How effective is pressure mapping?

Author: SCIRE Community Team | Reviewer: Shannon Sproule | Published: 18 October 2017 | Updated: ~

Pressure mapping is considered by experts to be a useful tool for understanding pressure and making decisions about pressure relief. At this time, most of the research that has been done on whether pressure mapping is effective for preventing pressure sores has been done in populations outside of SCI. We do not know if pressure mapping is effective for preventing of pressure sores in people with SCI.