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Get to the root of pain, instability, or fatigue with gait analysis in St. Petersburg
If you’re dealing with foot pain, balance issues, or recurring injuries, the problem may not be where it hurts, it may be how you move. At Align Foot & Ankle, we offer advanced gait analysis in St. Petersburg using a state-of-the-art 3D gait lab to assess how your body walks, runs, and stands. This diagnostic tool helps us uncover the hidden causes of discomfort that standard exams often miss.
Patients across St. Petersburg, Gulfport, South Pasadena, and the beachside communities trust Dr. Zachery Barnett for gait evaluations that lead to real, lasting relief. Whether you’re an athlete trying to avoid overuse injuries, a senior struggling with balance, or someone who’s simply tired of unexplained foot, knee, or back pain, we’ll find the root cause and create a personalized plan to correct it.
Our St. Pete gait lab helps identify overpronation, flat feet, limb length discrepancies, and other biomechanical issues that contribute to pain. From custom orthotics to footwear guidance, everything we recommend is tailored to your body, your lifestyle, and your long-term goals.
Why choose us
Blending technology and expertise to uncover the real cause of your pain
At Align Foot & Ankle, we combine expert observation with advanced technology to help you move better, avoid future injury, and finally get answers to what’s really causing your pain. Dr. Zachery Barnett has years of experience interpreting subtle movement patterns and creating real-world treatment plans that actually work. Whether you’re training for a marathon or trying to walk without pain, our personalized approach ensures you leave with clarity, not confusion.
Located right here in St. Petersburg, we serve patients from Gulfport, South Pasadena, Treasure Island, and beyond who want more than a prescription, they want a provider who listens, measures, and solves.
A full spectrum of diagnostic tools to decode your movement
At our St. Petersburg gait analysis clinic, we use cutting-edge tools and decades of biomechanical expertise to identify exactly how your body moves and where things go wrong. Whether you're recovering from an injury, managing foot pain, or fine-tuning performance, we tailor your treatment plan using the most advanced resources available. Every decision is designed for long-term comfort, better movement, and fewer setbacks.
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Meet Dr. Zachery P. Barnett, DPM
Dr. Zachery Barnett believes better movement starts with better answers. As a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon with deep clinical experience in evaluating biomechanics, he helps patients get to the root of chronic pain, instability, and injury through detailed gait analysis and personalized treatment plans.
After completing his surgical residency at the University of Louisville, a Level 1 trauma center, Dr. Barnett spent years in private practice managing a wide range of foot and ankle conditions. Over time, he developed a strong interest in how subtle gait abnormalities can contribute to chronic discomfort, fatigue, and poor performance.
Patients throughout St. Petersburg, Gulfport, and South Pasadena trust him not just for his credentials, but because he takes the time to listen, explain, and solve what others overlook. From custom orthotics to long-term movement planning, Dr. Barnett delivers clarity and care you can count on.
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Gait Analysis St. Petersburg
Gait evaluations in St. Petersburg built around the way people move
Our gait analysis clinic in St. Petersburg is located near the beaches and serves neighborhoods throughout the area, including Crescent Lake, Historic Kenwood, Shore Acres, Old Northeast, and Gulfport. People visit us for different reasons, walking discomfort, foot fatigue, knee instability, or overall movement issues that haven’t responded to generic advice. Whether you’re coming in from St. Pete proper or commuting from Clearwater, Largo, or Seminole, our gait assessments are structured to answer one question clearly: what’s disrupting your natural movement?
Dr. Zachery Barnett is a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon with focused training in biomechanical evaluation. Each gait assessment starts with detailed observation, watching how the body shifts weight, compensates for pain, or drifts off alignment during walking or running. Using tools like pressure plate mapping, video motion capture, and 3D spatial tracking, we identify the mechanics driving your symptoms. This process leads to care plans that address your actual movement patterns, not just surface-level pain.
While many clinics rely on visual estimates, we measure joint angles, foot strike sequences, timing variations, and pressure loading with precision equipment. Our in-house gait lab produces data that ties directly to your pain history, past injuries, and long-term goals. Whether you’re trying to return to sport, reduce fall risk, or improve workplace endurance, these metrics help us build targeted solutions from the ground up.
Patients range from long-distance runners to retirees managing lower limb arthritis. Some are recovering from tendon surgery. Others want to avoid future injury altogether. We adapt the evaluation process to match your activity level and daily routine, whether you’re walking the dog in Old Northeast, gardening in Gulfport, or cycling the Pinellas Trail. Movement analysis should reflect how you live, not just how you move in a test room.
Our clinic offers full integration between diagnostic testing and treatment. If your gait analysis reveals issues with overpronation, limb length discrepancy, or weak stabilizing muscles, we don’t stop at diagnosis. We follow through with gait retraining, strengthening programs, and when appropriate, custom orthotics. These tools are calibrated to the exact pressure and movement patterns identified in your evaluation, not generic inserts or exercises pulled from online templates.
We also assess how footwear plays a role in gait-related pain. Many patients discover that their shoes, not their bodies, are creating the dysfunction. We break down the effect of arch support, toe box shape, heel drop, and overall fit on the way your body moves. This allows us to recommend footwear that matches your mechanics, not marketing trends. For people already in orthotics, we often refine the fit or function based on updated data.
Some individuals benefit from gait analysis after injuries, surgeries, or extended periods of inactivity. We help patients transition back to functional movement without reintroducing pain patterns that stalled their recovery. Others come in with no specific injury at all, they’re noticing poor balance, inefficient posture, or asymmetrical walking that throws off their comfort over time. Our assessments capture subtle movement issues before they escalate into joint problems or repetitive strain.
If you’ve been searching for gait analysis near you, movement assessment in St. Pete, or a gait lab that takes its time, Align Foot & Ankle delivers data-driven answers that connect to how you actually live. If you need a second opinion or a place to start; we’ll help you move forward with clarity, confidence, and care built around biomechanics.