How to Identify High Arches? Plantar Laser Scanner Completes the Assessment in 10 Seconds

What Is a High Arch?

A high arch generally refers to a foot structure in which the longitudinal arch of the foot is significantly higher than that of a normal arch.

The presence of a high arch has a certain impact on daily life.
If the high arch is mild, the impact may not be very obvious. However, with prolonged walking or long periods of standing, symptoms such as plantar pain or compensatory strain of the knee joint and lower back may occur.

If the high arch is moderate to severe, even normal daily walking or short periods of standing may cause plantar pain and other symptoms, which can significantly affect daily life.

Therefore, it is very necessary to accurately identify high arches as early as possible and carry out early prevention and intervention.

This is especially important for children and adolescents, who are in a critical stage of growth and development. Once the optimal correction period is missed, correction later on will become more difficult or require a much greater cost.

In the past, common methods for evaluating flat feet included visual inspection, footprint observation, or simple ruler measurements.

However, these methods are prone to human misjudgment, are easily influenced by experience, lack accurate reference standards, and make it difficult to clearly distinguish between mild and moderate high arches.

Nowadays, with the introduction of plantar 3D laser scanners, evaluating high arches has become a very simple task.

The plantar 3D laser scanner uses the optical principle of lasers. By simply standing still on the device for about 20 seconds, a complete data report can be obtained. This report includes high-arch assessment and further classifies it into mild, moderate, and severe high arches, with detailed data and evaluation criteria provided.

The data is objective, intuitive, and clear at a glance.

Such intuitive data does not rely on experience. The evaluation results are more objective and accurate, and the process is fast.

Currently, 3DOE offers many models of plantar 3D scanners. They feature high precision—up to 0.5 mm—and are a well-known brand in the industry, with a strong R&D team, comprehensive after-sales service, and one-on-one installation guidance.