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In-shoe pressure mapping is a process of using pressure sensitive devices inside the shoe, laying the sensor between the foot and the insole and measuring the pressure during stance and during gait. In-shoe pressure mapping is part of the process of objectively measuring the pressure and forces against the foot to assist the clinician or researcher to better understand what is happening to the pressure on the tissue of the plantar aspect of the foot, foot posture, time integral, CoF, Ground reaction forces and symmetry to allowing changers to be made to the orthosis and or sole function to improve gait, balance and reduce the risk of foot ulcers. The IWGDF(International working group diabetic foot) 2019 and DFA (Diabetic foot Australia)2018 guidelines recommend the use of in-shoe pressure mapping to ensure a PP(Peak pressure) of 200kPa is not exceeded under the site of a preexisting ulcer site for those with Diabetes. The sensors should cover the entire plantar aspect of the foot, be placed between the foot and insole (orthosis) and eight steps recorded, the average of the eight steps is then analyzed to decide if the footwear or insole require modifying to improve the outcome.

David Sutton CPedCM.Au Clinical user of In-shoe pressure mapping since 2008 Distributor for Tekscan (Australia)The Pedorthist (talk) 01:11, 27 September 2020 (UTC)