New smart technologies and the internet of things increasingly play a key role in healthcare\nand wellness, contributing to the development of novel healthcare concepts. These technologies\nenable a comprehensive view of an individual�s movement and mobility, potentially supporting\nhealthy living as well as complementing medical diagnostics and the monitoring of therapeutic\noutcomes. This overview article specifically addresses smart shoes, which are becoming one such\nsmart technology within the future internet of health things, since the ability to walk defines large\naspects of quality of life in a wide range of health and disease conditions. Smart shoes offer the\npossibility to support prevention, diagnostic work-up, therapeutic decisions, and individual disease\nmonitoring with a continuous assessment of gait and mobility. This overview article provides the\ntechnological as well as medical aspects of smart shoes within this rising area of digital health\napplications, and is designed especially for the novel reader in this specific field. It also stresses the\nneed for closer interdisciplinary interactions between technological and medical experts to bridge the\ngap between research and practice. Smart shoes can be envisioned to serve as pervasive wearable\ncomputing systems that enable innovative solutions and services for the promotion of healthy living\nand the transformation of health care.
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