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do-it-yourself filming
WITH TREADMILL

Initial Set-Up:

Required items:
  1. TREADMILL with space to film full-body from front, back, and side.
  2. CONTRASTING COLOR RUNNING CLOTHES. Shorts and shirtless (or sports bra) preferred.
  3. RUNNING SHOES. Run in the shoes you wear most often.
  4. VIDEO CAMERA. Slow motion capability preferred, iPhone or Android work great.
  5. TRIPOD or a friend to hold the camera steady.
Optional items:
  1. Lighting equipment (make sure any extra light points at the runner, not at the camera)
LIGHTING
  • Make sure there are no extremely bright lights facing the camera. See example.
  • Do NOT videotape next to a window (cover any windows facing the camera to reduce glare)
CLOTHING
  • Wear shorts that DO NOT cover the knees and please tuck in your shirt (shirtless is best)
  • Reminder, shirt and shorts should be contrasting colors, e.g. black shorts & white shirt.

Range of motion videos / pictures + gait filming instructions:

RANGE-OF-MOTION VIDEOS & FOOT PICTURES:
Perform Barefoot
  1. Take pictures of both feet Front | Back
  2. Take ONE full video of each the following movements. One from the FRONT and from the SIDE:
    1. Lean over and touch your toes, shins, or knees (whichever is comfortable without bending your knees) Front | Side
    2.  Turn feet outward and inward 
    3. Walk in place on your heels Front | Side
    4. Walk in place on your toes Front | Side
    5. Squat two times as far down as you can go comfortably Front | Side
    6. Squat on your right leg two times slowly, then your left leg two times slowly Front | Side
    7. Sit down at 90º angle from camera. Relax your foot/toes and pull your big toe toward you gently just until you feel resistance (DO NOT pull it in an attempt to “stretch” it, just gently extend it until you hit resistance). Example
Gait filming is performed with AND without shoes.
Never run on a treadmill barefoot? Today’s the day!
GAIT FILMING INFORMATION:
SETUP:

Do not use external applications on your phone (like Coach’s Eye or other apps). This can cause a lot of headaches during the upload process. We recommend using the standard recording feature on your phone and exporting it to the Dropbox request link found in your email.

Record 20-30 seconds per angle, otherwise the file size will be too big to upload. Using a tripod is ideal for video capture, but a friend with a steady hand can work if necessary. Be sure the camera is lined up exactly perpendicular to the runner during each filming session. A slightly angled video will DRASTICALLY affect the video and skew our findings. Look at the placement of the man doing the videotaping (in the blue shirt) for an example set-up Front | Back | Side

Running speed should be a pace that is somewhat difficult to maintain for long periods (if you are currently a runner, think 5K race pace). The faster you run (not sprinting, but running at a somewhat challenging speed) will make your biomechanical issues easier for us to spot. If you only get pain or problems running after a certain distance, we recommend you upload videos of “fresh” symptom-free running, in addition to one extra set of videos (no barefoot necessary for this set) of you running fatigued (ideally just before, or as, your symptoms begin to set in).
Take a photo of the SPEED of the treadmill and include this in your folder.

Please make sure ALL videos are videotaped at the exact same treadmill speed, this is very important!

VIDEO
  1. If you have slow motion capability on your camera, please film in this mode for the following six videos. 
  2. Videotape each of the following 3 different angles with shoes on. Front | Back | Side
  3. Take shoes off, record video of the same three angles but now you will be barefoot (no socks please). Remember, videos should each be 20-30 seconds in length.

Presto! Your videos are ready to upload. You should have 13-15 total videos and 3 photos:

Upload your photos and videos in the portal. To summarize, this is the list of photos and videos you should have:

  • 2 photos of your feet
  • 7 range of motion videos
  • 1 photo of the treadmill speed
  • 6-8 treadmill videos (plus an additional set if you are having definable symptoms based on distance)
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