Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Sport Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
University Sport Centre, Faculty of Sport Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
PLoS One. 2022 Aug 23;17(8):e0273388. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273388. eCollection 2022.
Barefoot shoes have recently become a popular alternative to conventional shoes among the parents of pre-school children. As the long-term effect of habitual shoe-wearing on the foot is still unclear, the aim of this study was to compare the arch index, dynamic foot anthropometry and gait parameters in toddlers who had been habitually wearing barefoot shoes or conventional shoes since their first steps.
30 toddlers- 15 habitually wearing barefoot shoes (BF group) and 15 habitually wearing conventional shoes (N-BF group)-participated in this study. Each child was measured twice during the study. The first data collection session occurred within one month after the first five consecutive unsupported steps were performed by the toddler. The second data collection session occurred seven months after this event. At each data collection session, the toddler was instructed to walk barefooted at its natural speed over an Emed® platform (Novel GmbH, Germany). The Emed ® software generated data regarding the arch index, dynamic foot anthropometry, foot progression angle, contact area, contact time, peak pressure and maximum force. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare the differences between the 1st and 2nd data collections. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the differences between the BF and N-BF groups.
The results of this study show a higher plantar arch and a smaller foot progression angle in the BF group. The forefoot width in both the BF and N-BF groups remained proportional to the foot length after seven months of independent walking.
These findings may encourage parents and caregivers to introduce barefoot shoes or create a habitual barefoot time for their child.
最近，光脚鞋已成为学前儿童父母替代传统鞋的热门选择。由于长期穿鞋对足部的影响尚不清楚，本研究旨在比较习惯穿光脚鞋或传统鞋的幼儿的足弓指数、动态足部人体测量学和步态参数。
本研究纳入 30 名幼儿，15 名习惯穿光脚鞋（BF 组），15 名习惯穿传统鞋（非 BF 组）。每个孩子在研究期间接受两次测量。第一次数据采集在幼儿连续五次独立无支撑行走后一个月内进行。第二次数据采集发生在七个月后。在每次数据采集时，要求幼儿在 Emed®平台（德国 Novel GmbH 公司）上以自然速度赤脚行走。Emed ®软件生成关于足弓指数、动态足部人体测量学、足前进角、接触面积、接触时间、峰值压力和最大力的数据。采用 Wilcoxon 符号秩检验比较两次数据采集之间的差异。采用 Mann-Whitney U 检验比较 BF 组和非 BF 组之间的差异。
本研究结果表明 BF 组的足弓较高，足前进角较小。在独立行走七个月后，BF 和非 BF 组的前脚宽度仍与脚长成比例。
这些发现可能鼓励家长和照顾者为孩子引入光脚鞋或创造习惯光脚的时间。
