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iStep Version 5.0 begins with a simple
interface (Figure 3A).
Menu choices
Test: Begins an iStep test
Foot Conditions: Opens the browser window
to the Foot Conditions pages.
Foot.com: Displays the Foot.com web pages
loaded on your hard drive during installation.
Prehab: Opens the iStep Prehabilitation
Program.
Computerized Foot
Analysis
Y
our computerized foot analysis consists of two
parts (depending on whether you have the
iStep with or without the F.I.T. Upgrade).
iStep Pressure Sensor
The iStep Pressure Sensor pad converts pres
-
sure from weight pressing down on the rubber
mat into a digital readout, which displays on the
screen. What you are seeing are the pressure
points of your feet, with the greater pressure
indicated by red, and the lesser pressure indi-
cated by blue.
There are two types of iStep tests available—
postural (standing), and dynamic (walking).
Postural Test
The Postural test is the default selection for all
versions of the iStep program. Click on test,
then select gender, shoe size, and the footwear
style to recommend (Figure 3B).
The shoe
sizes are shown in US and European sizes.
Once you have made your choices, left click
‘OK’
to continue.
The test screen will appear
.
Have the customer remove his or her shoes
and stand each foot on either side of the con
-
ductive mat, facing forward. Hands should
remain relaxed to their sides during the test.
While the customer stands correctly on the
iStep scanner, click on the ‘Start’ button to
begin the test.
During the test, the pressure distribution image
of the feet will appear
, changing from frame to
Chapter
3
Using the iStep Software
Manual
Fig. 3A Fig. 3B
Note: An internet
connection is not
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w
these pages
.
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size selections’
men
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appear (figure
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