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Mini-course:
Runner’s Clinic: How to Conduct and Make Sense of
Your Gait Analysis
Presenter:
Monique
Mokha, PhD, ATC, LAT
Presentation Date: 04/24/07
Brief Biography
Monique is a Certified
Athletic Trainer who has earned her graduate degrees
in Biomechanics. She teaches in both the Athletic
Training Education and Graduate Biomechanics
Programs at Barry University. She is the Coordinator
of the graduate program in Biomechanics, Director of
the Biomechanics Laboratory, and Director of a
Runner’s Clinic. Dr. Mokha received her Bachelor of
Science degree from Ohio University in Athletic
Training and Health Education, and her Master of
Science degree from the University of Arkansas
specializing in Biomechanics where she also served
as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer for the
Hogs. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy degree
from Texas Woman’s University specializing in
Biomechanics and completing a related area in
Adapted Physical Education/Activity.
Monique’s teaching and research focus on applied
sport and sport-injury mechanics, and include
disability. She has been a Certified Athletic
Trainer since 1989, and uses clinical experiences to
guide her research in order to improve athletic
performance and/or understand sport injury. With the
help of two graduate students, she started the
Runner’s Clinic in the spring of 2005 (www.barry.edu/runnersclinic),
a service that provides a comprehensive biomechanics
analysis to South Florida runners. She is editor for
the column, Disability and Special Needs in the
journal, Athletic Therapy Today; Recent chair of
NASPE’s National Council on Athletic Training; and
Co-chair of the Southeast Athletic Trainers’
Association’s Research and Education Committee. She
served on the Executive Board for ACSM’s
Biomechanics Interest Group (2002-2005), and is a
member of the National Athletic Trainers’
Association, the International Society of
Biomechanics in Sport, American Alliance for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, and the
American College of Sports Medicine. She has
presented at the state, regional, national and
international levels in the areas of sport
performance and sport injury. Monique has published
textbook chapters on gait analysis, and sports
medicine for special populations. She has published
articles or abstracts in Athletic Therapy Today,
Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, the
Journal of Athletic Training, and Research Quarterly
for Exercise and Sport.
Brief Description of Presentation
Runners are unique!
And, managing their injuries takes a comprehensive
approach that includes an assessment of running
gait. Additionally, those who perform running as
part of their sport training or cross training
typically need an assessment of running gait as well
when pain and dysfunction arise. During this
session, we will go through a complete running gait
analysis that includes aspects of (a) shoe
inspection, (b) static and dynamic posture/alignment
evaluation, (c) pertinent strength assessment, (d)
pertinent flexibility assessment, and finally, (e)
running technique evaluation. We will put the
pieces together in order to design the appropriate
intervention for our runner/performer. The speaker
will share a full library of running video in order
to illustrate normal and pathological running
patterns as well as provide samples of anonymous
reports from her Runner’s Clinic clients. You will
leave knowing what to look for, how to look for it,
and what it all means for intervention!
Current Employment Affiliation
Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Barry University
Miami Shores, FL 33161 |
