Musculoskeletal assessment and orthotics, utilising RS Scan
General Footcare
We use the RSscan Footscan® System to measure pressure distribution of the feet.
The footscan® systems can record up to 500 frames of data a second, this allows in depth analysis of the pressure and force distribution and their association with the biomechanics of the foot.
The system uses small sensors that are 5mm x 7mm, these allow accurate analysis of pressure deviations under all regions of the foot.
This is necessary to get a clear picture of foot mechanics, and can be vital when dealing with medical conditions such as diabetes.
Barefoot pressure measurements for both feet are collected. Pressure data can also be collected while the patient is wearing their preferred footwear/orthotics so that the influence of both may be compared to the biomechanics of their barefoot gait. The collected data is analysed and the results are visually presented to the patient together with results of their video gait analysis.
Example RS Scan
Biomechanics
The application of the laws of physics to the human body. It enables us to apply mechanical principals to the lower limb in both stance and motion. It’s principles enable us to assess your foot and lower limb function with much greater scientific and diagnostic accuracy.
Your foot is an amazing and complex structure – a lever system over which your whole body is propelled forwards. The foot is also a shock absorber, cushioning anatomical structures within the foot and lower limbs from the huge forces placed through it at every step. Foot function normally becomes faulty foot function due to a variety of reasons including genetics, aging, physical stresses, disease processes, injury and poorly fitting footwear. One or more of these factors produce misalignments of the joints and soft tissues within the foot resulting in impaired biomechanical function.
Biomechanical assessment enables your podiatrist to help diagnose your foot problem and recommend appropriate treatments which may include footwear advice, orthotic (insole) therapy, exercise therapies or external referral for further diagnostic tests.