AI Running Gait Analysis Built Around Your Injury

Simple 3-Step Process

How GaitLab Works

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Flag Your Injuries

Select your injury — runner's knee, IT band, Achilles, shin splints, or plantar fasciitis. GaitLab knows what to look for before your video even starts.

02

Record Your Run

Set your phone at hip height, 10–15 feet away. Run at your normal pace for 30–60 seconds. A side view gives the richest biomechanical data.

03

Get Your Plan

Receive a gait analysis that connects your form flaws to your pain — plus a personalized 4-week corrective drill plan targeted at your injury.

Inside Your Report

What The 4-Week Corrective Plan Actually Looks Like.

Every analysis ships with a week-by-week progression — not a generic stretching PDF. Drills get harder only after the cue they reinforce is dialed in. Below is an example of the plan structure GaitLab generates for a runner who flags patellofemoral (runner's knee) pain.

Week 1

Cadence Bump

Add 5% to your current step rate. Two 20-minute runs with a metronome. Goal: lower knee load before adding strength work.

Week 2

Hip Drop Drills

Single-leg bridges + side-plank clamshells, 3× / week. Re-record video at end of week — AI checks if pelvic drop has narrowed.

Week 3

Forward Lean

Cue trunk lean from the ankles (3–5°). Short hill repeats reinforce the pattern. Knee pain typically drops here.

Week 4

Re-Test & Lock In

New video, new form score, new elite radar overlay. Premium runners get a shareable analysis reel of the before/after.

Plans are generated per analysis — drills, volume, and progression adapt to your flagged injury, severity, and current cadence.

The Science

We Don't Lead With The Science. We Stand On It.

"Your form is coachable" isn't a slogan — it's what the gait-retraining literature shows. The method GaitLab coaches cut injury risk 62% in a published randomized controlled trial. We don't make up the form cues we coach — we use the ones the evidence actually says work.

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Chan et al. 2018, AJSM

320 novice runners. 2-week gait-retraining program targeting impact loading. 62% lower injury rate at 12-month follow-up vs. controls (16% vs. 38%). PubMed ›

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Cadence +5–10%

A small bump in step rate reliably lowers vertical loading, knee load, and hip load — without hurting running economy. Sports Health systematic review, 2025.

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Lower impact loading

Real-time feedback on tibial shock cut peak loading ~30% in 8 sessions and reduced stress-injury risk (Crowell & Davis, Clinical Biomechanics, 2011).

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"Just run naturally" is wrong

Half of all runners get hurt every year. Your default form is habitual, not optimized. Small, specific cues — not "rebuild your stride" — are what move the injury numbers.

Cited Peer-Reviewed Research

Chan 2018 · AJSM · RCT N=320 Bramah 2022 · JOSPT Meta-Analysis Crowell & Davis 2011 · Clin Biomech Sports Health 2025 · Cadence Review

Want the full citation chain — the JOSPT 2022 meta-analysis, the biofeedback systematic reviews, and the cadence and overstride literature we use to prioritize findings? Read what the data actually says about running form on our blog. The in-app "The Science" screen carries the same evidence base for runners on the go.

Honest By Design

Citation chain last reviewed July 2026. GaitLab flags movement patterns the literature links to overuse risk — it does not diagnose injuries, and no app can promise you'll never get hurt. For acute or persistent pain, see a sports-medicine clinician.

By The Numbers

The Receipts, In Four Numbers.

62%

Fewer injuries in a 320-runner RCT (Chan et al. 2018, AJSM)

60s

Side-view phone clip is all the AI needs to grade your form

16

Named running injuries the AI maps to your gait findings

5.0★

App Store rating to date — every reviewer so far left five stars

Why It Matters

The Running Injury Recovery App Built Around Your Pain Pattern

Roughly half of all recreational runners sustain at least one injury every year (Sports Med Open, 2023) — and the dominant cause is overuse from habitual movement patterns, not training volume alone. A runner with knee pain doesn't need the same advice as a runner with Achilles issues. GaitLab Coach knows the difference.

Before you record, tap the body-area selector to flag your injury — knee, hip, shin, ankle, or foot. GaitLab Coach connects the dots: your video analysis then targets the specific biomechanical causes of your pain. Not generic tips — findings grounded in your actual video frames.

What You Get

Every Analysis Includes

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Form Score

1–10 form score graded on peer-reviewed biomechanics benchmarks. Track it across sessions.

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Injury-Specific Findings

Cadence, overstriding, foot strike — ranked by severity for YOUR injury. Frame-grounded, not generic.

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Elite Comparison

Radar chart: your form vs. elite distance runners. See exactly where you're strong and where to focus.

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4-Week Training Plan

Corrective drills targeted at your specific injury. Metronome runs, hip drops, calf eccentrics — not one-size-fits-all.

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Ask Coach

Follow-up questions answered by AI grounded in YOUR video. "What drills fix overstriding?" — real answers, not boilerplate.

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Daily Tip Streak

Personalized running form tips delivered daily. Build a streak, build better habits.

Built For

Three Runners. One App.

GaitLab isn't a generic form checker. It's tuned for the moment in a runner's season where form actually decides the outcome.

The Injured Runner

Hurting And Sidelined

You've got knee, shin, or Achilles pain and your runs are getting shorter. Flag the injury, record once, get a frame-grounded plan tied to your pain pattern — not a Reddit thread.

The PR Chaser

Chasing A Faster Marathon

You're healthy but leaving seconds on the road. Elite radar comparison shows exactly where your form lags peers running your goal time — cadence, vertical oscillation, knee drive.

The New Runner

Avoiding The First Injury

Half of recreational runners get hurt in year one. Catch overstriding and low cadence early — before your first 5K turns into your first MRI.

Injury Guides

Explore Injury-Specific Running Form Guides

Each guide breaks down how a specific pain pattern changes what matters in a running biomechanics form check. Dedicated pages for every major running injury.

Runner's Knee

See how overstriding, low cadence, and knee-dominant loading show up in video gait analysis for patellofemoral pain.

Read the knee guide

IT Band Syndrome

Learn which hip stability faults and crossover mechanics matter most when lateral knee pain keeps returning.

Read the IT band guide

Achilles Tendinopathy

Review calf loading, forward lean, and ankle stiffness signals that can be spotted in an at-home video gait analysis.

Read the Achilles guide

Shin Splints

Understand how impact control, cadence, and braking forces connect to tibial stress and medial shin pain.

Read the shin guide

Plantar Fasciitis

Break down foot strike, contact time, and lower-leg load patterns that can keep plantar heel pain simmering.

Read the plantar guide

Compare

GaitLab Vs. The $200 Clinic Visit Vs. Other Apps.

Most runners don't have a sports-medicine gait lab on call. Here's how an at-home GaitLab analysis stacks up against a clinic visit and against generic running form apps.

Feature	GaitLab Coach	Clinic Gait Lab	Other Running Apps
Cost	Free to start $4.99 one-time unlock	$150–$300 / visit	$60–$70 / year
Where it happens	Your phone, any sidewalk	In-person appointment	Your phone
Turnaround	~60 seconds	Days for report	Minutes
Tied to your injury	Yes — 16 named conditions	Yes	No — generic form score
Peer-reviewed method	Chan 2018 (AJSM, RCT)	Varies by clinic	Rarely cited
4-week corrective plan	Included	Usually extra cost	Generic drills
Account required	No account	Yes	Yes

FAQ

Questions Runners Ask Before They Record

Can I do video gait analysis at home with my phone?

Yes. GaitLab is built for at-home video gait analysis using a side-view running clip recorded on your phone. The app reviews your mechanics and connects them to the injury you select before recording.

Is GaitLab a running injury recovery app or just a form checker?

It is both. GaitLab works as a biomechanics form check, but it also connects gait faults to specific pain patterns so you get a recovery-focused plan instead of generic running advice.

What does the biomechanics form check actually measure?

GaitLab reviews signals like foot strike, cadence, overstriding, stride length, vertical oscillation, and other movement faults that may be contributing to pain. It then ranks the findings by severity and gives you a corrective plan.

Which running injuries does GaitLab cover?

The app supports 16 named running conditions across knee, shin, ankle/foot, hip, lower back, calf, and hamstring categories — including runner's knee, IT band syndrome, Achilles tendinopathy, shin splints, stress fractures, and plantar fasciitis.

How is GaitLab different from Ochy or other running analysis apps?

GaitLab is the only running form analysis app that ties video gait analysis to named injuries. You select your specific pain before recording, and the AI analysis is grounded in your video frames. It's free to start — 10 analyses per day — and premium is a one-time $4.99 unlock for elite comparison, Ask Coach follow-ups, and shareable reels. Ochy runs $60–70 a year; GaitLab is $4.99 once.

Can GaitLab replace a $200 clinic gait analysis?

For most healthy runners with form-related pain, yes — GaitLab applies the same peer-reviewed gait-retraining method (Chan et al. 2018) that clinics use, at home, in 60 seconds, and free to start. For acute trauma, suspected stress fractures, or persistent unexplained pain, see a sports-medicine clinician — GaitLab does not diagnose injuries.

Is 60 seconds enough for gait analysis?

Yes. A 30–60 second side-view clip at your normal running pace captures enough stride cycles for the AI to analyze foot strike, cadence, overstriding, vertical oscillation, and other biomechanical markers. Clinical gait labs use similar timeframes.

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