Soft-soled shoes could change how a toddler walks

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2021-05-11 04:00

Australia; VIC

Toddlers walk slightly differently while wearing soft-soled shoes, according to an Aussie study. Researchers monitored 14 toddlers walking barefoot compared to walking in soft-soled shoes. They found small but significant reductions in range of movement in their hips and knees and a change in ankle position, but It is not yet known if these differences can impact a child's movement in the long term.

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Organisation/s: Monash University, The University of Melbourne

Funder: The institutions employing CW and KP received funding from Bobux Pty Ltd (https://www. bobux.co.nz/) for purchase of gait laboratory time. and staffing, provision of footwear for testing, participant honorarium, and purchase of consumables used to conduct this study. The funder had no role in study design, data collected and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript.

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