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The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in gait patterns wearing functional shoes and barefoot so as to supply scientific data on rehabilitation and basic gait. To do this 17 middle aged females participated in this study. An independent t-test was applied to investigate differences between the groups by SPSS (ver. 15.0). The following variables were calculated; support time, swing time, stride length, ankle, knee and hip range of motions, loading rate, impulse, maximum ankle, knee and hip moments. The functional shoes condition had significantly shorter stride lengths than the barefoot condition. There was a larger range of motion at the ankle and the knee for the functional shoes showing the instability of the functional shoes. There was a larger braking power for the functional shoes and more impulse for the barefoot condition. There was a larger plantar flexion of the shoes according to the ankle moment and a larger dorsal flexion moment of the barefoot condition. At the knee there was a larger flexion moment for the barefoot condition. At the hip there was a larger extension moment for the barefoot and at the hip flexion there was a larger flexion moment for the functional shoes. In conclusion the data above shows that barefooted gait is a more effective training method than the functional shoes for balance and posture. Especially for patients suffering from hemiparalysis then it is recommended that the ankle joint’s range of motion needs to be increased and for gait training barefoot is good for proprioceptive facilitation that is needed during rehabilitation.