Influence of Footwear on Foot Shape and Function Our cross-sectional study suggests that shoe-wearing in early childhood is detrimental to the development of a normal or a high medial longitudinal arch. The study found that kids who wore shoes were three times more likely to have flat feet than those who went shoe-less. Research published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery looked at the influence footwear had on the development of arches in children.
The exact cause of flat feet is not clear, but there is evidence that shoes may be a contributing factor. However, a certain percentage of people don’t develop arches in their feet. An arch usually develops during the first 10 years of life. Flat foot is common in both children and adults.
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