Abstract
In this paper the effect of different shoes on the gait of children is analyzed. Three children (aged 6,7 and 8 years) were asked to walk straight while wearing three different pairs of their own shoes. Their movements were being recorded using a 3D motion capture system and force plates. From this data the forward acceleration in the local frame of the shoe was calculated. The results show that different shoes do not have a significant influence on the forward acceleration peak in the local frame of the shoe, and that there is no significant difference in the time to peak acceleration either. These results suggest that the type of shoes worn have no significant influence on the gait of children when wearing their own shoes.
