“…Previous studies have reported effects of barefoot policy on "non-touching" toes, those that do not touch the ground during standing, and the anterior-posterior foot pressure ratio Matsuda, Kasuga, Hanai, Demura, & Futabayashi, 2016;Matsuda, Kasuga, Hanai, Demura, & Komura, 2016). Research revealed that boys who attended kindergartens following barefoot policy had fewer non-touching toes and lower posterior foot pressure ratio than those who attended kindergartens not following the policy Matsuda, Kasuga, Hanai, Demura, & Futabayashi, 2016;Matsuda, Kasuga, Hanai, Demura, & Komura, 2016). Although some effects of barefoot policy have been previously examined, its effects require multilateral examination in order to judge pros and cons comprehensively.…”