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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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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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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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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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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Sensors, 2021 Plantar pressure, the pressure exerted between the sole and the supporting surface, has great potentialities in various research fields, including footwear design, biometrics, gait analysis and the assessment of patients with diabetes.
Tanapon Keatsamarn +3 more
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The Development of Smart Insole for Improvement of Human Body Imbalance during Walking [PDF]
한국정밀공학회지, 2018 The purpose of this study was to develop and verify the smart insole based FSR sensor for measurement and improvement of the muscle strength imbalance. We recruited 15 subjects with muscle strength difference over 20% and 15 subjects with muscle strength
Seung Rok Kang +3 more
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Applied Sciences, 2022 Research on high-tech running shoes is increasing but few studies are available about the use of high-tech track spike shoes (super spikes), despite their growing popularity among running athletes. The aim of this case study was to investigate kinematics,
Luca Russo +7 more
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A Current Review of Foot Disorder and Plantar Pressure Alternation in the Elderly
Physical Activity and Health, 2020 Fall is a very common injury, especially in older adults with foot deformities and other foot disorders. Even a small fall may cause fatal damage to this cohort. The purpose of this study was to conduct a review elucidating plantar pressure pattern under
Bo Zhang, Qianyu Lu
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