together into a written game plan with clear milestones and re-test checkpoints.
The full 90-minute Run Lab Assessment is $349 and includes the physio assessment, force plate testing, video gait analysis and your written Run Lab Report. A 60-minute gait-analysis-only session (from $219) and a 45-minute runners physio assessment ($165) are also available.
No. You can book online or by phone. If you have a Medicare Chronic Disease Management plan, NDIS plan or DVA referral we'll work with it, but no referral is required.
The physiotherapy component is partially claimable on most extras policies, with HICAPS on the spot. Performance testing is generally not claimable. We'll itemise your invoice so you can claim what's eligible.
At any of GymTherapy's three Brisbane clinics — West End (387 Montague Road), Newstead (27b Doggett Street) and Woolloongabba/East Brisbane (993 Stanley Street East). Our running gait analysis uses 2D video combined with IMU/gyroscope pods to measure cadence, foot-strike, pelvic control and left/right asymmetry, with a written report. From $219 standalone, or included in the 90-minute Run Lab Assessment.
Often, yes — it depends on the injury. Our LEVER anti-gravity treadmill lets you run at reduced body weight, cutting impact by up to 70%, so a load-sensitive injury can settle without you losing aerobic fitness. Your physiotherapist will advise after assessment.
Yes. If you can't run yet, start with a 45-minute runners physio assessment ($165) to diagnose and settle the injury. Once you're back running, the full Run Lab Assessment measures what caused it so it's less likely to keep coming back.
No. Most Run Lab clients are recreational runners training for their first half marathon, or runners dealing with an injury that keeps returning. The tests are the same ones used in elite sport; the benchmarks are matched to your age, sex and event.
Your usual running shoes and comfortable running clothes — shorts and a fitted top work best for the video gait analysis. Bring any scans or reports you already have, and your running watch if you use one.
You repeat the same tests, on the same equipment, under the same protocol as your first assessment. You receive a second report showing your numbers side by side, so you can see what changed rather than guessing from how you feel.
A standard physiotherapy assessment relies on clinical examination and history. The Run Lab Assessment adds objective measurement — force plates and video gait analysis — so your plan is built from your numbers rather than an estimate, and progress is re-measured rather than assumed.
Book your Run Lab Assessment online. If you'd like to talk it through first, book a free 15-minute Strategy Call with our Clinical Director, Stephen Valassakis — he'll tell you whether the assessment is the right next step for you.
Book your 90-minute Run Lab Assessment at one of our three Brisbane clinics, or call to talk it through. No referral required.
Brisbane's data-driven physiotherapy and performance testing clinic. We measure what matters, then build a plan from your numbers.