Foot Plantar Pressure Measurement System: A Review [PDF]
Sensors, 2012 Foot plantar pressure is the pressure field that acts between the foot and the support surface during everyday locomotor activities. Information derived from such pressure measures is important in gait and posture research for diagnosing lower limb ...
Yufridin Wahab +3 more
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Predicting the metabolic cost of exoskeleton-assisted squatting using foot pressure features and machine learning [PDF]
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2023 Introduction: Recent studies found that wearable exoskeletons can reduce physical effort and fatigue during squatting. In particular, subject-specific assistance helped to significantly reduce physical effort, shown by reduced metabolic cost, using human-
Sruthi Ramadurai +2 more
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Detection of freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease from foot-pressure sensing insoles using a temporal convolutional neural network [PDF]
Frontiers in Aging NeuroscienceBackgroundsFreezing of gait (FoG) is a common and debilitating symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD) that can lead to falls and reduced quality of life.
Jae-Min Park +9 more
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Sarcopenia diagnosis using skeleton-based gait sequence and foot-pressure image datasets [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionSarcopenia is a common age-related disease, defined as a decrease in muscle strength and function owing to reduced skeletal muscle. One way to diagnose sarcopenia is through gait analysis and foot-pressure imaging.Motivation and research ...
Muhammad Tahir Naseem +6 more
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Laser-light cueing shoes with integrated foot pressure and inertial sensing for investigating the impact of visual cueing on gait characteristics in Parkinson’s disease individuals [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and BiotechnologyGait disorders are a fundamental challenge in Parkinson’s disease (PD). The use of laser-light visual cues emitted from shoes has demonstrated effective in improving freezing of gait within less restrictive environments.
Hsiao-Lung Chan +14 more
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Diabetic foot or pressure ulcer on the foot? [PDF]
, 2011 Diabetes is one of the greatest health challenges facing the United Kingdom (UK) today, with 2.5 million people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK, not including up to half a million people who have the condition but are unaware of it (Diabetes UK, 2009).
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Liquid crystal thermography in neuropathic assessment of the diabetic foot. [PDF]
Primary aetiologic factors of diabetic foot disease include peripheral neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease. Assessment of circulation, neuropathy, and foot pressure is employed routinely to determine the risk of foot ulceration in the patient ...
Bharara, Manish
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Pressure distribution beneath the human foot
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 1993 A descriptive study was undertaken to establish the 95 percentile limits (proposed normal reference range) for pressure beneath the hallux, metatarsal heads, and heel in a group of healthy adult subjects. A new force plate device capable of accurately measuring discrete areas of pressure beneath the human foot with high temporal and spatial resolution ...
Bennett, P.J., Duplock, L.R.
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Static Foot Pressure and Percentage Contact Area of the Foot as an Assessment Tool for the Success of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2023 Introduction: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) plays a vital role in gait balancing and lower limb kinematics. Any injury to the ACL leads to gait imbalance and alterations in foot pressure distribution.
Abhishek Agarwal +4 more
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An In-Shoe Laser Doppler Sensor for Assessing Plantar Blood Flow in the Diabetic Foot [PDF]
An in-shoe laser Doppler sensor for assessing plantar blood flow in the diabetic foot. Jonathan Edwin Cobb Plantar ulceration is a complication of the diabetic foot prevalent in adults with type 11 diabetes mellitus.
Cobb, Jonathan E.
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