Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 25: In a major breakthrough for affordable healthcare and biomechanical diagnostics, researchers at NIT Rourkela have developed a low-cost, indigenous force plate that can accurately profile gait and support better footwear design and treatment of heel pain — one of the most common foot conditions among adults.

While heel pain is often attributed to plantar fasciitis, researchers have found that changes in the heel pad—a fat layer under the heel that acts as a natural shock absorber—can also be a key factor. When this cushion degrades due to stress, aging, obesity, injury, or ill-fitting footwear, it can lead to chronic discomfort.

The newly developed force plate measures multi-axial ground reaction forces (GRF) — the forces exerted b

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