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Effect of Footwear Choice on FootBiomechanics-Survey Study

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Mandeep Pundir, Simranjeet Kaur, Anamika Chakraborty3, Sweta Kandpal, Ankur Thakur
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si4.313

Abstract

Footwear is frequently worn on a daily basis to provide foot protection and warmth. However, over time, a shoe has evolved into more than just a piece of clothing, providing a sense of identity and image, inspiring imaginative fashion designs.A web-based cross-sectional study. The number of participants was 520 and efforts were made to sustain maximum representativeness. A total of 520 responses were collected using the Google Form link (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0qYbaiMTw4f4OyzbghLkW5MKdp38JjnGtgYr1lkI80FN4SA/viewform?usp=sf_link).From this survey study, it has been concluded that most people prefer to wear flat shoes, preferably a good pair of branded and comfortable shoes. It has been observed that due to faulty footwear choices, people experience foot and back pain, and people agree that most of the musculoskeletal issues will resolve once they start focusing on good footwear choices.The study revealed that the footwear we choose has a great effect in the biomechanics of the foot. Survey discussed about the two main category of footwear and analyzed that most of the participants opted for comfort over style by choosing flats over heels. Also it was seen from the previous studies that heels affect the foot mechanics such as transverse arch of foot and ground reaction forces on foot

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