Foot Postures: Relation With Family History And Foot Wears

Introduction: Development of different foot types (normal, high and low arch) is influenced by factors like weight,height, family history. Studies have shown that the age at which a person starts wearing foot wear affects footposture. Not many studies have focused on the effect of type of foot wear worn by the individuals (high, low heelor flat) on the foot posture. Accurate classification of the type of foot in a specific age group is important as thetype of foot wear worn also change with age of a person.Aim: The aim of the present study is to relate the different types of foot with the type of footwear worn by theindividual and family history in young adult individuals.Methods: foot prints of 250 volunteers were taken on a paper and visually assessed for the type of foot arch. Thetype of foot wear worn and the duration was noted and family history of abnormal foot type was also noted.Statistical analysis: relation of the study group with various parameters was done using Chi square test andANOVA.Results: relation of different types of foot wear worn by the individuals with different types of foot was notstatistically significant. There was a significant relation of family history of foot abnormalities with differenttypes of foot arch noted.Conclusion: Foot postures strongly correlate with the family history of an individual but the type of foot wearworn does not significantly influence the foot posture in adult age group.