In the long-term management of patients with chronic diseases, there is an area that is easily overlooked – the foot.
Especially for patients with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, etc., once the foot is broken, deformed, ulcerated or even infected, it often develops rapidly and has serious consequences.
So, can technology “warn” in advance and defend the line of defense of chronic foot health?
The answer is yes – the plantar 3D scanner is quietly becoming the “technological eye” for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic foot diseases.
What is “chronic foot”?
“Chronic foot” is not a specific disease name, but a manifestation of chronic disease causing damage to the foot. The most common is diabetic foot – due to long-term poor blood sugar control, neuropathy and peripheral blood circulation disorders, making the foot prone to numbness, wounds difficult to heal, and even developing into severe ulcers or infections.
Patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension, arteriosclerosis, gout, etc. may also have problems such as uneven pressure on the soles of the feet and foot deformities due to circulation problems or bone and joint changes.
What “invisible” problems have been solved by plantar 3D scanners?
In the past, doctors evaluated patients’ foot risks mostly by visual inspection and experience, which made it difficult to quantify them precisely. The emergence of the plantar 3D scanner has changed all this.
It uses high-precision sensing technology to obtain the three-dimensional structural data of the foot in seconds, including:
Distribution of plantar pressure
Arch height and shape
Stress points and weight-bearing areas of each part
Whether there is plantar deformity (such as hallux valgus, flat feet, high arches, etc.)
These data can not only be used to evaluate the condition, but also to detect potential danger areas in advance, such as which part is under long-term pressure, which area has a higher skin temperature, and whether there is an abnormal gait caused by nerve damage.
Technology-assisted diagnosis and treatment allows early detection and early intervention of risks
Once the scan finds that the pressure on the sole of the foot is concentrated in a certain area, the doctor can determine the risk of skin rupture or ulcer in the area in the future and intervene in advance:
Make customized orthopedic insoles to balance the pressure on the sole of the foot
Guide patients to choose suitable protective shoes
Provide targeted physical therapy or training programs
Monitor the structural improvement during treatment
In the early stage of diabetic foot, this technical means can even reduce the risk of serious complications by more than 70%, effectively reducing the amputation rate.
Not just “seeing a doctor”, but also “preventing disease”
Three-dimensional plantar scanning is not only used in medical institutions, but also introduced by more and more community health service centers and rehabilitation centers. For patients with chronic diseases, 1-2 plantar scans per year can be used as part of routine health management to prevent hidden dangers from “lurking”.
Written at the end
Chronic diseases are not terrible, but we ignore the signal that it “starts from the bottom of the foot”.
The three-dimensional plantar scanner is like an accurate “foot CT”, which can find problems that are difficult to find with the naked eye in advance, so that we can be more prepared and have fewer regrets.
Technology protects health, starting from the soles of your feet.
If you or your family members are suffering from chronic diseases, you might as well start paying attention to every detail of your body from the “feet”.
