Why More Institutions Are Using Plantar Pressure Distribution Systems

The plantar pressure distribution equipment can measure our plantar pressure distribution conditions, and can turn our plantar pressure into quantifiable, comparable, and retainable customer data. The plantar pressure distribution equipment often has the following several major advantages and applications:

1. It can objectively evaluate our foot function. Flat feet and high arches, by the naked eye can barely be judged, but there is no accurate data basis, and even more unable to subdivide the severity of flat feet and high arches. Naked eye observation easily exists misjudgment, inaccurate evaluation situations. However, the plantar pressure distribution system can accurately acquire our specific data of plantar pressure distribution under static standing state and walking states, and in the measurement report, it can output pressure heat maps, peak pressure, contact area, center of gravity trajectory, gait parameters, etc., and can better for us judge metatarsalgia, heel pain, plantar fasciitis, abnormal gait, etc.

2. It can conduct orthotic insoles, corrective shoes, and ankle-foot orthoses customization and effect verification. It can be combined with foot 3D scanners to use for corrective insoles/shoes, orthoses customization and effect verification. Through foot 3D scanners conduct foot 3D data acquisition, facilitating insoles, shoes, orthoses personalized design time conduct modeling. In the design process, it is needed to according to the measured pressure data conduct targeted design, so that the designed insoles and shoes possess relatively satisfactory corrective effects. After the insoles/shoes are designed out, let the user wear for a period of time, then conduct re-measurement of plantar pressure to conduct effect evaluation, so that it can realize evaluation—design—verification closed loop. Especially for rehabilitation institutions and foot and ankle clinics, introducing plantar pressure distribution and other high-tech equipment is very necessary, and can better carry out foot correction and treatment work.

3. It can be applied in sports and physical fitness fields. Through measuring plantar pressure distribution data, it helps us evaluate running posture and landing impact, and identify incorrect force generation methods. Coaches can according to data targetedly correct incorrect force generation methods, reduce sports injuries, and improve sports performance, and can also according to data help athletes choose running shoes more suitable for their own foot shapes, and customize shoes/insoles, etc.

4. It helps conduct diabetic foot risk screening. Through plantar pressure distribution data, we can in advance locate the foot's high-risk pressure points, and for possible existing diabetic foot in advance conduct effective intervention.

5. It is applied in the footwear industry and shoe enterprises' research and development. Through collecting different regions' personnel's foot data, and conducting comprehensive analysis and research on these data, develop more universal functional shoes, children's shoes, rehabilitation shoes, etc.

The current rehabilitation industry and foot correction industry are becoming more and more standardized, the industry is becoming more and more competitive, many partners, medical insurance/acceptance, and cooperative hospitals all require objective detection data as supporting materials, and this is also the reason why major institutions are gradually introducing plantar pressure distribution and other high-tech equipment, and this is also an inevitable trend.