About the Authors

Alex L. Barwick

Contributed equally to this work with: Alex L. Barwick, Peter A. Lazzarini

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, Bilinga, Queensland, Australia

Sheree E. Hurn

Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Jaap J. van Netten

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Department of Rehabilitation, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Lloyd F. Reed

Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Footmotion Podiatry Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Peter A. Lazzarini

Contributed equally to this work with: Alex L. Barwick, Peter A. Lazzarini

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Peter.Lazzarini@health.qld.gov.au

Affiliations School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Allied Health Research Collaborative, Metro North Hospital & Health Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Competing Interests

This particular paper was a secondary analysis of the data from a larger study. Lloyd Reed had no potential competing interests when we performed the data collection for the larger study; however, when we performed the secondary data analysis for this particular paper, Lloyd Reed was employed part-time by Dominion Cross (Ascent footwear) to consult on an unrelated podiatry clinic. This part-time employment was completely unrelated to the larger study or this particular paper and we did not receive any funding, resources, correspondence or any influence from Dominion Cross on this paper at all. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.