Simultaneous measurement of plantar pressure and shear forces in diabetic individuals

The Biomechanics of the Foot in Diabetes Mellitus

“…Only a few comparisons of different devices have been performed. 44,45 Several devices have been proposed to measure the distribution of shear stress under the foot, [46][47][48][49] and the role of shear stresses has also been modeled. 50 However, no single device has yet been demonstrated to have the resolution and durability that are required to understand the presumably complex pattern of plantar shear stresses.…”

Design and characterization of a soft magneto-rheological miniature shock absorber for a controllable variable stiffness sole

“…Severe guiding and sealing problems are expected among parts in relative motion if it is considered that the load transmitted by the foot to the damper is not purely axial, but it in cludes a remarkable radial component. In fact, plantar shear stresses during the foot ground contact are not negligible and have been estimated to range from 30 up to more than 80 kPa [7,8]. In this case, dedicated structures are required to adequately address these issues, but they can result in a not admitted increase of the bulkiness of the overall device.…”

Padrões dinâmicos de recrutamento muscular por EMG de alta densidade de diabéticos em diferentes níveis de severidade de neuropatia classificados por um modelo linguistico fuzzy

“…O uso da estesiometria por meio dos monofilamentos de 10g é considerada uma boa ferramenta para avaliar a perda sensorial, sendo recomendada pelo International Consensus on the Diabetic Foot (Schaper et al, 2003). Além de ter uma alta reprodutibilidade e especificidade (Sosenko et al, 1990), é um bom preditivo para riscos de ulceração e amputação (Carrington et al 2002;Perry et al, 2002).…”