Advanced Foot Pressure Analysis for Optimal Foot Health

A plantar pressure distribution analysis tool is a technology-based solution for measuring pressure patterns on a foot's sole. These tools include pressure mats and insole sensors which collect data ranging from 50 to 200 hertz (Hz). Using this data, they create heat maps where high-pressure zones are colored red while blue represents areas with less pressure. An example tool may highlight that a patient with Morton’s neuroma has elevated pressure under the first metatarsal head and thus can be provided with custom insoles designed with a recessed metatarsal dome. Within sports medicine, the tools show asymmetrical distribution of pressure- an imbalance created by stronger muscle hypertrophy of the calf on one side of the limb leading to unequal pressure being exerted at the heel. Many of these tools tend to come with some comparative analysis features that allow clinicains to monitor changes in their subjects' pressure distribution over time against normative databases of peers with the same age and activity level.