• DocumentCode
    1580325
  • Title

    An insole point pressure monitoring system

  • Author

    Numchaichanakij, Apisit ; Chitsakul, Kitiphol ; Tretriluxana, Suradej

  • Author_Institution
    Biomed. Meas. & Comput. Lab., King Mongkut´´s Inst. of Technol. Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    198
  • Lastpage
    201
  • Abstract
    Number of people who is suffering with plantar is increasing nowadays. Several causes such as diabetes mellitus, plantar fasciitis, changes in biomechanics, etc. may be diagnosed. Simple treatment, by an expert clinician, is such as inserting a custom-made insole into the patient´s shoes for manipulating pressure to the right position. This work aims to develop plantar point pressure measurement, which is able to quantitatively estimate the total plantar point pressure in real-time. Based on piezoresistive sensor, pressure at the point of interest between before and after make custom insole could be determined. According to the preliminary test, the system is able to measure total plantar point pressure and give instant feedback to a user in real-time.
  • Keywords
    biomechanics; biomedical measurement; patient monitoring; piezoresistive devices; pressure measurement; biomechanics; diabetes mellitus; insole point pressure monitoring; piezoresistive sensor; plantar fasciitis; Foot; Footwear; Force; Force measurement; Force sensors; Piezoresistance; Pressure measurement; diabetic foot; plantar pressure; pressure distribution; quantitative pressure;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Biomedical Engineering International Conference (BMEiCON), 2011
  • Conference_Location
    Chiang Mai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-2189-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/BMEiCon.2012.6172051
  • Filename
    6172051