A controller comprising: a structural body, wherein the structural body comprises: an ingress or first fluid interface configured to be fluidically coupled to a pump, and an egress or second fluid interface configured to be fluidically coupled to a pressure-mitigation pad (100, 200, 300, 400, 502a, 502b, 1306) that includes a plurality of chambers that are selectively inflatable and is disposed between a human body and a surface; one or more sensors that are arranged proximate to the egress interface; a processor; and a memory that includes instructions for regulating a flow of air provided by the pump to inflate the plurality of chambers of the pressure-mitigation pad in a controlled manner, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: determine, based on analysis of outputs produced by the one or more sensors, that the pressure-mitigation pad (100, 200, 300, 400, 502a, 502b, 1306) is connected to the egress interface, identify a programmable pattern corresponding to the pressure-mitigation pad (100, 200, 300, 400, 502a, 502b, 1306), and cause the plurality of chambers of the pressure-mitigation pad (100, 200, 300, 400, 502a, 502b, 1306) to be inflated to varying degrees in accordance with the programmable pattern, thereby shifting a point of contact pressure applied by the surface to the human body over time. a structural body, wherein the structural body comprises: an ingress or first fluid interface configured to be fluidically coupled to a pump, and an egress or second fluid interface configured to be fluidically coupled to a pressure-mitigation pad (100, 200, 300, 400, 502a, 502b, 1306) that includes a plurality of chambers that are selectively inflatable and is disposed between a human body and a surface; an ingress or first fluid interface configured to be fluidically coupled to a pump, and an egress or second fluid interface configured to be fluidically coupled to a pressure-mitigation pad (100, 200, 300, 400, 502a, 502b, 1306) that includes a plurality of chambers that are selectively inflatable and is disposed between a human body and a surface; one or more sensors that are arranged proximate to the egress interface; a processor; and a memory that includes instructions for regulating a flow of air provided by the pump to inflate the plurality of chambers of the pressure-mitigation pad in a controlled manner, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: determine, based on analysis of outputs produced by the one or more sensors, that the pressure-mitigation pad (100, 200, 300, 400, 502a, 502b, 1306) is connected to the egress interface, identify a programmable pattern corresponding to the pressure-mitigation pad (100, 200, 300, 400, 502a, 502b, 1306), and cause the plurality of chambers of the pressure-mitigation pad (100, 200, 300, 400, 502a, 502b, 1306) to be inflated to varying degrees in accordance with the programmable pattern, thereby shifting a point of contact pressure applied by the surface to the human body over time. the pump to inflate the plurality of chambers of the pressure-mitigation pad in a controlled manner, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: determine, based on analysis of outputs produced by the one or more sensors, that the pressure-mitigation pad (100, 200, 300, 400, 502a, 502b, 1306) is connected to the egress interface, identify a programmable pattern corresponding to the pressure-mitigation pad (100, 200, 300, 400, 502a, 502b, 1306), and cause the plurality of chambers of the pressure-mitigation pad (100, 200, 300, 400, 502a, 502b, 1306) to be inflated to varying degrees in accordance with the programmable pattern, thereby shifting a point of contact pressure applied by the surface to the human body over time. determine, based on analysis of outputs produced by the one or more sensors, that the pressure-mitigation pad (100, 200, 300, 400, 502a, 502b, 1306) is connected to the egress interface, identify a programmable pattern corresponding to the pressure-mitigation pad (100, 200, 300, 400, 502a, 502b, 1306), and cause the plurality of chambers of the pressure-mitigation pad (100, 200, 300, 400, 502a, 502b, 1306) to be inflated to varying degrees in accordance with the programmable pattern, thereby shifting a point of contact pressure applied by the surface to the human body over time.