the effect of felted foam on peak pressure relief and preservation in the feet of healthy individuals

Felted foam is used frequently in clinical practice to offload plantar foot
ulcers in patients with diabetes. Although widely implemented, evidence for the
offloading effectiveness of felted foam is scarce, and from the many different
felted foams available it is unknown which best offloads the foot and how
pressure change over the short term of several days of use.

The current research project will investigate the pressure relieving and
preservation effects of felted foam. The aim of this study is to find the type
of felted foam that is most effective in reducing plantar peak pressures.
Furthermore, this study will investigate how the pressure relieving effect of
felted foam changes over time in four consecutive days.

A cross-sectional study design comparing different types of felted foam and a
longitudinal study design to compare the pressure relieving effect of felted
foam over 4 consecutive days. In the first part we investigate what kind of
felt is most effective in lowering the pressure at a specific location under
the foot while walking. The foot pressure is measured with and without the
felted foam. In the second part, we investigate how long the felt is effective
in lowering the pressure. The subject is asked to walk with a selective felted
foam during 4 days, the foot pressure will be measured every day.

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