ABSTRACT
Our feet were originally designed for barefoot walking, but with civilization and modernization, footwear became a necessity. Eversince footwear have come in vogue, majority of the foot problems in normal population have their origin in fancy looking but often faulty footwear. For example, foot deformities (hallux valgus), metatarsalgia, bunious, etc. In persons with diabetes especially with insensate feet, ill-fitting footwear can lead to disastrous foot lesions often requiring amputation.
