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Medical Pressure Mapping Customers
Foot & Gait Treatment | Veterinary | Sports | Retail Foot Screening | Product Development
Foot & Gait Treatment
Michael Weiss, DPM
St. Louis, MO
Michael D. Weiss, D.P.M. & Associates
Dr. Weiss uses the F-Scan Mobile to provide effective treatments for his patients as well as successfully
market his practice in St. Louis, MO. View his customer story and learn how he uses the system, including several case examples and
interviews with patients who explain their results first-hand.
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James Clough, DPM - Great Falls, MT
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Dr. Clough uses the F-Scan® in clinical
practice when the solution to his patient's pain isn't immediately clear, because it gives him data
unseen by the naked eye. He states one of the greatest parts of using the system is that he can show
his patients visually where their pain is. As a result, patients take comfort in knowing that their
pain is real, and therefore gives them confidence in their provider. By using the F-Scan, Dr. Clough
can really offer something unique to his patients that clinicians without the system can not.
See how Dr. Clough used the F-Scan to develop the Cluffy Wedge.
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Michael DeBrule, DPM - Marshall, MN
InnovativeFootCare.com
See how one podiatrist uses the F-Scan® to benefit his practice! Michael DeBrule,
DPM, states that when he discovered the F-Scan, he had a "light bulb moment," which he defines
as occurring when you suddenly realize something of great importance. Dr. DeBrule goes on to
state:
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"Looking back, F-Scan has been great for my practice and my patients. The number of orthotics
I prescribe per week has easily doubled, and my patients have better clinical outcomes. Last month
I moved into a brand new office, twice the size of my old one. My new office features a 450 square foot
gait room with a walkway for the F-Scan and video gait analysis."
Read his article explaining how the F-Scan system has improved his podiatry practice.
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Veterinary
Equine (New Bolton Center)
Patrick Reilly, Chief of Farrier Services at the New Bolton Center in Pennsylvania, uses the Hoof™ Mobile
system and states "The in-shoe system has the potential to answer numerous questions for the farriers,
veterinarians and horse owners. We have never had the ability to produce this type of solar force data
from horses competing in their normal working environment. I am extremely excited to incorporate this
Tekscan system into future research of PennVet's Applied Polymer Research Laboratory." |
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Bovine (Kansas State University)
David Anderson, DVM, used Tekscan's Walkway™ system on an 8-year-old Jersey dairy cow named
Wilhelmina to determine her level of lameness post-surgery. Wilhelmina
sustained a breeding injury in December 2007 when the cruciate ligament in her right knee ruptured.
Dr. Anderson replaced Wilhelmina's torn ligament with an artificial one. Post-surgery assessment
showed a great improvement - her stride length had increased 30 percent and she bore 25 percent
more weight on her operated leg. Read
the press release to learn more about the Walkway system in veterinary applications.
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Equine (The English Saddler)
Colin Kimball-Davis has been fitting, adjusting and repairing saddles for two decades and owns and operates
The English Saddler. He uses the Saddle™ system during his saddle fitting process for a more precise and scientific
approach. Colin states "While this system does not replace experience and expertise in saddle fitting, it is an immensely
useful tool and an important step forward in the process and should give clients an improved sense of faith in the results."
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Equine (Aubrey Equine Clinic - Aubrey, TX)
Read how
Bruce Lyle, DVM, is successfully using Tekscan's large floor mat, the MatScan®,
to assess lameness and other related issues. According to Dr. Lyle, "This system provides an awful lot of
information that helps you help that horse. It allows a mechanical analysis of the
landing load and breakover pattern of that foot and leg, and can clarify a lot of things
you might see on a radiograph (X ray), sonogram, or MRI image. Like good radiographs, it
provides all parties involved with objective data from which to work."
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Sports
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Bowling (US Bowling Congress)
www.bowl.com
The United States Bowling Congress recently used Tekscan's Grip™
and F-Scan® systems to develop foot
and grip pressure biomechanics technology for the sport of bowling. The Grip system provided
feedback on the bowler's rev rate, as well as the pressure during the back swing and release.
Data obtained will help the bowler in decreasing grip pressure on the bowling ball.
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Data from the
F-Scan gave insight on foot timing, which is extremely important for a bowler. The information that
was gathered will be beneficial to both coaching and training. USBC Research Engineer Paul Ridenour
states "these systems work together with coaching. USBC hopes that by understanding biomechanics
and applying these systems to the sport of bowling, we can give our coaches the most advanced tools
to analyze bowlers and help teach athletes of all ability levels."
Read the full story.
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Olympics (Bejing 2008)
Philippe Fuchsm, an experienced marathon runner, ran from Paris, France to Bejing, China, arriving
for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was armed with the F-Scan® Mobile system to collect in-shoe
pressure data. Philippe is participating in a challenge for a program that lets not-for-profit organizations and
passionate individuals fulfill their dreams using 3D software solutions. He is being tracked and
filmed on a regular basis. View
his video journal and how he is using the Mobile system.
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Special Olympics
Dr. Patrick J. Nunan, Senior Global Clinical Advisor of Fit Feet, explains how the MatScan®
is being used as a screening tool for Special Olympics athletes. Fit Feet is part of the Healthy
Athletes program of the Special Olympics. The organization uses the MatScan system as a quick
screening method to show potential problem areas. These problem areas are usually due to increased
pressure, offset center of force, or other abnormalities. As a result of their screenings, they
have found that 70% of the athletes would benefit from a functional foot orthotic, and have seen
several cases of residual clubfoot causing pain and/or skin breakdown. Read more...
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Basketball (Fox Sports)
Fox Sports' program, Sport Science, uses Tekscan technology in a number of episodes. In "How High Can You Fly", the science
behind high flying streetballer Chris "Skywalker" Lowery's amazing slam dunks is examined. Skywalker performs astonishing
stunts while attempting to slam dunk a basketball. Data during these leaps were collected using the F-Scan®.
Read the episode summary.
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could break the ankles of an opposing team member. The opposing team member is fitted with the F-Scan Mobile to determine
if the force of being thrown off balance by Marbury's crossover move is enough to break his ankle. View a clip. |
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Boxing (University of Manchester - United Kingdom)
Tekscan's UK distributor, Biosense Medical,
recently worked with the University of Manchester
and the BBC to investigate the awesome punching power of World Champion boxer, Ricky Hatton.
Colin Burgess assisted in setting up a special punching bag with pressure measurement sensors
to measure the force that Ricky was able to punch. The experiment was filmed by the BBC and was
transmitted on the BBC national news. Read more...
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Retail Foot Screening
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Dr. Scholl's
Dr. Scholl's® Custom Fit™ Orthotics Center is designed to identify areas of your foot that
experience the most pressure, then recommend an orthotic based on this analysis. This product
utilizes Tekscan's pressure mapping technology to assess plantar pressure.
Learn more.
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Product Development
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Cluffy Wedge®
As an answer to some of the issues he was seeing in his clinic, James Clough, DPM developed the Cluffy Wedge, a very effective method of
treatment for biomechanical problems of the foot. Dr. Clough used the F-Scan® in the development of
this product to validate his ideas and obtain objective data to support and reinforce the results he
was seeing during testing. The F-Scan truly confirms the benefit of the Cluffy Wedge by clearly
showing how it enhances biomechanical control of the foot with the orthotic and therefore improving
the outcome.
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Dr. Clough believes the F-Scan is an invaluable piece of technology and he continues
to use it going forward as he develops other prototypes. See how Dr. Clough also uses the F-Scan in his clinic.
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Insolia®
Insolia, developed by Howard Dananberg, DPM using Tekscan technology, is now used with most
of the women's high heel footwear brands by UK retailer Marks & Spencer. Insolia insole supplements
are designed to shift the weight over a larger area - away from the ball of the foot, redirecting
it back to the heel, and resulting in less pain. The Insolia insole supplement increases stability
and body alignment. The technology also stops the foot from moving forward within the shoe,
improving overall posture and comfort.
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high heels experiences 64 percent more pressure in her forefoot than in a pair of flat shoes.
Insolia reduces this to 22 percent."
Read the article. |
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