emed pedography platforms are accurate electronic systems for recording and evaluating pressure distribution under the foot in static and dynamic conditions. The platforms provide accurate, reliable information for the analysis of foot function and diagnosis of foot pathologies. Foot deformities and malfunctions can be detected during analysis of the barefoot pressure data.

The emed systems belong to the family of novel pedography measurement platforms. All scientific emed platforms operate with calibrated capacitive sensors.

Pedography is a functional diagnostic tool. The pedography analysis can be done within 8 minutes.

The emed platforms are compliant with the European Regulations on Medical Devices. This is extremely important for their use in clinical settings. A simple CE mark without a notified body is not sufficient as it can stand only for low distortion but not for safety and reliability.

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Software

The emed measuring software controls the emed platform and collects and displays the plantar pressure data of the foot. Different levels of emed measuring software are available.

emed - foot pressure mapping platform

Key features provided by emed®: 

  • collect pressure and force data during static & dynamic movements like balance, walking, running and more
  • work with reliable, individually calibrated, capacitive sensors
  • quickly integrate the platform in your lab or medical environment and sync with other systems
  • create pre-defined reports for multiple applications within seconds, automatically
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emed platforms

are available in two sizes. Please find below the technical specifications of the emed-s and emed-xl:

Technical data

emed® s

emed® xl

pressure range
10 - 1,270 kPa
dimensions (mm)
690 x 400 x 21
1,529 x 504 x 21
sensor area (mm)
540 x 320
1,440 x 440
# of sensors
6,912
25,344
resolution (sen/cm²)
4
4
frequency (Hz)
120
100
*accuracy (% ZAS)
± 5
± 5
temp. range (°C)
15 - 40
15 - 40
synchronization
sync-out/in
sync-out/in

All platforms measure accurate, calibrated pressure, force, and contact area.
Additionally, the emed-xl collects spatiotemporal parameters.

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*ZAS: Zero at start

Applications:

1. Orthopedic Diagnoses

The emed system is a valuable tool in orthopedic diagnostics, providing detailed insights into foot pressure and gait mechanics. For example, it can detect abnormal pressure patterns in flatfoot (pes planus), where the arch support is lacking, leading to a more uniform pressure distribution. Conversely, in high arches (pes cavus), pressure is concentrated on the heel and forefoot.

Additionally, the system identifies gait irregularities such as overpronation and supination, where the foot rolls inward or outward excessively during movement. This helps clinicians address biomechanical issues that may lead to chronic injuries. 

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2. Diabetic Foot Care

In diabetic patients, early detection of high-pressure areas is vital to prevent foot ulcers. The emed system offers precise pressure mapping, enabling healthcare professionals to identify and monitor these areas effectively. This facilitates timely interventions, such as custom orthotics, to redistribute pressure and mitigate ulcer risk.

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3. Sports Medicine

Athletes benefit from the emed system’s ability to analyze foot pressure during dynamic activities. By identifying abnormal pressure distributions and gait patterns, the system aids in optimizing performance and preventing injuries through tailored training programs and corrective measures.

4. Post-Surgery Assessments

In post-surgical care, the emed system is invaluable for evaluating recovery and guiding rehabilitation. It monitors changes in pressure distribution and weight-bearing after procedures, helping clinicians assess whether the healing process is progressing as expected.

For instance, it can identify if patients are placing excessive pressure on an operated foot, allowing adjustments to therapy or activity levels. This detailed feedback ensures that patients follow their rehabilitation protocols effectively, reducing the risk of complications and enhancing recovery outcomes.

5. Pediatric Diagnoses

The emed system is especially useful for diagnosing foot-related issues in children. It detects developmental abnormalities like pediatric flatfoot by analyzing pressure distributions and identifying the absence of an arch. This early detection allows for timely interventions, such as orthotics or physiotherapy, to correct the condition before it leads to long-term complications.

Additionally, it can analyze gait abnormalities like toe-walking or uneven strides, providing actionable insights for tailored treatments that promote healthy foot development.

6. Rheumatologic Conditions

In rheumatologic care, the emed system provides crucial insights into how joint inflammation affects foot biomechanics. For example, in arthritis or rheumatoid foot deformities, the system captures changes in pressure distribution caused by joint damage. This data helps clinicians recommend appropriate interventions, such as supportive orthotics or specific therapies, to alleviate pain and improve mobility.

By tailoring treatments to the patient’s unique needs, the emed system enhances the overall quality of care.

7. Neurological Disorders

For patients with neurological conditions like peripheral neuropathy or Parkinson’s disease, the emed system detects imbalances and abnormal pressure patterns. In neuropathy, the system helps identify areas of uneven weight distribution that increase the risk of falls.

For Parkinson’s patients, it can track gait changes, such as shuffling or asymmetry, providing valuable data for designing gait training programs and fall prevention strategies. These insights contribute significantly to improving patient safety and mobility.

8. Elderly Foot Care

As people age, foot deformities like metatarsalgia or hammer toes become more common, often leading to pain and mobility issues. The emed system identifies pressure distribution changes associated with these conditions, helping clinicians design interventions to alleviate discomfort.

It also assesses fall risks by highlighting imbalances in weight distribution and gait, allowing for targeted solutions like balance training or orthotic support to enhance the quality of life for elderly patients.

9. Custom Orthotic Design

Custom orthotics rely on precise pressure distribution data, which the emed system provides in detail. This information ensures that insoles or footwear are tailored to redistribute pressure effectively, addressing pain and correcting biomechanical issues.

Whether for sports injuries, diabetic ulcers, or general foot discomfort, the system helps create orthotic solutions that enhance comfort and functionality, improving patient outcomes.

10. Obesity and Weight-Related Issues

Obesity often causes abnormal weight distribution, leading to increased pressure on specific foot areas, which can result in pain and structural deformities. The emed system maps these stress points, guiding interventions like weight redistribution insoles or targeted physiotherapy.

It also tracks how gait changes with weight loss, helping clinicians monitor progress and adapt treatment plans accordingly.

These applications demonstrate the emed system’s versatility and effectiveness in enhancing diagnostic accuracy and patient care across various medical fields.

Scientific publications:

publication list utilized novel pressure and force measurement sensors

emed journal articles

Publication years 1989–2026 · Journal articles only

Browse original journal research reporting emed measurements or analysis of emed data. Click an application tag to see related papers, or search by title, author, journal or DOI.

186journal articles

2024–202629 articles

E001 · 2026

Agreement between the pedobarography results of emed-x® and emed-xl® platforms in children and adults

Blackwood V; Stevens WR Jr; Jeans KA. Gait & Posture.

Primary application: Validation & reliability

System: emed-x; emed-xl

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Twenty-four included participants completed barefoot trials on both platforms; five one-foot trials per platform were averaged and regional contact area/time/mean force compared.

Publication date: 2026-07

E107 · 2026

Beyond Aesthetics: A Matched-Controlled Study of Static and Dynamic Foot Characteristics of 83 Professional Ballet Dancers

Arens T; Sproll M; Hauschild A; Kniewasser C; Helfrich L; Kosch L; Zech A. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 19(3):e70207.

Primary application: Ballet

System: emed-n50

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The study acquired dynamic walking footprints at 50 Hz and averaged three valid trials per leg.

Publication date: 2026-09-15

E106 · 2026

Convex-side medial loading during early stance in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A pedobarographic analysis

Eren A; Gungor CI; Aral F; Oklaz EB; Akin B; Kanatli U. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 34(3):10225536261491553.

Primary application: Scoliosis

System: emed (hardware model not specified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Forty-five adolescents with thoracic/thoracic-dominant scoliosis underwent barefoot emed walking assessment; five valid steps per foot were averaged.

Publication date: 2026-09-19

E108 · 2026

Cooptimized Sensing and Sole Mechanics Enable Embodied-Intelligence Design of User-Specific Smart Footwear

Zhong F; Pontin M; Zavatsky A; Maiolino P. Advanced Intelligent Systems 8(9):e70452.

Primary application: Sensor development

System: emed-n50

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Precollected user-specific barefoot emed-n50 maps informed smart-sole design and were compared with separate smart-shoe treadmill recordings; 26 plate steps versus 15 shoe steps.

Publication date: 2026-06-09

E002 · 2026

Effects of First Metatarsophalangeal Osteoarthritis on Plantar Pressures Across Multiple Activities

Telfer S; Wukelic C; Entress N; Ledoux WR. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research.

Primary application: Osteoarthritis

System: emed (variant unspecified; 100 Hz)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: A floor-level emed platform recorded all four activities at 100 Hz; regional and spatial analyses were performed.

Publication date: 2026-03-19

E003 · 2026

Foot Dimension Assessment: Reliability and Agreement of Manual, Pedobarographic, and Handheld 3D Scanning Methods

Schleese L; Mittlmeier T; Fischer DC; Abshagen P; Opfermann J; Gahr P; Behrens M; Bruhn S; Weippert M. Journal of Clinical Medicine.

Primary application: Measurement methods

System: emed Q

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The authors acquired dynamic footprints with an emed Q platform and compared its automated foot dimensions against manual examination and handheld 3D scans.

Publication date: 2025-12-23

E114 · 2026

Limited incremental value of balance and plantar-pressure measures beyond baseline CAIT for a 12-month composite ankle-instability outcome in competitive badminton players

Li W. Frontiers in physiology.

Primary application: Ankle instability

System: emed-x

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The prospective cohort used an emed-x platform for repeated quiet-standing and sport-specific lunge trials, with pressure indices entered into ankle-instability prediction models.

Publication date: 2026-08-28

E004 · 2026

Quantifying differences in high-pressure region mapping between dynamic in-shoe and barefoot plantar pressure in diabetic subjects

Heino D; Telfer S; et al.. Journal of Biomechanics.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: emed platform; specific model not stated

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Emed at 4 sensels/cm² captured ten barefoot trials, five per foot; infrared gates kept speeds within 10% across trials and conditions.

Publication date: 2026-02-08

E115 · 2026

Spatiotemporal localization of sex difference in plantar pressure distribution during self paced walking in healthy Japanese adults

Doi H, Furuta N, Yoon H, Funato K. PloS one.

Primary application: Healthy gait

System: emed XL

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The investigators recorded walking pressure on an emed XL footplate and applied cluster-based spatial and temporal comparisons between sexes.

Publication date: 2026-05-15

E005 · 2025

Analysis of centre of pressure trajectories and plantar pressure distribution to map development of foot-ground interactions from new to confident walking infants

Montagnani E; Morrison SC; Price C. PLOS ONE.

Primary application: Infant gait

System: EMED xl; 100 Hz; 4 sensors/cm²

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The Great Foundations cohort supplied repeated recordings from 39 infants as new and confident walkers. The paper identifies EMED-xl collection at 100 Hz and selection/export of three steps per foot per stage.

Publication date: 2025-04-16

E116 · 2025

Compensatory Movements of the Midfoot Joints Influence Gait Pattern After Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis

Eidmann A, Kraftborn K, Walcher MG, Fraißler L, Rudert M, Stratos I. Foot & ankle orthopaedics.

Primary application: Ankle arthrodesis

System: emed-c50

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: A 50-Hz capacitive emed-c50 platform on an 8-m walkway measured operated and contralateral feet.

Publication date: 2025-06-03

E006 · 2025

Impact of body weight and age on plantar pressure in typically developing children: Normative data and methodological considerations

Behrendt A; Siebert T; D’Souza S. Journal of Children's Orthopaedics.

Primary application: Paediatric gait

System: emed xl

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Investigators performed clinical screening then acquired preferred-speed walkway pressures with EMED-xl at 100 Hz and 4 sensors/cm². After averaging six trials, one foot per child was randomly selected for age-group comparison.

Publication date: 2025-05-31

E007 · 2025

Normal Pedobarography Values in a Multiracial Community of Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Haidar MN; Che-Ahmad A; Ayeop MAS; Ahmad-Ismani MS; Nik-Alyani NAA. Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal.

Primary application: Normative data

System: EMED-q100

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Investigators recruited volunteers without relevant foot/spinal conditions, obtained walking pressure on the q 100 platform with EMED/E software at 100 Hz, and assessed peak values and their anatomical distribution.

Publication date: 2025

E110 · 2025

Optimizing the graft size in the Evans osteotomy to minimize the calcaneocuboid joint pressure by highly realistic in-silico analysis

Quagliato L; Lim Y; Choi Y; Lee KM; Kim S; Lee T. Scientific Reports 15:2668.

Primary application: Computational modelling

System: Emed XL

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The authors performed Emed XL static-pressure experiments on the same healthy subject used for the finite-element foot model and compared measured and predicted distributions.

Publication date: 2025-01-21

E117 · 2025

Self-Adapting Foot Orthosis Inlay Facilitates Handling and Reduces Plantar Pressure Compared to Vacuum-Based Technology

Milstrey A, Horst C, Gartung S, Weigel AS, Stange R, Ochman S. Journal of clinical medicine.

Primary application: Orthotics

System: emed (model not specified); Pedar X for principal outcomes

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Beyond the Pedar X comparisons, the authors explicitly performed a barefoot emed pressure-plate measurement to characterize each participant's foot geometry and loading.

Publication date: 2025-05-13

E008 · 2025

The individuality of plantar pressure indices enables the reduction of descriptive gait data required for diagnostic purposes

Latour E; Latour EE; Arlet J. Scientific Reports.

Primary application: Analysis methods

System: emed-m

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The full methods identify emed-m with 3792 capacitive sensors and 4 sensors/cm². Each participant performed 100 measurements per foot, and extracted regional descriptors underwent variability analysis.

Publication date: 2025-08-26

E109 · 2025

The influence of altered lower-limb muscle strength on dynamic plantar pressure distribution in participants who underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Matov K; Bozděch M; Gimunová M; Komzák M; Dostál M; Maršálek M; Vespalec T; Mojžíš M; Vodička T. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 7:1569129.

Primary application: ACL injury & reconstruction

System: emed XL

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: At least five valid footprints per foot were recorded at 100 Hz on an 8.5-m walkway.

Publication date: 2025-08-20

E009 · 2025

The predictive value of cumulative plantar tissue stress on future plantar foot ulceration in people with diabetes—A 12-month prospective observational study

Hulshof CM; van Netten JJ; Busch-Westbroek TE; Sabelis LWE; Peters EJG; Pijnappels M; Bus SA. Diabetic Medicine.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: emed-X

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Baseline barefoot pressures were acquired using emed-X; pedar-X separately measured in-shoe pressures.

Publication date: 2025-07-31

E010 · 2024

A method for automated masking and plantar pressure analysis using segmented computed tomography scans

Brady LM; Wukelic C; Ledoux WR. Gait & Posture.

Primary application: Analysis methods

System: emed-X

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Emed-X recorded static/dynamic pressure. Commercial 11-region automasks were compared with masks derived from segmented partial-weight-bearing CT scans and registered to pressure maps. Peak pressure, force-time integral, pressure-time integral and pressure-gradient measures were evaluated.

Publication date: 2024

E011 · 2024

A Preliminary Study on the Effects of 4-Week Training Program with Interactive Floor Support on Plantar Pressure Distribution in Sedentary Individuals

Aydoğdu O; Erdoğan RU; Sarı Z; Polat MG. Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences.

Primary application: Exercise & training

System: Novel emed (variant and actual study sampling frequency not specified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Plantar pressure was assessed at baseline and after four weeks of interactive-floor training, with five trials per foot averaged. Fifteen sedentary participants completed the protocol.

Publication date: 2024-06-28

E118 · 2024

Adherence to wearing prescribed footwear in people at risk of diabetes-related foot ulcers

Jarl G, Hulshof CM, Tijhuis KA, Busch-Westbroek TE, Bus SA, van Netten JJ. Journal of foot and ankle research.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: emed (variant unspecified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Four two-step pressure records per foot were acquired using emed; these baseline data entered adherence regression models.

Publication date: 2024-09-01

E012 · 2024

Discrepancies in plantar pressure distribution between affected and unaffected sides in patients with plantar fasciitis

Kyung MG; Lee DO; Moon K; Yoon YS; Lee DY. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Primary application: Plantar fasciitis

System: emed hardware, variant unspecified; 100 Hz. emed CL is named as analysis software, not a confirmed hardware model.

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Clinical records of 20 unilateral plantar-fasciitis patients were analysed. Barefoot emed trials at 100 Hz were recorded, with the middle three of five trials averaged and four regional masks used.

Publication date: 2024-05-30

E119 · 2024

Effect of flexor tendon tenotomy of the diabetic hammertoe on plantar pressure: a randomized controlled trial

Askø Andersen J, Rasmussen A, Engberg S, Bencke J, Frimodt-Møller M, Kirketerp-Møller K, Rossing P. BMJ open diabetes research & care.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: Emed (variant unspecified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: A planned pressure substudy used an Emed plate at 4 sensors/cm². Participants struck it on their third step at normal walking speed, repeating until five valid trials per foot; blinded staff checked masks.

Publication date: 2024-12-03

E120 · 2024

Effect of forefoot transverse arch stiffness on foot biomechanical response--based on finite element method

Zhang L, Zhang Q, Zhong Y, Hortobagyi T, Gu Y. Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology.

Primary application: Computational modelling

System: Emed pressure plate (model not specified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The authors collected static emed measurements on the modeled subject and used these as the experimental comparison for their foot finite-element analysis.

Publication date: 2024-07-08

E121 · 2024

Effectiveness of a web-based foot-ankle exercise program for treating ulcer risk factors in diabetic neuropathy in a randomized controlled trial

Ferreira JSSP, Cruvinel-Júnior RH, da Silva EQ, Veríssimo JL, Monteiro RL, Duarte M, Giacomozzi C, Sacco ICN. Scientific reports.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: emed-q100 / emed-q

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The trial used an emed pressure plate for foot-muscle strength and a six-trial barefoot gait-pressure assessment with five anatomical masks.

Publication date: 2024-11-08

E112 · 2024

Foot Posture Index Does Not Correlate with Dynamic Foot Assessment Performed via Baropodometric Examination: A Cross-Sectional Study

Origo D; Buffone F; Montini G; Belluto D; Tramontano M; Dal Farra F. Healthcare 12(8):814.

Primary application: Foot posture

System: emed n50

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The study recorded complete walking footprints with emed n50 and processed them in emed Professional.

Publication date: 2024-04-10

E122 · 2024

Pressure-Relieving Effect of Different Insole Top Covers in People with Diabetes at High Risk of Foot Ulceration

Bus SA, Busch-Westbroek TE, Pulles J, van Dun T, Szabo G, Lacorte DH, Luckson D, van Netten JJ. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland).

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: emed-X

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: A 70-Hz emed-X platform acquired baseline walking pressures; regions were selected using ulcer history or high barefoot pressure.

Publication date: 2024-08-27

E123 · 2024

Regional differences in the biological variability of plantar pressure as a basis for refining diagnostic gait analysis

Latour E, Latour EE, Arlet J. Scientific reports.

Primary application: Measurement methods

System: emed-m

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Emed-m at 100 Hz recorded repeated barefoot steps through a 5 m walkway. Force and contact-area indices were exported for ten masks and normalized to characterize regional weight transfer.

Publication date: 2024-03-11

E111 · 2024

The Stress of Measuring Plantar Tissue Stress in People with Diabetes-Related Foot Ulcers: Biomechanical and Feasibility Findings from Two Prospective Cohort Studies

Hulshof CM; Page M; van Baal SG; Bus SA; Fernando ME; van Gemert-Pijnen L; Kappert KDR; Lucadou-Wells S; Najafi B; van Netten JJ; Lazzarini PA. Sensors 24(8):2411.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: EMED-X

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The Netherlands cohort used EMED-X at 100 Hz and 4 sensors/cm², with a two-step approach and four trials per foot. Pedar-X measured in-device pressure and Australian regular-footwear pressure.

Publication date: 2024-04-10

2019–202349 articles

E013 · 2023

Foot Plantar Pressure Abnormalities in Near Adulthood Patients with Type 1 Diabetes

Wysocka-Mincewicz M; Szczerbik E; Mazur M; Grabik M; Kalinowska M; Syczewska M. Biomedicines.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: emed-X

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Investigators recorded walking footprints using an emed-X, automatically masked them into anatomical regions, and compared results with manufacturer-provided adult reference data.

Publication date: 2023-10-26

E014 · 2023

Foot plantar pressure and centre of pressure trajectory differ between straight and turning steps in infants

Price C; Montagnani E; Nester C; Morrison SC. Scientific Reports.

Primary application: Infant gait

System: Novel Emed-xl; 100 Hz; 4 sensors/cm²

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Twenty-five confidently walking infants were selected from a longitudinal cohort. An embedded emed-xl platform and synchronized video recorded self-directed walking, with straight and inward/outward turning steps extracted.

Publication date: 2023-05-16

E015 · 2023

Foot Plantar Pressure Profile Alteration after Microsurgical Great Toe-to-thumb Transfer

Tang SFT; Tang ACW; Chen CK; et al.. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open.

Primary application: Surgical outcomes

System: Emed-X System / Emed-X400 platform

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The authors used the model-X system with anX 400 platform (6080 sensors,4 sensors/cm²), recorded foot loading and used automatic masks with manual toe correction after transfer.

Publication date: 2023-09-01

E124 · 2023

Investigation of the Mechanical Response of the Foot Structure Considering Push-Off Angles in Speed Skating

Wang H, Wu Y, Liu J, Zhu X. Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland).

Primary application: Computational modelling

System: emed-x

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Investigators simultaneously collected insole and platform pressure at 100 Hz during balanced standing. Emed-x measured the blade-ground side, with protective EVA; these data checked the finite-element model.

Publication date: 2023-10-18

E016 · 2023

Masking approaches to analyse plantar pressure data of new and confident walking infants

Montagnani E; Morrison SC; Price C. Gait & Posture.

Primary application: Analysis methods

System: EMED xl

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Thirteen infants' emed-xl steps were analysed with standard and proportionally customized eight-region masks; pressure/area variation and mask-related data loss were compared.

Publication date: 2023-03-11

E125 · 2023

Potential predictive effect of mechanical properties of the plantar skin and superficial soft tissue, and vibration perception on plantar loading during gait in individuals with diabetes

Monteiro RL, Drechsel TJ, Ferreira JSSP, Zippenfennig C, Sacco ICN. BMC musculoskeletal disorders.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: emed-q100

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: An emed-q100 measured barefoot gait load on a six-metre walkway, with pressure outcomes regressed on sensory and plantar tissue measurements.

Publication date: 2023-09-06

E017 · 2023

pressuRe: an R package for analyzing and visualizing biomechanical pressure distribution data

Telfer S; Li EY. Scientific Reports.

Primary application: Analysis software

System: emed; specific hardware variant not stated

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The worked clinical analysis reuses five barefoot trials per foot from 16 participants with diabetic neuropathy. The primary Data paragraph explicitly identifies emed, and the paper compares pressuRe processing against commercial software.

Publication date: 2023-10-05

E126 · 2023

The combined effect of short foot exercises and orthosis in symptomatic flexible flatfoot: a randomized controlled trial

Elsayed W, Alotaibi S, Shaheen A, Farouk M, Farrag A. European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine.

Primary application: Flatfoot

System: EMED-X

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The trial collected three valid static/dynamic trials with an EMED-X embedded in a seven-metre walkway while testing an exercise-plus-orthosis intervention.

Publication date: 2023-03-29

E127 · 2022

A new method proposed to explore the feline's paw bones of contributing most to landing pattern recognition when landed under different constraints

Xu D, Zhou H, Zhang Q, Baker JS, Ugbolue UC, Radak Z, Ma X, Gusztav F, Wang M, Gu Y. Frontiers in veterinary science.

Primary application: Veterinary gait

System: EMED-AT (as stated; do not infer another model from specifications)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The cat was acclimatised before repeated landings. EMED-AT at 100 Hz collected pressure-mat data at the three heights, while a separate Kistler task supplied force data. The paper reports 20 datasets per instrument and height.

Publication date: 2022-10-10

E128 · 2022

Automatic Classification of Barefoot and Shod Populations Based on the Foot Metrics and Plantar Pressure Patterns

Xiang L, Gu Y, Mei Q, Wang A, Shim V, Fernandez J. Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology.

Primary application: Machine learning

System: emed (100 Hz; variant unspecified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Four successful right-foot midgait trials per session were acquired with a 100-Hz emed plate on a 15-m path.

Publication date: 2022-03-23

E129 · 2022

Biomechanical and musculoskeletal changes after flexor tenotomy to reduce the risk of diabetic neuropathic toe ulcer recurrence

Mens MA, van Netten JJ, Busch-Westbroek TE, Bus SA, Streekstra GJ, Wellenberg RHH, Maas M, Nieuwdorp M, Stufkens SAS. Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: EMED-X

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The consecutive clinical series measured barefoot toe loading using EMED-X before and shortly after surgery, alongside weight-bearing radiographs.

Publication date: 2021-12-16

E130 · 2022

Clinical assessments and gait analysis for patients with Trimalleolar fractures in the early postoperative period

Zhu T, Wang Y, Tian F, Wang W, Zhong R, Zhai H, Wang S. BMC musculoskeletal disorders.

Primary application: Ankle fracture

System: Emed-x 400 (source typography: Emed® -× 400)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The article reports recruiting patients and controls and measuring plantar pressure during walking with a 100-Hz Emed-x 400 platform, with regional pressure and contact variables calculated.

Publication date: 2022-07-12

E018 · 2022

Comparing Plantar Pressure Distribution and Vertical Ground Reaction Force Between Healthy Subjects and Middle-aged Adults With Leg Length Discrepancy (LLD)

Memar R; Farjad Pezeshk A; Ghasempour H. Journal of Modern Rehabilitation.

Primary application: Leg-length discrepancy

System: emed platform; hardware variant not specified

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Twenty-one middle-aged adults with leg-length discrepancy and ten controls walked on a 10-m walkway with an emed platform at its centre. Five valid trials per foot were acquired and three middle trials averaged.

Publication date: 2022-01-01

E131 · 2022

Comparison of ankle force, mobility, flexibility, and plantar pressure values in athletes according to foot posture index

Kalender H, Uzuner K, Şimşek D, Bayram İ. Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation.

Primary application: Sports biomechanics

System: emed-XL

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The 100-Hz emed-XL platform acquired standing pressure data; repeated stances were averaged.

Publication date: 2022-03-01

E132 · 2022

Could an Internet-Based Foot-Ankle Therapeutic Exercise Program Modify Clinical Outcomes and Gait Biomechanics in People with Diabetic Neuropathy? A Clinical Proof-of-Concept Study

Cruvinel-Júnior RH, Ferreira JSSP, Veríssimo JL, Monteiro RL, Suda EY, Silva ÉQ, Sacco ICN. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland).

Primary application: Neuropathy

System: emed-q100 for strength; emed-q for gait (source labels retained)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: A pressure platform recorded maximal toe pressing and barefoot gait at 100 Hz. The paper averaged repeated bilateral trials and analyzed seven plantar regions alongside separate clinical and motion-capture outcomes.

Publication date: 2022-12-07

E133 · 2022

Development and Validation of a Subject-Specific Coupled Model for Foot and Sports Shoe Complex: A Pilot Computational Study

Song Y, Cen X, Zhang Y, Bíró I, Ji Y, Gu Y. Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland).

Primary application: Computational modelling

System: Novel Emed (variant unspecified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Measured pressures from the same participant were compared with the coupled model, separating four plantar regions from four sole regions. Emed supplied sole-pressure validation rather than in-shoe pressure.

Publication date: 2022-10-14

E134 · 2022

Effect of Displacement Degree of Distal Chevron Osteotomy on Metatarsal Stress: A Finite Element Method

Zhang Q, Zhang Y, Huang J, Teo EC, Gu Y. Biology.

Primary application: Hallux valgus

System: Emed (variant unspecified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The model provider stood on an Emed platform for five seconds. Measured peak pressure and distribution were compared with predictions before simulating 2,4 and 6 mmosteotomy displacement.

Publication date: 2022-01-13

E135 · 2022

Foot and ankle characteristics associated with fear of falling and mobility in community-dwelling older people: a cross-sectional study

Pol F, Khajooei Z, Hosseini SM, Taheri A, Forghany S, Menz HB. Journal of foot and ankle research.

Primary application: Older adults

System: EMED-le for gait; EMED family unspecified for arch/toe-strength tests

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Emed measured foot contact for arch index and maximal toe pressing; EMED-le recorded barefoot gait at comfortable speed. Regional loading and centre-of-pressure variables were calculated with Novel software.

Publication date: 2022-12-09

E136 · 2022

Foot-ankle therapeutic exercise program can improve gait speed in people with diabetic neuropathy: a randomized controlled trial

Monteiro RL, Ferreira JSSP, Silva ÉQ, Cruvinel-Júnior RH, Veríssimo JL, Bus SA, Sacco ICN. Scientific reports.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: emed-q

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The RCT specifically used an emed-q pressure platform to assess hallux and toe strength; walking speed and sensory outcomes were measured separately.

Publication date: 2022-05-09

E137 · 2022

How barefoot and conventional shoes affect the foot and gait characteristics in toddlers

Gimunová M, Kolářová K, Vodička T, Bozděch M, Zvonař M. PloS one.

Primary application: Paediatric gait

System: emed (50 × 145 cm; variant unspecified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Toddlers walked barefoot naturally; five footprints per foot were retained at each session for emed geometry/loading analysis.

Publication date: 2022-08-23

E138 · 2022

Knee Arthrodesis Affects Gait Kinematics More in the Ankle Than in the Hip Joint

Wagener N, Böhle S, Kirschberg J, Rohe S, Heinecke M, Di Fazio P, Matziolis G, Röhner E. Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania).

Primary application: Knee arthrodesis

System: emed c50

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The study used emed c50 at 50 Hz for barefoot foot-pressure/rollover assessment alongside a separate motion-analysis setup.

Publication date: 2022-05-24

E019 · 2022

Pedobarography Study among Malay Population in Kuantan, Pahang: A Pilot Study

Nasuruddin H; Che-Ahmad A; Ayeop MAS; Nik Mohd Najmi NMF; Ahmad MW. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia.

Primary application: Normative data

System: Emed-q100

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The primary abstract reports emed-q100 measurements of 400 feet from adult Malay subjects and compares pressure outcomes by gender/BMI.

Publication date: 2022-07-01

E139 · 2022

Self-offloading therapeutic footwear using compliant snap-through arches

Maharana P, Sonawane J, Belehalli P, Ananthasuresh GK. Wearable technologies.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: Emed (variant unspecified;1760sensors,2/cm²,25Hz as reported)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The study collected neuropathy assessments and barefoot walking pressure using an Emed platform. It classified arch shape and compared regional peak loading between neuropathic and nonneuropathic groups.

Publication date: 2022-05-10

E140 · 2022

The effect of backpack load on intersegmental motions of the foot and plantar pressure in individuals with mild flatfoot

Kyung MG, Bak PR, Lim JW, Lee DO, Park GY, Lee DY. Journal of foot and ankle research.

Primary application: Flatfoot

System: emed n50

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: An embedded emed n50 acquired plantar loading during unloaded and loaded gait trials, with four regional masks.

Publication date: 2022-10-15

E141 · 2021

Determinants of pain and activity limitations in foot osteoarthritis: An exploratory cross-sectional study in the Amsterdam-foot cohort

Ryman VFM, van der Esch M, Dekker J, Roorda LD, van Dieën J, Twisk JWR, Verberne SK, Huijbrechts E, Lems WF, van der Leeden M. Osteoarthritis and cartilage open.

Primary application: Osteoarthritis

System: EMED-nt

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The cohort examination included EMED-nt pressure recordings in a 3.6-m walkway to examine relationships with pain/activity limitations.

Publication date: 2021-01-06

E142 · 2021

Effect of Plano-Valgus Foot on Lower-Extremity Kinematics and Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Children of Age 5-9

Boryczka-Trefler A, Kalinowska M, Szczerbik E, Stępowska J, Łukaszewska A, Syczewska M. Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland).

Primary application: Children & adolescents

System: emed system (model not specified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Plantar loads were captured with an emed platform and dynamic arch index defined the foot-type groups, compared with static ink-footprint classification.

Publication date: 2021-12-21

E020 · 2021

Foot ulcer recurrence, plantar pressure and footwear adherence in people with diabetes and Charcot midfoot deformity: A cohort analysis

Keukenkamp R; Busch-Westbroek TE; Barn R; Woodburn J; Bus SA. Diabetic Medicine.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: Emed-X

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Publisher full-text sections describe barefoot Emed-X recordings at100Hz using five two-step trials per foot; in-shoe measurements were separately acquired with Pedar-X.

Publication date: 2020-10-21

E021 · 2021

Pedobarographic Statistical Parametric Mapping of plantar pressure data in new and confident walking infants: A preliminary analysis

Montagnani E; Morrison SC; Varga M; Price C. Journal of Biomechanics.

Primary application: Analysis methods

System: EMED-xl

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The primary abstract explicitly describes12infants walking across EMED-xl, extracting footprints and registering pressure maps for pSPM comparison.

Publication date: 2021-09-22

E022 · 2021

Plantar load transfer in children: a descriptive study with two pathological case studies

Brierty A; Carty CP; Giacomozzi C; Phillips T; Walsh HPJ; Bade D; Horan S. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.

Primary application: Paediatric gait

System: EMED XL

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Participants walked over an EMED XL while motion capture recorded foot markers, enabling analysis of regional pressure transfer during double support.

Publication date: 2021-06-07

E143 · 2021

Subtalar Arthroereisis for Flexible Flatfoot in Children-Clinical, Radiographic and Pedobarographic Outcome Comparing Three Different Methods

Vogt B, Toporowski G, Gosheger G, Rölfing JD, Rosenbaum D, Schiedel F, Laufer A, Kleine-Koenig MT, Theil C, Roedl R, Frommer A. Children (Basel, Switzerland).

Primary application: Flatfoot

System: emed ST4

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Five bilateral midgait trials on emed ST4 supplied dynamic loading measures before surgery and at follow-up.

Publication date: 2021-04-30

E144 · 2021

The Design of Individual Orthopedic Insoles for the Patients with Diabetic Foot Using Integral Curves to Describe the Plantar Over-Pressure Areas

Shalamberidze M, Sokhadze Z, Tatvidze M. Computational and mathematical methods in medicine.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: Emed-25 at/D (as printed)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Patients' pedography was acquired with a Novel Emed-25 at/D and used to trace local overpressure areas mathematically for CNC-milled insoles.

Publication date: 2021-08-06

E145 · 2021

The rise of the longitudinal arch when sitting, standing, and walking: Contributions of the windlass mechanism

Sichting F, Ebrecht F. PloS one.

Primary application: Windlass mechanism

System: emed n50

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: An emed n50 monitored COP and provided visual feedback during static toe-dorsiflexion experiments, standardizing load location across participants.

Publication date: 2021-04-08

E146 · 2020

Association between the levels of physical activity and plantar pressure in 6-14-year-old children

Štefan L, Kasović M, Zvonar M. PeerJ.

Primary application: Children & adolescents

System: EMED–XL

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Children walked over a calibrated EMED–XL platform at 100 Hz and 4 sensors/cm². Three bilateral trials supplied six plantar-loading variables, which were analyzed against PAQ-C physical activity.

Publication date: 2020-02-14

E147 · 2020

Correlations between weight-bearing 3D bone architecture and dynamic plantar pressure measurements in the diabetic foot

Belvedere C, Giacomozzi C, Carrara C, Lullini G, Caravaggi P, Berti L, Marchesini G, Baccolini L, Durante S, Leardini A. Journal of foot and ankle research.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: emed q-100

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The study synchronized 100-Hz emed q-100 walking pressure with Vicon and anatomically masked averaged footprints.

Publication date: 2020-10-30

E148 · 2020

Effect of increased serum 25(OH)D and calcium on structure and function of post-menopausal women: a pilot study

Hillstrom HJ, Soeters R, Miranda M, Backus SI, Hafer J, Gibbons M, Thaqi I, Lenhoff M, Hannan MT, Endo Y, Sculco T, Lane J. Archives of osteoporosis.

Primary application: Balance

System: emed-X

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Bilateral plantar pressures were acquired with emed-X during three 60-second bipedal trials at self-selected foot position; single-leg standing lasted up to 30 seconds. Baseline procedures were repeated at follow-up.

Publication date: 2020-10-03

E149 · 2020

Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Foot-Ankle Exercise Program Aiming to Improve Foot-Ankle Functionality and Gait Biomechanics in People with Diabetic Neuropathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Monteiro RL, Ferreira JSSP, Silva ÉQ, Donini A, Cruvinel-Júnior RH, Verissímo JL, Bus SA, Sacco ICN. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland).

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: emed q-100

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The exercise trial used an emed q-100 both for maximal toe pressing and for regional walking pressure/force/time variables.

Publication date: 2020-09-09

E023 · 2020

Foot characteristics during walking in 6–14-year-old children

Kasović M; Štefan L; Zvonár M. Scientific Reports.

Primary application: Paediatric gait

System: EMED-XL

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The investigators recorded children's walking footprints with a calibrated EMED-XL and constructed age- and sex-specific reference curves.

Publication date: 2020

E150 · 2020

Foot function during gait and parental perceived outcome in older children with symptomatic club foot deformity

McCahill JL, Stebbins J, Harlaar J, Prescott R, Theologis T, Lavy C. Bone & joint open.

Primary application: Clubfoot

System: EMED-M

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The article describes 50-Hz EMED-M recordings in the clinical sample, with technical losses reducing the pressure datasets. Age/sex-stratified healthy pressure controls were reused from the gait laboratory's normal database.

Publication date: 2020-11-02

E024 · 2020

Locomotion Variations of Arch Index and Interlimb Symmetry in Shod and Barefoot Populations

Yu P; Liang M; Ren F. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics.

Primary application: Foot morphology

System: emed (variant unspecified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: An emed plate measured static contact and four successful dynamic trials per foot on a 20-m runway.

Publication date: 2020

E025 · 2020

Optimizing footwear for the diabetic foot: Data-driven custom-made footwear concepts and their effect on pressure relief to prevent diabetic foot ulceration

Zwaferink JBJ; Custers W; Paardekooper I; Berendsen HA; Bus SA. PLOS ONE.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: emed-X

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Emed-X barefoot pressures supplied CADCAM isobars/cutout inputs and baseline risk-region definition.

Publication date: 2020-04-23

E151 · 2020

Predicting the risk of future diabetic foot ulcer occurrence: a prospective cohort study of patients with diabetes in Tanzania

Naemi R, Chockalingam N, Lutale JK, Abbas ZG. BMJ open diabetes research & care.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: EMED, variant unspecified

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Baseline Emed pressure was measured after familiarisation using a two-step walk. Three stance phases per foot were averaged, and bilateral values were combined for risk analyses.

Publication date: 2020-05-01

E152 · 2019

Assessment of Long-Term Badminton Experience on Foot Posture Index and Plantar Pressure Distribution

Huang P, Liang M, Ren F. Applied bionics and biomechanics.

Primary application: Badminton

System: emed (50 Hz; variant unspecified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: An emed platform embedded in an 8-m walkway captured repeated controlled-speed walking/running trials.

Publication date: 2019-01-02

E026 · 2019

Association of quadriceps angle with plantar pressure distribution, navicular height and calcaneo-tibial angle

Elvan A; Simsek IE; Cakiroglu MA; Angin S. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica.

Primary application: Lower-limb alignment

System: EMED-m

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: A two-step EMED-m walking protocol generated regional loading variables. Foot posture and quadriceps-angle measures were obtained, and one of each participant's feet was analysed to avoid treating two feet as independent.

Publication date: 2019

E153 · 2019

Effectiveness of a Combined Intervention on Psychological and Physical Capacities of Frail Older Adults: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Apóstolo J, Dixe MDA, Bobrowicz-Campos E, Areosa T, Santos-Rocha R, Braúna M, Ribeiro J, Marques I, Freitas J, Almeida ML, Couto F. International journal of environmental research and public health.

Primary application: Older adults

System: EMED-X

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The trial explicitly used Novel EMED-X to assess baseline-to-postintervention gait force and pressure. Some participants could not complete the platform assessment, so Emed sample sizes were smaller than the overall trial.

Publication date: 2019-08-28

E027 · 2019

Evaluation of orthotic insoles for people with diabetes who are at-risk of first ulceration

Martinez-Santos A; Preece S; Nester CJ. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: Emed, variant unspecified (design input); Pedar-X separately measured in-shoe outcomes

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Standing Emed pressure and 3D foot shape were newly recorded to personalise nine insole designs. Walking pressure outcomes were acquired with Pedar-X, not the Emed platform.

Publication date: 2019-06-18

E154 · 2019

Foot function and strength of patients with diabetes grouped by ulcer risk classification (IWGDF)

Ferreira JSSP, Panighel JP, Silva ÉQ, Monteiro RL, Cruvinel Júnior RH, Sacco ICN. Diabetology & metabolic syndrome.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: emed q-100

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Three maximal toe-press efforts were recorded from a randomly chosen foot using emed q-100.

Publication date: 2019-10-30

E155 · 2019

Gender and age impact on plantar pressure distribution in early adolescence

Demirbüken İ, Özgül B, Timurtaş E, Yurdalan SU, Çekin MD, Polat MG. Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica.

Primary application: Paediatric gait

System: emed-a 50/D

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Emed-a 50/D capacitive platform recorded self-selected midgait walking at 50/60 Hz.

Publication date: 2019-03-21

E156 · 2019

Kinetic analysis of felines landing from different heights

Wang M, Song Y, Valentin S, Baker JS, Gu Y. PeerJ.

Primary application: Animal study

System: EMED-AT (as reported)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: An EMED-AT pressure mat collected landing kinetics; all paws had to land on the mat, and forces were normalized to bodyweight.

Publication date: 2019-11-12

E157 · 2019

The effect of voluntary head movements on postural kinetics in the standing cat

Song Y, Wang M, Baker JS, Gu Y. PeerJ.

Primary application: Veterinary gait

System: emed-m

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: A 0.395×0.24-m emed-m platform with 3792 sensors collected data at 50 Hz; Novel software analysed limb pressure/contact area and COP across neutral and lateral-head-position phases.

Publication date: 2019-12-12

2013–201849 articles

E158 · 2018

Alterations of Pregnant Gait during Pregnancy and Post-Partum

Mei Q, Gu Y, Fernandez J. Scientific reports.

Primary application: Pregnancy

System: EMED, variant unspecified

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The same women completed longitudinal walking tests. A walkway-mounted Novel EMED platform acquired pressure at 100 Hz, partitioned into ten anatomical regions for pressure, area and centre-of-pressure analysis.

Publication date: 2018-02-02

E159 · 2018

Cartilage Stiffness Effect on Foot Biomechanics of Chinese Bound Foot: A Finite Element Analysis

Zhang Y, Awrejcewicz J, Baker JS, Gu Y. Frontiers in physiology.

Primary application: Computational modelling

System: emed (variant unspecified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The same participant stood on emed for five seconds; the middle three seconds were averaged for validation.

Publication date: 2018-10-11

E028 · 2018

Centre of pressure characteristics in normal, planus and cavus feet

Buldt AK; Forghany S; Landorf KB; Murley GS; Levinger P; Menz HB. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research.

Primary application: Foot posture

System: emed-x 400

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: After acclimatisation, participants performed two-step barefoot trials at comfortable speed. Five valid trials were analysed on a walkway-embedded emed-x 400 platform at 100 Hz.

Publication date: 2018

E160 · 2018

Clinical and Biomechanical Effects of Low-Dye Taping and Figure-8 Modification of Low-Dye Taping in Patients With Heel Pad Atrophy

Chae YH, Kim JS, Kang Y, Kim HY, Yi TI. Annals of rehabilitation medicine.

Primary application: Heel pad atrophy

System: emed (variant unspecified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Five walking trials were averaged per taping condition; randomized condition order reduced learning effects.

Publication date: 2018-04-30

E029 · 2018

Comparisons of Foot Pressure between Teenager Girls and Young Female Adults

Fang Q. Physical Activity and Health.

Primary application: Gait & walking

System: EMED pressure plate; model variant not specified

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The published article's Procedure reports barefoot walking pressure acquisition at100Hz, seven dominant-foot trials, with peak pressure, contact area and pressure-time integral compared across seven regions.

Publication date: 2018-06-01

E161 · 2018

Development and validation of a delayed presenting clubfoot score to predict the response to Ponseti casting for children aged 2-10

Nunn TR, Etsub M, Tilahun T, Gardner ROE, Allgar V, Wainwright AM, Lavy CBD. Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction.

Primary application: Clubfoot

System: EMED ST4

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: EMED ST4 assessed the testing patients and a local normal-foot reference series using five walking records; pressure/area were compared with the new severity score.

Publication date: 2018-11-15

E162 · 2018

Effect of 6-month community-based exercise interventions on gait and functional fitness of an older population: a quasi-experimental study

Ramalho F, Santos-Rocha R, Branco M, Moniz-Pereira V, André HI, Veloso AP, Carnide F. Clinical interventions in aging.

Primary application: Older adults

System: emed-x

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: An emed-x recorded barefoot self-paced walking in a ten-metre walkway before and after community exercise programs.

Publication date: 2018-04-06

E030 · 2018

Foot posture is associated with plantar pressure during gait: A comparison of normal, planus and cavus feet

Buldt AK; Forghany S; Landorf KB; Levinger P; Murley GS; Menz HB. Gait & Posture.

Primary application: Foot posture

System: emed-x400

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Primary abstract explicitly identifies emed-x400 barefoot walking in92healthy participants classified as normal, planus or cavus;11regions were used to calculate pressure, force, integrals and contact area.

Publication date: 2018-03-05

E163 · 2018

Foot strength and stiffness are related to footwear use in a comparison of minimally- vs. conventionally-shod populations

Holowka NB, Wallace IJ, Lieberman DE. Scientific reports.

Primary application: Barefoot & shod

System: emed q-100

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Participants walked barefoot across a 100-Hz emed q-100 synchronized with high-speed video.

Publication date: 2018-02-27

E164 · 2018

Heel impact forces during barefoot versus minimally shod walking among Tarahumara subsistence farmers and urban Americans

Wallace IJ, Koch E, Holowka NB, Lieberman DE. Royal Society open science.

Primary application: Barefoot & shod

System: emed-q100

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The study recorded participants crossing an emed-q100 barefoot and in sandals, retaining complete natural-gait contacts.

Publication date: 2018-03-14

E031 · 2018

Kinetic analysis of canine gait on the effect of failure tendon repair and tendon graft

Cheng YS; Reisdorf R; Vrieze A; Moran SL; Amadio PC; An KN; Zhao C. Journal of Biomechanics.

Primary application: Veterinary gait

System: emed-xl

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: An emed-xl walkway (over 25,000 sensors, 1440×440-mm sensing area, 4/cm², 100 Hz) captured at least ten successful trials per condition. Five paw pads were masked to calculate vertical force, peak pressure, pressure-time integral and force timing.

Publication date: 2018

E165 · 2018

Reliability and correlates of cross-sectional area of abductor hallucis and the medial belly of the flexor hallucis brevis measured by ultrasound

Latey PJ, Burns J, Nightingale EJ, Clarke JL, Hiller CE. Journal of foot and ankle research.

Primary application: Toe strength

System: emed-AT/2

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Participants pressed their great toes down during three 3–5-second contractions on emed-AT/2 at 25 Hz.

Publication date: 2018-06-07

E032 · 2017

Evaluation of plantar pressure distributions in patients with anterior cruciate ligament deficiency: preoperative and postoperative changes

Çetin E; Deveci MA; Songür M; Özer H; Turanlı S. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences.

Primary application: ACL injury & reconstruction

System: EMED SF-2

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The primary publisher abstract explicitly records EMEDSF-2 level-walking measurements in40ACL-deficient patients and40controls;13operated patients were reassessed.

Publication date: 2017-04-18

E033 · 2017

Growing-up (habitually) barefoot influences the development of foot and arch morphology in children and adolescents

Hollander K; de Villiers JE; Sehner S; Wegscheider K; Braumann KM; Venter R; Zech A. Scientific Reports.

Primary application: Foot morphology

System: Emed n50

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: An Emed n50 embedded in a portable wooden walkway recorded footprints used to calculate dynamic morphology for the cross-national footwear-habit comparison.

Publication date: 2017-08-14

E034 · 2017

In Vivo Plantar Pressures in Adult-Acquired Flatfoot Compared to Control Using an Intraoperative Pedobarographic Device

MacMahon A; Hillstrom HJ; Do HT; Chan JY; Deland JT; Ellis SJ. HSS Journal.

Primary application: Flatfoot

System: EMED-XT

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Primary full text describes EMED-XT standing trials and comfortable walking trials, three per foot, alongside separate supine measurements from a Pliance32-based device.

Publication date: 2017-02-28

E035 · 2017

Pedobarography as a clinical tool in the management of diabetic feet in New Zealand: a feasibility study

Gurney JK; Kersting UG; Rosenbaum D; Dissanayake A; York S; Grech R; Ng A; Milne B; Stanley J; Sarfati D. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: emed AT

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Emed AT barefoot trials were actually performed on an 8-m runway; acquired trials were averaged and interpreted with participants.

Publication date: 2017-06-09

E166 · 2017

Plantar plate pathology is associated with erosive disease in the painful forefoot of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Siddle HJ, Hodgson RJ, Hensor EMA, Grainger AJ, Redmond AC, Wakefield RJ, Helliwell PS. BMC musculoskeletal disorders.

Primary application: Rheumatoid arthritis

System: emed-SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Three second-step barefoot records were averaged with patient-specific MTP masks using emed-SF.

Publication date: 2017-07-18

E036 · 2017

Plantar Pressure Distribution in Patients with Flexible Flatfoot: Measured by Platform System and In-Shoe System

Tang ACW; Wu HM; Chen CK; Tang SFT. Rehabilitation Practice and Science.

Primary application: Flatfoot

System: Emed-X

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The original publisher abstract explicitly describes Emed-X platform and Pedar in-shoe assessments of19flexible-flatfoot patients and15normal subjects.

Publication date: 2017

E167 · 2017

Short-term effects of sports taping on navicular height, navicular drop and peak plantar pressure in healthy elite athletes: A within-subject comparison

Kim T, Park JC. Medicine.

Primary application: Taping

System: emed-q100

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The authors acquired regional pressure on an emed-q100 within a ten-metre runway while comparing four randomized taping conditions.

Publication date: 2017-11-01

E037 · 2017

Spatiotemporal and plantar pressure patterns of 1000 healthy individuals aged 3–101 years

McKay MJ; Cartwright J; Ferreira P; Simic M; Vanicek N; Wojciechowski E; Mudge A; Burns J; 1000 Norms Project Consortium. Gait & Posture.

Primary application: Normative data

System: Emed platform; model variant not specified in available primary abstract

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The original-paper abstract explicitly identifies barefoot data collection using the Zeno walkway and emed platform in1000healthy people aged3–101years.

Publication date: 2017

E038 · 2017

Virtually optimized insoles for offloading the diabetic foot: A randomized crossover study

Telfer S; Woodburn J; Collier A; Cavanagh PR. Journal of Biomechanics.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: emed pressure platform (variant unspecified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The authors screened the >750-kPa forefoot inclusion criterion using an emed platform, collecting five trials per foot with a two-step protocol. Barefoot pressure, shape and ultrasound informed personalized insole designs. This is ancillary platform acquisition, not an insole-only study.

Publication date: 2017-07-26

E039 · 2016

Dynamic loading and kinematics analysis of vertical jump based on different forefoot morphology

Shu Y; Zhang Y; Fu L; Fekete G; Baker JS; Li J; Gu Y. SpringerPlus.

Primary application: Jumping & landing

System: emed (50 Hz; variant unspecified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Emed pressure acquisition at 50 Hz was synchronized with Vicon; right-foot take-off and landing were analyzed.

Publication date: 2016

E040 · 2016

Facilitating the interpretation of pedobarography: the relative midfoot index as marker for pathologic gait in ankle osteoarthritic and contralateral feet

Frigg A; Frigg R; Wiewiorski M; Goldoni J; Horisberger M. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research.

Primary application: Osteoarthritis

System: Novel emed m/E

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Investigators recorded barefoot dynamic pedobarography with an emed m/E and constructed a relative midfoot index to summarize pathological loading.

Publication date: 2016

E041 · 2016

Horon oynamanın ayak tabanına etkisinin araştırılması

Aydos L; Kaya M; Kanatlı U; Yüksel MF; Uzun A. İnönü Üniversitesi Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi.

Primary application: Horon dance

System: EMED-SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The original journal PDF Methods identify EMED-SF at71Hz and two sensors/cm², with one static and two dynamic barefoot recordings per foot and11regional contact-area/maximum-force masks.

Publication date: 2017-01-10

E168 · 2016

Impact of foot progression angle modification on plantar loading in individuals with diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy

Merriwether EN, Hastings MK, Bohnert KL, Hollman JH, Strube MJ, Sinacore DR. Edorium journal of disability and rehabilitation.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: EMED-ST-P-2

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Participants completed two-step walking trials over a 3.6-m walkway at their chosen speed in preferred and straightened-foot conditions. EMED-ST-P-2 sampled at 50 Hz; three trials per foot and condition were averaged.

Publication date: 2016-03-26

E042 · 2016

Influence of Obesity on Foot Loading Characteristics in Gait for Children Aged 1 to 12 Years

Mueller S; Carlsohn A; Mueller J; Baur H; Mayer F. PLOS ONE.

Primary application: Obesity

System: emed X

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The study collected three to five barefoot right-foot trials at 100 Hz on a portable emed-X walkway.

Publication date: 2016-02-25

E169 · 2016

Plantar forefoot pressures in psoriatic arthritis-related dactylitis: an exploratory study

Wilkins RA, Siddle HJ, Redmond AC, Helliwell PS. Clinical rheumatology.

Primary application: Psoriatic arthritis

System: eMED SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Investigators collected three representative barefoot Emed-SF steps with a two-step start. Pedar measured footwear-interface pressure separately; GAITRite provided gait temporal/spatial variables.

Publication date: 2016-05-26

E170 · 2015

Determinants of footwear difficulties in people with plantar heel pain

Sullivan J, Pappas E, Adams R, Crosbie J, Burns J. Journal of foot and ankle research.

Primary application: Heel pain

System: Emed AT

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: A recruited sample attended one collection session. Barefoot pressure used Emed AT at 25 Hz with self-selected two-step walking; three valid trials were averaged and the heel subdivided into quadrants.

Publication date: 2015-08-18

E171 · 2015

Pathophysiology of juvenile idiopathic arthritis induced pes planovalgus in static and walking condition: a functional view using 3D gait analysis

Merker J, Hartmann M, Kreuzpointner F, Schwirtz A, Haas JP. Pediatric rheumatology online journal.

Primary application: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

System: Novel Emed (model unspecified;4/cm²,100Hz)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: An Emed plate embedded in the walkway collected plantar pressures; five contacts per foot were averaged and used to calculate arch index.

Publication date: 2015-06-10

E043 · 2015

Plantar heel pain and foot loading during normal walking

Sullivan J; Burns J; Adams R; Pappas E; Crosbie J. Gait & Posture.

Primary application: Heel pain

System: Emed-AT

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The primary abstract explicitly states Emed-AT acquisition during normal walking in198people with plantar heel pain and70asymptomatic controls; force, pressure, integrals and timing were analyzed by foot region.

Publication date: 2015

E044 · 2015

Plantar Loading Reflects Ulceration Risks of Diabetic Foot with Toe Deformation

Lu YC; Mei QC; Gu YD. BioMed Research International.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: EMED, variant unspecified

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Participants walked at comfortable speed over a walkway-mounted EMED plate for six trials. The seven-region mean of repeated measurements was used for loading comparisons.

Publication date: 2015

E172 · 2015

Relationship between tissue stress during gait in healthy volunteers and patterns of urate deposition and bone erosion in gout: a biomechanical computational modelling study

Dalbeth N, Deacon M, Gamble GD, Mithraratne K, Fernandez J. RMD open.

Primary application: Gout

System: Emed platform (model not specified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Participants walked over a 6,080-sensor Emed platform; measured loading drove individual computational foot-stress models compared with separate gout imaging patterns.

Publication date: 2015-08-13

E173 · 2014

A comparison of hallux valgus angles assessed with computerised plantar pressure measurements, clinical examination and radiography in patients with diabetes

Janssen DM, Sanders AP, Guldemond NA, Hermus J, Walenkamp GH, van Rhijn LW. Journal of foot and ankle research.

Primary application: Hallux valgus

System: EMED SF-4

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The investigators acquired barefoot pressure footprints on an EMED SF-4 and derived hallux-valgus angle using geometry software for comparison with radiographs and goniometry.

Publication date: 2014-07-21

E174 · 2014

Anatomical location of erosions at the metatarsophalangeal joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Siddle HJ, Hensor EM, Hodgson RJ, Grainger AJ, Redmond AC, Wakefield RJ, Helliwell PS. Rheumatology (Oxford, England).

Primary application: Rheumatoid arthritis

System: emed pressure platform (model unspecified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The completed-study Results explicitly identify barefoot MTP pressure measurements with emed, although platform details are not in the main Methods section.

Publication date: 2014-01-29

E175 · 2014

Determination of efficacy of reflexology in managing patients with diabetic neuropathy: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Dalal K, Maran VB, Pandey RM, Tripathi M. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM.

Primary application: Neuropathy

System: Emed-AT/2

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The authors state that defined finger pressure of 30–35 N/cm² was assessed and recorded using Emed-AT/2. They used that magnitude for tenderness assessment and caregiver reflexology stimulation. Physical arrangement of finger/foot/platform is not described.

Publication date: 2014-01-09

E176 · 2014

Effect of Task Specific Exercises, Gait Training, and Visual Biofeedback on Equinovarus Gait among Individuals with Stroke: Randomized Controlled Study

Khallaf ME, Gabr AM, Fayed EE. Neurology research international.

Primary application: Stroke

System: emed-q100

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: A 100-Hz emed-q100 capacitive platform (6080 sensors; 4/cm²) recorded five valid affected-foot passes at usual walking speed after at least four approach steps. Visual pressure feedback was incorporated into the experimental rehabilitation.

Publication date: 2014-11-24

E177 · 2014

Health-related quality of life in children with flexible flatfeet: a cross-sectional study

Kothari A, Stebbins J, Zavatsky AB, Theologis T. Journal of children's orthopaedics.

Primary application: Children & adolescents

System: EMED-M

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: All children underwent EMED-M pressure-plate assessment alongside motion analysis, anthropometry and weight-bearing MRI. Non-correlated posture measures fed cluster analysis/logistic regression assigning flatfoot versus typical groups.

Publication date: 2014-11-08

E178 · 2014

Metatarsophalangeal joint pain in psoriatic arthritis: a cross-sectional study

Turner DE, Hyslop E, Barn R, McInnes IB, Steultjens MP, Woodburn J. Rheumatology (Oxford, England).

Primary application: Psoriatic arthritis

System: Emed X

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The clinical and ultrasound measures were collected in one session, and Emed X walking trials supplied mean metatarsal peak pressures for between-group and pain-prediction analyses.

Publication date: 2013-12-24

E179 · 2014

Pedobarography in diagnosis and clinical application

Skopljak A, Muftic M, Sukalo A, Masic I, Zunic L. Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: EMED platform (own-study model not specified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Methods identify a Novel EMED platform for the 45-person treatment subgroup, measured before and after custom-insole use; Results confirm a one-step acquisition approach.

Publication date: 2014-12-19

E180 · 2014

Prevention of recurrent foot ulcers with plantar pressure-based in-shoe orthoses: the CareFUL prevention multicenter randomized controlled trial

Ulbrecht JS, Hurley T, Mauger DT, Cavanagh PR. Diabetes care.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: Novel emed D

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Novel emed D quantified baseline barefoot pressure, using five-trial averages; pressure-based orthoses were manufactured from these contours.

Publication date: 2014-04-23

E045 · 2014

Risk Factors for Plantar Foot Ulcer Recurrence in Neuropathic Diabetic Patients

Waaijman R; de Haart M; Arts MLJ; Wever D; Verlouw AJWE; Nollet F; Bus SA. Diabetes Care.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: Emed-X

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Current indexed primary full-text Methods identify baseline barefoot Emed-X acquisition at50Hz and4sensors/cm², with at least four two-step trials per foot. Pedar-X supplied separate in-shoe follow-up measurements.

Publication date: 2014

E046 · 2013

Clustering and classification of regional peak plantar pressures of diabetic feet

Bennetts CJ; Owings TM; Erdemir A; Botek G; Cavanagh PR. Journal of Biomechanics.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: EMED X, 100 Hz

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The Cleveland Clinic database contained barefoot EMED X measurements on 819 feet from 438 people with diabetes at 100 Hz. Three first-step trials were averaged; seven regional peaks were clustered using k-means.

Publication date: 2013

E047 · 2013

Distribution of Sole Pressure in Female Football Players

Uzun A; Aydos L; Kaya M; Kanatlı U; Esen E. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi.

Primary application: Football (soccer)

System: EMED-SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: EMED-SF at 71 Hz, 2 sensors/cm², on a 7×1-m wooden walkway; barefoot walking and 11-region masking.

Publication date: 2013-12-01

E048 · 2013

Effect of Custom-Made Footwear on Foot Ulcer Recurrence in Diabetes: A multicenter randomized controlled trial

Bus SA; Waaijman R; Arts MLJ; et al.. Diabetes Care.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: Emed-X

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Baseline dynamic barefoot pressure was recorded with Emed-X, and five steps per foot were averaged; emed should not be confused with the in-shoe apparatus.

Publication date: 2013

E181 · 2013

Foot function is well preserved in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis who are optimally managed

Hendry GJ, Rafferty D, Barn R, Gardner-Medwin J, Turner DE, Woodburn J. Gait & posture.

Primary application: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

System: Emed-X

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Emed-X pressure recordings were obtained separately from Kistler force data; five barefoot two-step trials and automated regional masking were used.

Publication date: 2012-11-09

E049 · 2013

Lower leg muscle strengthening does not redistribute plantar load in diabetic polyneuropathy: a randomised controlled trial

Melai T; Schaper NC; IJzerman TH; et al.. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: emed-x (100Hz,4/cm²); emed-at (50Hz,2/cm²)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Two centres used embedded emed-x or emed-at platforms; each participant stayed on the same platform throughout follow-up.

Publication date: 2013

E182 · 2013

Noninvasive characterisation of foot reflexology areas by swept source-optical coherence tomography in patients with low back pain

Dalal K, Elanchezhiyan D, Das R, Dalal D, Pandey RM, Chatterjee S, Upadhyay AD, Maran VB, Chatterjee J. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM.

Primary application: Measurement methods

System: Emed-AT/2

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The physical examination used finger pressure in a specified range, assessed with an Emed-AT/2 pedography system.

Publication date: 2013-03-11

E050 · 2013

Reliability of footprint geometric and plantar loading measurements in children using the Emed® M system

Tong JWK; Kong PW. Gait & Posture.

Primary application: Validation & reliability

System: Emed M

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The primary abstract explicitly reports Emed M static and dynamic bilateral footprint/loading recordings in 21 children on two separate days.

Publication date: 2013

E113 · 2013

Reliability of plantar pressure platforms

Hafer JF; Lenhoff MW; Song J; Jordan JM; Hannan MT; Hillstrom HJ. Gait & Posture 38(3):544–548.

Primary application: Validation & reliability

System: Two emed-x platforms

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Twenty-two healthy adults completed ten right-foot walking trials on each of two emed-x and two MatScan platforms. The Methods explicitly identify the actual emed recordings and regional pressure analysis.

Publication date: 2013-02-28

2007–201220 articles

E051 · 2012

Buz hokeycilerde uzun süre paten kullanımının ayak tabanı basınç dağılımlarına etkisinin araştırılması

Uzun A; Aydos L; Kaya M; Kanatlı U; Esen E. SPORMETRE Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi.

Primary application: Ice hockey

System: EMED-SF, 71 Hz as reported in the Methods

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The Turkish Methods and abstract identify actual barefoot EMED-SF acquisition in 22 male ice-hockey players and 25 male controls. Two dynamic records per foot and eleven masked regions were analysed.

Publication date: 2012-08-01

E183 · 2012

Optical, spectroscopic, and Doppler evaluation of "normal" and "abnormal" reflexology areas in lumbar vertebral pathology: a case study

Dalal K, Elanchezhiyan D, Maran VB, Das RK, Kumar P, Singh SP, Murali Krishna C, Chatterjee J. Case reports in medicine.

Primary application: Measurement methods

System: emed-at/2

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The authors assessed the applied finger pressure using an emed-at/2 pedography system while examining foot skin regions.

Publication date: 2012-12-17

E052 · 2012

Static and dynamic foot characteristics in children aged 1–13 years: A cross-sectional study

Müller S; Carlsohn A; Müller J; Baur H; Mayer F. Gait & Posture.

Primary application: Paediatric gait

System: Novel Emed X, 100 Hz, 4 sensors/cm²

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The primary abstract explicitly identifies walking recordings with Emed X and reports 7,788 children included in analysis from 10,382 recruited.

Publication date: 2012

E053 · 2011

Effect of wrestling on the foot sole of elite wrestlers

Aydos L. International Journal of Physical Sciences.

Primary application: Wrestling

System: EMED-SF, 71 Hz as reported

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The primary PDF describes barefoot EMED-SF recordings in 27 national wrestlers and 25 male controls at 71 Hz, with two dynamic measurements per foot and eleven anatomical regions.

Publication date: 2011-07-31

E054 · 2011

The Accuracy of an Automasking Algorithm in Plantar Pressure Measurements

Ellis SJ; Stoecklein H; Yu JC; Syrkin G; Hillstrom HJ; Deland JT. HSS Journal.

Primary application: Validation & reliability

System: EMED-X; EMED X/R software version 19.3.15

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Static posture and dynamic gait data were acquired with an EMED-X sensory array, and Novel's ten-region automasking algorithm was applied to all trials.

Publication date: 2011

E055 · 2011

The Effect of Foot Structure on 1st Metatarsophalangeal Joint Flexibility and Hallucal Loading

Rao S; Song J; Kraszewski A; et al.. Gait & Posture.

Primary application: Foot morphology

System: Emed (variant unspecified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: A flush floor-embedded Emed plate recorded barefoot mid-gait walking at self-selected speed after at least three approach steps. Standard hallux and first/second metatarsal masks supplied peak pressure, tested against foot structure and MTP flexibility.

Publication date: 2011

E056 · 2010

Normal pressure values and repeatability of the Emed® ST2 system

Maetzler M; Bochdansky T; Abboud RJ. Gait & Posture.

Primary application: Validation & reliability

System: Emed ST2

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The abstract identifies a completed Emed ST2 repeatability study in 23 healthy adults, with recordings on two occasions seven days apart.

Publication date: 2010

E057 · 2010

Relationships between segmental foot mobility and plantar loading in individuals with and without diabetes and neuropathy

Rao S; Saltzman CL; Yack HJ. Gait & Posture.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: EMed pedobarograph (variant unspecified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: A Novel EMed pedobarograph recorded plantar pressure at 50 Hz for five successful trials, alongside Optotrak kinematics and Kistler force data. Novel Win regional masks yielded peak pressure, pressure-time integral and loading timing.

Publication date: 2010

E184 · 2009

Can foot anthropometric measurements predict dynamic plantar surface contact area?

McPoil TG, Vicenzino B, Cornwall MW, Collins N. Journal of foot and ankle research.

Primary application: Anthropometry

System: EMED-X

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Participants were recruited and practised barefoot walking before five trials per foot on a 100-Hz EMED-X at the midpoint of a 12-m walkway. Anthropometric models predicted measured total and toe-excluded contact area.

Publication date: 2009-10-28

E058 · 2009

Dynamic foot function and morphology in elite rugby league athletes of different ethnicity

Gurney JK; Kersting UG; Rosenbaum D. Applied Ergonomics.

Primary application: Rugby league

System: EMED-AT

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The primary abstract reports actual EMED-AT five-step walking measurements in 28 male elite rugby-league players, with five trials per foot.

Publication date: 2009

E059 · 2009

From “first” to “last” steps in life – Pressure patterns of three generations

Bosch K; Nagel A; Weigend L; Rosenbaum D. Clinical Biomechanics.

Primary application: Normative data

System: emed pressure platform; model not specified in inspected journal abstract

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The primary journal abstract describes retrospective plantar-pressure analysis in 104 healthy people across four age groups, explicitly using an emed platform for the recorded loading variables.

Publication date: 2009

E060 · 2009

Generalized Joint Laxity Associated With Increased Medial Foot Loading in Female Athletes

Barber Foss KD; Ford KR; Myer GD; Hewett TE. Journal of Athletic Training.

Primary application: Joint hypermobility

System: emed-x

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: An emed-x platform was flush-mounted in a 6-m walkway; capacitive sensors at 4/cm² sampled at 100 Hz during self-selected walking.

Publication date: 2009

E061 · 2009

Pedobarographic Analysis Following Ponseti Treatment for Congenital Clubfoot

Sinclair MF; Bosch K; Rosenbaum D; Böhm S. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

Primary application: Clubfoot

System: EMED ST4

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: EMED ST4 recorded self-selected unaided walking at 50 Hz and 4 sensors/cm²; incomplete prints and double contacts were rejected.

Publication date: 2009

E062 · 2008

Between-day reliability of repeated plantar pressure distribution measurements in a normal population

Gurney JK; Kersting UG; Rosenbaum D. Gait & Posture.

Primary application: Validation & reliability

System: EMED AT, 50 Hz

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Nine uninjured adults were tested on five separate days. The primary abstract explicitly states that the EMED AT platform at 50 Hz collected barefoot walking pressure patterns.

Publication date: 2008

E063 · 2008

Ethnic differences in plantar pressures in diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy

Solano MP; Prieto LM; Varon JC; Moreno M; Boulton AJM. Diabetic Medicine.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: EMED-SF-4

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The primary abstract identifies EMED-SF-4 measurements of regional peak pressure and pressure-time integrals in 79 people with diabetes and neuropathy plus 74 non-diabetic controls.

Publication date: 2008

E064 · 2008

Mid foot kinetics characterize structural polymorphism in diabetic foot disease

Sinacore DR; Bohnert KL; Hastings MK; et al.. Clinical Biomechanics.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: EMED-ST P-2

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The primary Methods abstract explicitly states that each participant underwent barefoot platform measurements, followed by completed findings; this is not a review or a passing equipment citation.

Publication date: 2008

E065 · 2008

Normal pressure values and repeatability of the Emed® ST4 system

Putti AB; Arnold GP; Cochrane LA; Abboud RJ. Gait & Posture.

Primary application: Validation & reliability

System: Emed ST4

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Empirical repeatability study of the named Emed ST4 with recruited participants, repeated measurements and quantitative outcomes. A methodological original paper is not a review.

Publication date: 2008

E066 · 2008

Prediction of peak pressure from clinical and radiological measurements in patients with diabetes

Guldemond NA; Leffers P; Walenkamp GHIM; Schaper NC; Sanders AP; Nieman FHM; van Rhijn LW. BMC Endocrine Disorders.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: EMED SF-4

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: EMED SF-4 recorded barefoot pressures with a one-step protocol, averaging five steps per foot. Radiographs and Novel clinics software delineated forefoot/hallux/metatarsal masks; bilateral values were averaged for regression.

Publication date: 2008

E067 · 2008

Pressure distribution patterns under the metatarsal heads in healthy individuals

Kanatlı U; Yetkin H; Simsek A; Ozturk AM; Esen E; Besli K. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica.

Primary application: Normative data

System: EMED-SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Full primary experimental Methods and measured Results verify actual emed use, not a reference-list mention.

Publication date: 2008

E185 · 2007

Changes in Chopart joint load following tibiotalar arthrodesis: in vitro analysis of 8 cadaver specimens in a dynamic model

Suckel A, Muller O, Herberts T, Wulker N. BMC musculoskeletal disorders.

Primary application: Cadaver

System: EMED SF1

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Each foot was driven through a 60-second heel-contact-to-toe-off cycle on an EMED SF1 platform (50×30 cm; 1 sensor/cm²) mounted on the force/angle-controlled translation stage. Separate K-scan sensors recorded talonavicular/calcaneocuboid joint pressure.

Publication date: 2007-08-08

2000–200614 articles

E068 · 2006

An equinus deformity of the ankle accounts for only a small amount of the increased forefoot plantar pressure in patients with diabetes

Orendurff MS; Rohr ES; Sangeorzan BJ; Weaver K; Czerniecki JM. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: Emed mat; exact model not specified in the accessible primary abstract

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Authors explicitly report that they measured participant forefoot pressure with an Emed mat and present the resulting analysis; not a review.

Publication date: 2006

E069 · 2006

Testing the proficiency to distinguish locations with elevated plantar pressure within and between professional groups of foot therapists

Guldemond NA; Leffers P; Nieman FHM; Sanders AP; Schaper NC; Walenkamp GHIM. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.

Primary application: Clinical assessment

System: EMED SF-4

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: EMED SF-4 pressure was acquired using a two-step protocol and averaged across five consecutive measurements per foot. Hallux/metatarsal masks were established with Novel software and checked using AP radiographs.

Publication date: 2006

E186 · 2006

The impact of rheumatoid arthritis on foot function in the early stages of disease: a clinical case series

Turner DE, Helliwell PS, Emery P, Woodburn J. BMC musculoskeletal disorders.

Primary application: Rheumatoid arthritis

System: EMED-ST

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Dual-mounted Bertec force and EMED-ST pressure plates simultaneously recorded loading. Five-trial averages provided forefoot peak pressure, toe/midfoot contact area and time for COP to reach half-foot length.

Publication date: 2006-12-21

E070 · 2005

Elevated plantar pressures in neuropathic diabetic patients with claw/hammer toe deformity

Bus SA; Maas M; de Lange A; Michels RPJ; Levi M. Journal of Biomechanics.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: EMED pressure platform; exact model not specified in the accessible primary abstract

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The original abstract names the platform in a performed measurement procedure and reports the acquired pressure outcomes; not a review or mere equipment citation.

Publication date: 2005

E071 · 2005

The effect of pes cavus on foot pain and plantar pressure

Burns J; Crosbie J; Hunt A; Ouvrier R. Clinical Biomechanics.

Primary application: Cavus foot

System: EMED-SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Explicit performed EMED-SF measurements and resulting comparative data in an original paper; not a review.

Publication date: 2005

E072 · 2004

Static and dynamic plantar pressure measurements in adolescents

Tuna H; Yildiz M; Celtik C; Kokino S. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica.

Primary application: Normative data

System: Mini-Emed pedobarographic device

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: PubMed identifies a Journal Article and the primary abstract explicitly reports measurements on recruited participants using Mini-Emed; not a review.

Publication date: 2004

E073 · 2004

The influence of walking speed on plantar pressure measurements using the two-step gait initiation protocol

Taylor AJ; Menz HB; Keenan AM. The Foot.

Primary application: Measurement methods

System: EMED-SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The publisher's Methods abstract explicitly states measurements with the named system on recruited participants, with reported experimental results; not a review.

Publication date: 2004

E074 · 2004

What are the effects of obesity in children on plantar pressure distributions?

Dowling AM; Steele JR; Baur LA. International Journal of Obesity.

Primary application: Obesity

System: AT-4 emed pressure platform

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The publisher classifies this as a Paper, and its original abstract explicitly describes field-based data collection with AT-4 emed, participants and findings. Not a review.

Publication date: 2004-08-10

E075 · 2003

Evaluation of the transverse metatarsal arch of the foot with gait analysis

Kanatli U; Yetkin H; Bölükbaşi S. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery.

Primary application: Foot morphology

System: EMED-SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The publisher explicitly labels an Original Article and describes actual EMED-SF measurements with numerical findings; not a review.

Publication date: 2003

E076 · 2002

First Metatarsophalangeal Arthrodesis: A Clinical, Pedobarographic and Gait Analysis Study

DeFrino PF; Brodsky JW; Pollo FE; Crenshaw SJ; Beischer AD. Foot & Ankle International.

Primary application: Surgical outcomes

System: EMED; exact model not specified in the accessible primary abstract

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The publisher labels this a Research article, and the abstract explicitly describes EMED in the performed preoperative/postoperative procedures and results. Not a review.

Publication date: 2002

E077 · 2001

Plantar pressure differences between obese and non-obese adults: a biomechanical analysis

Hills AP; Hennig EM; McDonald M; Bar-Or O. International Journal of Obesity.

Primary application: Obesity

System: Emed F01

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The primary abstract explicitly names Emed F01 with 2 sensors/cm² for standing and walking measurements in 35 men and 35 women, divided into obese and non-obese groups.

Publication date: 2001-11-30

E078 · 2001

The effect of low-Dye taping on peak plantar pressures of normal feet during gait

Russo SJ; Chipchase LS. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy.

Primary application: Taping

System: Emed-AT-2

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Forty participants performed two sets of six walks on Emed-AT-2, barefoot and with low-Dye tape on the right foot; six plantar masks were analyzed.

Publication date: 2001

E079 · 2001

The Relationship of the Heel Pad Compressibility and Plantar Pressure Distribution

Kanatli U; Yetkin H; Simsek A; Besli K; Ozturk A. Foot & Ankle International.

Primary application: Heel pain

System: EMED-SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The original abstract describes radiographic heel-pad evaluation and EMED-SF plantar-pressure measurements in 47 normal subjects and 59 patients with heel pain.

Publication date: 2001

E080 · 2000

Normal values of plantar pressure measurements determined using the EMED-SF system

Bryant AR; Tinley P; Singer KP. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association.

Primary application: Normative data

System: EMED-SF-4 version2.1 (primary publisher Methods excerpt); EMED-SF in abstract

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: EMED-SF-4 version 2.1, 50 Hz, 2,736 sensors (4/cm²), three left-foot trials on a 10-m walkway.

Publication date: 2000-06-01

1989–199925 articles

E081 · 1999

Comparison of the Reliability of Plantar Pressure Measurements Using the Two-step and Midgait Methods of Data Collection

Bryant A; Singer K; Tinley P Foot & Ankle International.

Primary application: Validation & reliability

System: EMED-SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Ten normal subjects supplied contact area, contact time, maximum force and peak pressure at seven foot sites to compare two-step and midgait measurement reliability.

Publication date: 1999

E085 · 1999

Effect of turning pattern on plantar pressure

Lung CW; Lo CY; Yang SW Chinese Journal of Biomedical Engineering.

Primary application: Turning

System: EMED-SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The university-hosted original article abstract states that EMED-SF recorded plantar pressures during different turning motions.

Publication date: 1999

E082 · 1999

Plantar pressure distribution in normal, hallux valgus and hallux limitus feet

Bryant A; Tinley P; Singer K The Foot.

Primary application: Foot deformity

System: EMED-SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The original article compares dynamic pressure measurements in 30 control, 30 hallux-valgus and 30 hallux-limitus subjects, acquired using EMED-SF and two-step collection.

Publication date: 1999

E084 · 1999

Pressure and force distribution characteristics under the normal foot during the push-off phase in gait

Hayafune N; Hayafune Y; Jacob HAC The Foot.

Primary application: Biomechanics

System: EMED-SF4

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The primary abstract explicitly reports push-off plantar-pressure recording with EMED-SF4 in 42 healthy subjects, 84 feet, and regional forces calculated from the pressure measurements.

Publication date: 1999

E083 · 1999

The effect of hallux valgus correction on chronic plantar ulceration. A case report

Bryant AR; Singer KP; Tinley P Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association.

Primary application: Surgical outcomes

System: EMED-SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Raised-walkway EMED-SF, two-step method, three comparable trials per foot and regional masking before/after surgery.

Publication date: 1999

E086 · 1999

Variability of Plantar Pressure Data. A Comparison of the Two-Step and Midgait Methods

McPoil TG; Cornwall MW; Dupuis L; Cornwell M Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association.

Primary application: Validation & reliability

System: EMED-SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: EMED-SF: 1,944 sensors, 2/cm², 70 Hz, embedded in a 12-m walkway; 20 two-step and 20 midgait right-foot trials.

Publication date: 1999

E087 · 1998

Is there a critical level of plantar foot pressure to identify patients at risk for neuropathic foot ulceration?

Armstrong DG; Peters EJ; Athanasiou KA; Lavery LA The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: EMED gait analysis system; specific model not given

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The original case-control study enrolled 219 diabetic patients and analyzed all participants' peak plantar pressures using EMED; receiver-operating-characteristic analysis evaluated ulcer screening.

Publication date: 1998

E088 · 1998

Plantar foot pressure distribution in patients with Hallux valgus treated by distal soft tissue procedure and proximal metatarsal osteotomy

Nyska M; Liberson A; McCabe C; Linge K; Klenerman L Foot and Ankle Surgery.

Primary application: Surgical outcomes

System: EMED; specific model not given

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The original prospective study evaluated 17 hallux-valgus patients (29 feet) after distal soft-tissue correction and proximal osteotomy and explicitly used EMED for plantar-pressure functional evaluation.

Publication date: 1998

E091 · 1997

Foot deformities at birth: a longitudinal prospective study over a 16-year period

Widhe T Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics.

Primary application: Foot deformity

System: EMED; specific model not given

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The primary abstract explicitly reports a prospective cohort initially containing 2,401 newborns, with children having congenital deformities and a random normal-foot comparison sample examined using dynamic EMED pressure analysis at age 16. It does not say all 2,401 underwent EMED recording.

Publication date: 1997

E089 · 1997

Planter foot pressures in pregnant women

Nyska M; Sofer D; Porat A; Howard CB; Levi A; Meizner I Israel Journal of Medical Sciences.

Primary application: Gait & walking

System: EMED-SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: EMED-SF (2016sensors,2/cm²) embedded in5mwalkway recorded static and dynamic barefoot pressures.

Publication date: 1997

E090 · 1997

The Role of Dynamic Plantar Pressures in Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Stess RM; Jensen SR; Mirmiran R Diabetes Care.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: EMED-SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The primary abstract describes 97 diabetic participants whose normalized peak pressure, pressure-time integral and force-time integral were measured in each foot using EMED-SF.

Publication date: 1997

E092 · 1995

A Comparison of the Dynamic Pedobarograph and EMED Systems for Measuring Dynamic Foot Pressures

Quaney B; Meyer K; Cornwall MW; McPoil TG Foot & Ankle International.

Primary application: Validation & reliability

System: EMED SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Twenty-one adults walked barefoot over the EMED SF and Dynamic Pedobarograph using a two-step protocol. Regional plantar peaks and vertical forces were measured using both systems.

Publication date: 1995

E094 · 1994

Forefoot arthroplasty and changes in plantar foot pressures

Phillipson A; Dhar S; Linge K; McCabe C; Klenerman L Foot & Ankle International.

Primary application: Surgical outcomes

System: EMED F

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Fifteen patients representing 23 feet had foot-pressure measurements before and after forefoot arthroplasty using EMED F.

Publication date: 1994

E093 · 1994

Plantar pressures during level walking compared with other ambulatory activities

Lundeen S; Lundquist K; Cornwall MW; McPoil TG Foot & Ankle International.

Primary application: Gait & walking

System: EMED-SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Twelve volunteers completed level walking, stair ascent/descent and two pivoting conditions barefoot on an EMED-SF platform.

Publication date: 1994

E095 · 1993

A Comparison of Two Studies of the Pressure Distribution under the Feet of Normal Subjects Using Different Equipment

Hughes J; Clark P; Linge K; Klenerman L Foot & Ankle.

Primary application: Measurement methods

System: EMED F

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The report compares an earlier Dynamic Pedobarograph dataset with a second study repeating the protocol using EMED F. Actual EMED F acquisition is described, not simply a literature discussion.

Publication date: 1993 Nov-Dec

E098 · 1992

Dynamic plantar pressure analysis. Comparing common insole materials

Sanfilippo PB II; Stess RM; Moss KM Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association.

Primary application: Footwear

System: EMED-SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Human walking measurements compared five common insole materials and no interface material on the EMED-SF plate. Variables included vertical force, integrals, peak pressure and contact area.

Publication date: 1992

E097 · 1992

The effect of weight-bearing pressure on the plantar circulation in diabetes mellitus

Proano E; Määttänen H; Perbeck L; Solders G; Turan I Diabetic Medicine.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: EMED Gait Analysis System; specific model not stated

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Ten neuropathic diabetic patients and eight controls underwent EMED gait analysis alongside fluorescein flowmetry measurements of plantar skin circulation.

Publication date: 1992

E096 · 1992

Weight distribution of below-knee amputee and able-bodied children during standing

Engsberg JR; Tedford KG; Springer MJ; Harder JA Prosthetics and Orthotics International.

Primary application: Standing

System: EMED by NOVEL GmbH (model unspecified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Each child stood on EMED; regional mean pressures yielded force/bodyweight and forefoot/whole-foot ratios.

Publication date: 1992

E103 · 1991

Dynamic pressure analysis of the diabetic charcot foot

Wolfe L; Stess RM; Graf PM Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association.

Primary application: Diabetic foot

System: EMED SF

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The authors explicitly report dynamic pressure analysis of Charcot foot using the EMED SF system.

Publication date: 1991

E099 · 1991

Gait analysis in hallux valgus

Blomgren M; Turan I; Agadir M The Journal of Foot Surgery.

Primary application: Foot deformity

System: EMED Gait Analysis System; specific model not stated

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: The original abstract describes plantar pressure-zone analysis in 66 hallux-valgus patients and 60 normal subjects using EMED.

Publication date: 1991

E100 · 1991

Lower limb intersegmental forces for below-knee amputee children during standing

Engsberg JR; Aldridge KC; Harder JA Prosthetics and Orthotics International.

Primary application: Biomechanics

System: EMED pressure system (model unspecified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: EMED ground pressure was combined with two-camera spatial data to estimate knee/hip intersegmental forces.

Publication date: 1991

E102 · 1991

Postoperative evaluation of Keller's arthroplasty and arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint using the EMED gait analysis system

Samnegard E; Turan I; Lanshammar H The Journal of Foot Surgery.

Primary application: Surgical outcomes

System: EMED gait analysis system; specific model not stated

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Ten first-MTP arthrodesis patients and ten Keller arthroplasty patients had plantar pressure distribution measured with EMED during walking.

Publication date: 1991

E101 · 1991

Reliability of pressure measurements: the EM ED F system

Hughes J; Pratt L; Linge K; Clark P; Klenerman L Clinical Biomechanics.

Primary application: Validation & reliability

System: EMED F

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: EMED F recordings comprised 25 walks by each of ten volunteers at three walking speeds.

Publication date: 1991

E104 · 1990

Postoperative pressure under the rheumatic feet

Samnegård E; Turan I; Lanshammar H The Journal of Foot Surgery.

Primary application: Surgical outcomes

System: EMED gait analysis system; specific model not stated

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: Ten seropositive rheumatoid arthritis patients, on average four years after foot surgery, underwent EMED gait analysis and were compared with ten controls.

Publication date: 1990

E105 · 1989

Standing pressure distribution for normal and below-knee amputee children

Engsberg JR; Allinger TL; Harder JA Prosthetics and Orthotics International.

Primary application: Standing

System: EMED pressure system (model unspecified)

Study details and source notes

How emed was used: EMED with 0.5 cm² cells recorded ground-shoe standing pressure; trial mean pressures converted into regional loads.

Publication date: 1989

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