Pedscan Technology
At Power Potential Healthcare Group, Pedscan Technology is used as part of our movement assessment, rehabilitation, injury prevention, and performance services to provide detailed insights into foot mechanics, pressure distribution, posture, and gait patterns.
Pedscan is an advanced pressure-mapping and gait analysis system designed to assess how force and pressure move through the feet during standing, walking, running, and movement. The technology captures highly detailed information relating to foot loading patterns, balance, posture, and movement mechanics.
By identifying asymmetries, abnormal loading patterns, and biomechanical inefficiencies, Pedscan assists our clinicians in developing more targeted rehabilitation, exercise, footwear, and performance programs tailored to the individual.
How Pedscan Technology Works
Pedscan uses high-resolution pressure sensors to analyse how pressure is distributed through the feet during movement and weight-bearing activities.
The system captures detailed information regarding:
- Pressure distribution
- Foot posture and alignment
- Weight-bearing asymmetries
- Balance and stability
- Gait and walking mechanics
- Movement efficiency
- Areas of overload or increased force
This information helps clinicians better understand how the body moves from the ground up and identify factors that may contribute to pain, dysfunction, injury, or reduced performance.
Assessments are:
- Non-invasive
- Quick and painless
- Suitable for all activity levels
- Performed in real time
- Used for both clinical and performance applications
What Pedscan Can Assess
Pedscan Technology may assist in assessing and monitoring:
- Foot pressure distribution
- Gait and walking mechanics
- Running biomechanics
- Weight-bearing asymmetries
- Postural alignment
- Foot posture and arch mechanics
- Areas of excessive loading or pressure
- Balance and stability
- Movement-related dysfunction
- Lower limb biomechanics
The information gathered through Pedscan assessments can help clinicians create more individualised rehabilitation, movement, and performance programs specific to the individual’s needs and goals.
Injury Assessment & Rehabilitation Applications
Pedscan assessments may assist in the management and rehabilitation of a wide range of musculoskeletal and sporting conditions affecting the feet, ankles, knees, hips, and lower back.
Conditions that may benefit from Pedscan assessment may include:
- Foot and ankle pain
- Plantar fasciitis
- Shin splints
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Running-related injuries
- Knee pain
- Hip pain
- Lower back pain
- Flat feet or high arches
- Balance and stability issues
- Sporting and movement-related injuries
By identifying movement inefficiencies and abnormal loading patterns, clinicians can better guide rehabilitation, movement retraining, exercise prescription, and injury prevention strategies.
Running & Performance Applications
Pedscan Technology is commonly utilised within sports performance and running assessment settings to analyse gait mechanics, loading patterns, and movement efficiency.
For athletes and active individuals, Pedscan may assist with:
- Running gait analysis
- Movement efficiency assessment
- Footwear recommendations
- Performance optimisation
- Load management strategies
- Injury prevention planning
- Return-to-running rehabilitation
- Lower limb biomechanics assessment
The system provides objective information that can help identify factors contributing to reduced performance, repetitive strain, or increased injury risk.
Balance, Posture & Movement Analysis
Foot mechanics and weight distribution can influence posture, balance, movement quality, and overall physical function throughout the body.
Pedscan assessments may help identify:
- Postural asymmetries
- Uneven loading patterns
- Stability deficits
- Altered movement mechanics
- Reduced balance control
- Functional movement limitations
This information may be incorporated into broader rehabilitation, physiotherapy, exercise physiology, and performance programs.
Pedscan Technology at Power Potential
At Power Potential Healthcare Group, Pedscan assessments may be integrated with other advanced technologies and rehabilitation services including:
- Zebris 3D Gait Analysis
- VALD ForceDecks & ForceFrame Testing
- DEXA Body Composition & Bone Density Scanning
- VO2 Max Testing
- Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Programs
- Sports Science Assessment
- Strength & Performance Testing
- Recovery & Wellness Services
This integrated approach allows our clinicians to gain a more comprehensive understanding of movement, biomechanics, recovery, and performance to support more personalised rehabilitation, injury prevention, and health outcomes.
This service may be eligible for Medicare (EPC / Chronic Disease Management) rebates with a valid GP referral. We also accept private health insurance where applicable.