SUM Ultimate Medicare In Bhubaneswar Gets Radiation-Free Diagnostic Tool For Foot & Heel Pain

Bhubaneswar: SUM Ultimate Medicare, a multi-super specialty hospital, here has installed a diagnostic tool which can diagnose patients having chronic foot and heel pain and make diabetic foot analysis and several other diagnostic chores without exposing the patient to go through any harmful radiations.

The baropedometric platform with camera can perform tasks like static and dynamic analysis of foot pressure, stabilometric, videographic and biomechanic analysis of gait cycle and posture.

The diagnostic tool, the first of its kind in eastern India, would help in preventing pressure ulcers, abnormal body posture, various gait deviations, lower limb length discrepancies, spinal and knee abnormalities and measurement of various angular deformities in children, according to a press release of the hospital.