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There is evidence to suggest that individuals with reduced plantar fat pad thickness are at a greater risk of overloading the foot during locomotion. Less is known about the relationship between volumetric characteristics of the plantar fat pads and dynamic loading,particularly in the forefoot. An apparatus has been constructed to allow high resolution imaging of both feet while lightly loaded. Pressure measurements have been recorded using an EMED-SF pressure mat. Load under specific metatarsal heads has been determined by overlaying their relative location, obtained from MRI data, onto individual pressure profiles.