RECORDING AND ANALYSING DYNAMIC
PLANTAR PRESSURE
Plantar foot pressure is exerted between the foot and the contact
surface during of daily locomotion activities. Classic applications of this field are
footwear design, performance analysis and injury prevention, improvement in
balance control and diagnosis of diseases. Recently, innovative application of
plantar pressure analysis is in the field of human recognition, biometrics,
posture monitoring and support systems restoring. Forces that act on the foot
are normally controlled by the plantar region. If the movement of the foot is
constrained and the foot cannot function at normal parameters, then these
forces are absorbed by other regions, which may lead to modifications of the
foot anatomy and increased occurrence of medical problems.
Keywords: plantar pressure, footwear, injury prevention
Cuvinte cheie: presiune plantară, încălțăminte, afecțiuni medicale