Background: Decubitus ulcers are associated with a burden for the patients and cause enormous costs. One of the\nreasons for the development of decubitus is prolonged exposure to pressure. The aim of this pilot study was to\nexamine the pressure distribution of healthy individuals either positioned in Positioning in Neutral (LiN) or\nconventional positioning (CON).\nMethods: Four healthy participants were positioned in a supine, 30�° degree side lying and 90�° side lying position\nboth in LiN and CON. A thousand pressure sensors in a mattress enabled a visual presentation of low, medium and\nhigh pressure on a screen. This presentation was processed by Photoshop in order to count the pixels representing\nthe total support pressure surface and the pressure intensity.\nResults: LiN showed, on average, a smaller surface with measurable pressure compared to CON (46,293 versus\n64,090 pixels). The areas of medium pressure were comparable. Mean areas of low and high pressure were both\nsmaller in LiN as compared to CON (low: 8315 versus 22,790 pixels; high: 3744 versus 7277 pixels).\nConclusion: The results of this pilot study indicate that LiN is suitable for pressure sore prophylaxis because LiN\nshowed less support surface and less maximum pressure as compared to CON
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