Digital Footcare Tools - Innovative systems for foot pressure mapping

medi has set out to help patients who are suffering from foot malpositions or postural defects with customizable foot orthoses. The key to an individual therapy is the mapping of the foot and the gait, using measurement tools and analytical tools.

Foot orthotics - offering significant benefit for patients

According to a survey conducted by the Allensbach Institute*, foot orthotics provide significant benefits for patients: 86 percent of foot orthotics users stated that their medical aid was very helpful or helpful. The use of foot orthoses reduced pain in 75 percent of respondents.¹

^{*on behalf eurocom e.V., European Manufacturers Federation for Compression Therapy and Orthopaedic Devices}

An important prerequisite for successful therapy is the use of functionally effective foot orthoses. Thanks to medi’s digital footcare tools, analyses of the foot and gait pattern can be used for this purpose. Pressure distribution along the foot is examined either statically or dynamically. The digital footcare tools provide information within seconds on foot geometry, the gait cycle, pressure zones and load distribution, or plantar force graphs.²

Podomedic podoscope

The Podomedic podoscope displays the static footprint.

Pedomedic 120

The Pedomedic 120 system (large pressure measurement plate) enables both static and dynamic mapping of pressure redistribution along the plantar foot.

Gomedic 2D

The Gomedic 2D scanner captures the static 2D footprint.

Insolemedic

The Insolemedic is a diagnostic device for biomechanical and postural foot analysis, to be used in footwear.

Pedomedic 60

The Pedomedic 60 system (small pressure measurement plate) enables both static and dynamic mapping of pressure redistribution along the plantar foot.

You can find further information about the digital footcare tools in the corresponding product catalog.

Evaluation: One software for digital footcare tools

The multifunctional freeStep 2.0 software provides a comprehensive solution for the digital footcare tools and enables a wide range of analyses. The user‑friendly and intuitive interface simplifies daily use of the software. The digital footcare tools are based on a modular principle and can be expanded as desired.

Gait analysis as the foundation for managing foot deformities

Benefits of digital footcare tools at a glance:

- Modular system
- User-friendly and intuitive interface
- Practical, everyday‑ready application for beginners and advanced users
- Comprehensive functions, such as analysis of foot geometry, gait cycle, pressure zones and load distribution, force graphs, sway test
- Digital devices including the freeStep 2.0 software

Sources and notes:

Intended purpose of the podoscope:

Tool for displaying the static footprint and visualizing the load distribution along the plantar foot to optimize the customization of the foot orthotics.

Sources

¹Medical aids: Effective and established therapy for improved quality of life in everyday activities. Representative survey conducted by the Allensbach Institute on behalf of eurocom e. V. Survey results 2023. Published online at: www.eurocom-info.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Allensbach-Patientenumfrage-2023_web.pdf (Last accessed 01/04/2025).

²Analysis of a single step based on parameters such as maximum pressure, total load in kilograms, speed, and pressure in newtons.

Manufacturer:
Sensor Medica srl
Via Bruno Pontecorvo, 13
00012 Guidonia Montecelio (RM)
Italy