It is generally believed that the function of the foot and, consequently, the lower limb during human walk depends on the shape of the foot. The easiest way to assess shape of the foot visually, is to look into the height of foot arch also called the Medial Longitudinal arch (MLA). It has to be noted that foot has 3 arches: Medial Longitudinal arch (MLA) – arch from bal of the 1st metatarsal bone to heel, Lateral Longitudinal Arch(LLA)- arch from ball of 5th metatarsal bone to heel and metatarsal arch (MA) – arch across 1-5 metatarsal bones. Read more…