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

ABSTRACT: In many biomechanical analyses, the forces acting on a body during dynamic and static activities are often simplified as point loads. However, it is usually more accurate to characterize these forces as distributed loads, varying in magnitude and direction, over a given contact area. Evaluating these pressure distributions while they are applied to different parts of the body can provide effective insights for clinicians and researchers when studying health and disease conditions, for example when investigating the biomechanical factors that may lead to plantar ulceration in diabetic foot disease. At present, most processing and analysis for pressure data is performed using proprietary software, limiting reproducibility, transparency, and consistency across different studies. This paper de

SUBMITTER: Telfer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10556014 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature