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Full list of author information is available at the end of the articleAnalysis of the effects footwear has on foot function have previously focused on how changes in material composition, design of heel counter, sole stiffness and thickness and motion control alter whilst wearing the shoe [1-4]. This body of research has focused on running and athletic shoes and results have highlighted that a proves comfort [5,6]. Sole stiffness and thickness alter stability and balance [7-9] and motion control has a var-ied impact on rearfoot kinematics [6,10]. However, run-ning and athletic shoes are infrequently chosen by females for everyday use [11]. Current research suggests that footwear related pain in the general population is dominated by females who associate up to 60 % of foot pain to the shoes that have been worn with the elderly female population reporting a high association betwee