esult in sore feet, ankles and legs. The research team, who presented their findings at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in 2008, found that flip-flop wearers took shorter steps and that their heels hit the ground with less vertical force than when the same walkers wore athletic shoes. When wearing flip-flops, the study participants did not bring their toes up as much during the leg’s swing phase, resulting in a larger ankle angle and shorter stride length, possibly because they tended to grip the flip-flops with their toes. This repeated motion can result in problems from the foot up into the hips.[12] [13]විවිධ ප්‍රදේශයන්හි භාවිතවන නාමයන්[සංස්කරණය]Flip-flops are also known as jandals in නවසීලන්තය, chappal, Hawaii chappal, Qainchi (scissor-like) chappals in India and Pakistan, thongs in ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාව and Canada, slip-slops (or just slops) in South Africa, go-aheads in the South Pacific, ojotas or chancletas in ස්පාඤ්ඤය, chancletas o sandalias in Mexico,