Patient monitoring system

A system for predicting or reporting movement of a patient, comprising:

• a sock for a foot of the patient, the sock having one or more pressure sensors adapted and arranged to detect pressure applied by the foot of the patient;
• a monitoring device coupled to the sock, the monitoring device having:
• one or more movement sensors configured to detect movement of the patient;
• wherein the monitoring device is configured to calculate a triggering value based on input from the pressure sensors and the one or more movement sensors;
• and
• wherein the monitoring device transmits an alert message when the triggering value exceeds a predetermined alert threshold.

A method of detecting and reporting movement of a patient, comprising:

• detecting pressure applied by a foot of the patient using a sock worn on the foot, the sock having one or more pressure sensors adapted and arranged to detect pressure applied by the foot
• detecting movement using one or more movement sensors in a monitoring device mounted on the sock;
• processing data from the movement and pressure sensors to calculate a triggering value using the monitoring device;
• comparing the triggering value to one or more alert threshold values using the monitoring device;
• and
• transmitting an alert message when the triggering value exceeds a predetermined alert thresholds.